With nice weather outside, there is so much to do! Explore the outdoors, pick up some rocks, take a look underneath and make new discoveries! We love the outdoors here at Toddler at Play, so we thought it would be a fun idea to compile a giant list of 100+ Outdoor Activities for Kids! Hope you enjoy it! And for… Read More
My kids are in love with this Story Stones Activity, in fact, I am too! First of all, they were pretty fun to make (using only 2 materials FYI) and second, they’re kind of really fun to play with 🙂 When I gave a few of these Story Stones to my kids the first time, they were super excited and submerged… Read More
This low prep Cotton Round Sprinkled Donuts Craft is oh so fun and cute too! Celebrate the end of summer with these colorful and festive donuts! Trust me, they’re super quick to prep and the kiddos will have a blast using the droppers to color in the sprinkles 🙂 All activities should be supervised by an adult. This post contains… Read More
Summer time is busy. Going to parks, visiting places, going to the lakes and beaches, basically we’re hanging out outdoors more than indoors (besides rainy or chillier days). Sometimes there’s just no time to prepare an activity for indoor learning and that’s why I stick with simple, easy-to-set-up activities for summer time, like this Giant Dot Marker Coloring Page. Summer themed,… Read More
This Summer Scissor Skills Activity is an awesome way to work and improve scissor skills! It looks colorful, exciting and is totally fun! I prepped this activity in about 5 minutes and used minimal materials, my favorite part about this! I made it a “summer” theme since it’s summer here, but you can choose simple objects that relate to any theme… Read More
This Ice Cream Sprinkles Count is a fun counting activity for preschoolers! Everything is better with ice cream, right? And this activity is so fun, colorful, engaging, exciting, kids are going to WANT TO LEARN! Not to mention the effortless prep involved for us, parents! I believe learning has to be fun and engaging. Kids have to look forward with excitement to discover new things,… Read More
This Wildflower Hunt Activity is a simple and easy activity requiring only 2 materials and lot’s of gross motor fun! If you’re looking for a way to incorporate gross motor skills into your childs’ life, summer is the best time to do it. And with this Wildflower Hunt kids are moving in search of the pretty flowers. They’ve motivated to… Read More
This Glittery Seashells Craft is the perfect summer craft! They’re easy to make, colorful, glittery and kids will love the process! Painting is always a fun activity for the little ones, but have you ever painted seashells…and made them glittery too? My kid’s enjoyed this craft so much, maybe it’s using the glitter of course. These Glittery Seashells make a great… Read More
This Jelly Fish ain’t just a simple jellyfish craft. This is paper-plate-meets-tissue-paper jellyfish craft. It’s fun, unique and simple enough for toddlers to make. After going to the aquarium with my kiddos (where they touched the star fish and got really into it), we also saw the jellyfish. They were stunned by them. They’re movement, funny shape and see through… Read More
This Doily Pineapples Craft is PERFECT for summer days! Brightly colored (and totally yummy looking), these pineapples are made out of painted doilies, making this activity a super unique and fun one! We did this craft with kiddos the other day and they fell in love with their finished baby doily pineapples! They had lots of fun in the process,… Read More
This Cotton Ball Ice Cream Craft is so fun, easy to prep and PERFECT FOR SUMMER! Create a unique painting experience for your little ones using droppers and cotton balls! You’ll be surprised how quick it is to prep too! My kids had so much fun filling the droppers with watery paint and coloring their cotton ball ice cream with droppers…. Read More
