My oldest son’s favorite subject is math. From a very early age it was clear that he was drawn to numbers and counting. I encouraged his interest with math themed books and math activities continue to be a major part of our lives. This list of math books for babies and toddlers is the first in…
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Toddler Activities
42 Easy Indoor Activities for Toddlers
Keeping your toddler busy when you are stuck at home can be a challenge. I selected these indoor activities for toddlers specifically because they are simple, easy, and quick to put together. Use them on rainy days, when it’s too cold or hot outside, or even when you are just too tired to get out!…
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15 Multicultural Books for Babies and Toddlers
It’s important to me that the books I read my children reflect the world around them. Even when my kids were babies and toddlers and chewing on board books I wanted them not only to see their own faces peering at them from the pages, but the faces of their friends and neighbors. Previously I…
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Boredom Buster: Toddler Sensory Paper
If you’re lucky your toddler will spend a bit of time exploring with these sensory materials. Have a cup of coffee and put your feet up. (Ha!) Toddlers love to explore different materials. I set up this simple station at the table for New Kid. I chose a number of differently textured materials such as…
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Cellophane Craft: Colored Glasses
Need a quick distraction or craft for your toddler or preschooler? It’s nothing fancy, but lots of fun. You can easily give your kid a new perspective on the world by fashioning colored viewers. For more quick ideas visit my Indoor Activities for Kids list. We love cellophane. We’ve used it for window art, to learn…
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Best Boredom Buster Restaurant Activities for Kids
Admit it. Before you had kids you shook your head at “those parents.” You know, the ones who couldn’t “control” their kids at restaurants? Ha ha ha ha ha. You know better now. And the free box of crayons and paper restaurant activity placemat just aren’t cutting it anymore, right? But you don’t want to drag…
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Toothpicks + Colander Fine Motor Activity
Here’s another basic fine motor skills activity which distracts New Kid long enough for me to take a breath once in a while: sticking toothpicks though the holes in a colander.
Toddler Activity: Pounding Practice
The never ending question: how to distract your toddler or preschooler when they are getting just a teeny bit whiny. One sure fire hit (pardon the pun): give them something to pound. I realize this is a terrible photo, but if you get a piece of Styrofoam in a package (Do not buy Styrofoam! —…
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How to Tame the Post-Nap Crankies
Do your toddlers wake up from their naps with what I call “the crankies”? Mine do and I’ve tried to develop some strategies to combat it, because my sanity suffers when my kids are whiny. Whether he has had a short or a long nap, New Kid almost always wakes from his nap with a…
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Dot-to-Dot for Toddlers
Like many toddlers with older siblings, New Kid (age 2) loves to do what ever his big brother is doing. So when Kiddo is working on his beloved EXTREME! Dot-to-Dots workbooks, I put together this numberless dot-to-dot using office supply stickers. Then he made his own, which was great for keeping him entertained for even…
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