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    Toddler Activities

    Toddlers may require a lot of attention but finding easy, entertaining and screen-free toddler activities is not as difficult as you think! Start out with our toddler's all time favorite bubble bath car wash, explore these 10 quick and easy ideas for 2-4 year olds, or this easy technique to tame the post-nap crankies.

    • Collage of board books with text overlay, Multicultural Books for Babies
      15 Multicultural Books for Babies and Toddlers
    • toddler playing with cards in toy wallet on floor
      Hey Big Spender! Toy Wallet Boredom Buster
    • Toy wooden hammer and toddler pounding activity
      Toddler Hammering Activity: Pounding Practice
    • Toddler stacking cookie molds
      Creative Stacking Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers
    • Collage of book covers books about feelings for toddlers
      Books about Feelings for Toddlers
    • Child sorting objects in to muffin tins
      Best Sorting Activities for Preschoolers and Toddlers
    • Child sticking round dot stickers on paper for dot to dot for toddlers
      Toddler Dot-to-Dot for Fine Motor Practice
    • Lots of toy cars lined up for activities and pretend play
      Stuck in Traffic: 20 Toy Car Play Ideas
    • Toddler drawing with red pencil.
      Toddler Drawing from a New Perspective
    • Child playing with Skippity game.
      5 Ways to Repurpose Board Games for Toddlers and Preschoolers
    • Child made collage on sticky paper with orange craft items
      Sticky Paper Art Activity for Toddlers and Preschoolers
    • Collage of Poetry books for kids ages 0-4
      Poetry Books for Babies and Toddlers
    • Collage of toddler books with text overlay, best toddler books (books I'll miss reading).
      Best Toddler Books, or Books I'll Miss Reading
    • Assortment of colorful toy blocks on floor next to child's feet with text, "Easy no prep toddler activities"
      10 Quick and Easy Activities for 2-4 Year Olds
    • Collage of books with text overlay, Math Books for Babies & Toddlers, counting, patterns and shapes.
      10 Board Books that Teach Early Math Concepts
    • Collage of toddler activities and toys with text overlay, "42 Indoor activities for toddlers"
      42 Easy Indoor Activities for Toddlers
    • Text in red circle"Boredom buster" next to text in white box, "toddler sensory paper" above photo of child sitting at table placing assorted paper scraps on clear sticky paper surrounded by border of red tape.
      Boredom Buster: Toddler Sensory Paper
    • Boy holding two paper tubes to eyes. Left tube covered in purple cellophane held in place with a rubber band. Right tube covered in green cellophane held in place with a rubber band.
      Cellophane Craft for Kids: Colored Glasses
    • Line drawing of boy eating ice cream with text that reads, "restaurant activities & busy bags for kids".
      Best Boredom Busting Restaurant Activities for Kids
    • Child pressing toothpicks through holes in a colander
      Fun Toothpicks and Colander Fine Motor Activity for Kids
    • Child playing with blocks and trains and text overlay that reads "how to tame the post-nap crankies".
      How to Tame the Post-Nap Crankies
    • Child's hand playing with letter cubes in a Boggle tray with text overlay, "BOGGLE for toddlers"
      Boggle for Toddlers and Preschoolers
    • Toddler hands playing with small pom poms and empty egg carton. Text above photo reads "Toddler 101: quick distractions"
      Distracting your Toddler 101
    • Kids playing with water cups and spoons on a white towel.
      How to Get Your 2 Year Old to Stop Whining
    • Toddler's hand applying collage items to paper with finger. Text overlay in box that reads, "toddler collage activity."
      Easy Toddler Art Project: Collage
    • Paper roll cut into pieces with white ribbon threaded through and tied at the end with a knot in a square of cardboard. Text reads, "diy toddler lacing activity".
      DIY Toddler Lacing Activity for Little Hands with Big Dreams
    • Large cardboard box with four large cut outs and child getting ready to throw ball at the box. Text overlay "diy carnival game".
      DIY Carnival Game for Indoor Fun
    • Toddler dropping wooden craft sticks into a plastic container with a slot cut into the lid.
      Toddler Busy Activity: "Playing the Slots"
    • Toddler playing with toy vehicles in a set of plastic containers held together with blue tape.
      But It Can Just Be Whatever You Want It To Be
    • Two children dropping toy blocks into a hole cut in a cardboard box
      How to Get Siblings to Work Together (Brilliant Parenting Tip)
    • Toddler hand holding clear container with blue ball inside
      Ball in a Box: Easy Baby and Toddler Play Idea
    • Two open zip-top plastic bags full of paint, 1 orange and 1 green, plus paint brush laying on bag with the green paint with text at bottom "toddler boredom buster color bag mixing."
      No-Mess Color Mixing Activity: "Color Smushing"

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