Activity
Little helper
Toddlers love to "help" their caregivers with mundane tasks like laundry and sweeping. Here's why it's important to let them pitch in.
Personal & Social Skills
Follow the leader
Your toddler follows you around all day. Turn it around and let him lead!
Personal & Social Skills
Paint the town red
At this age toddlers are more interested in experimenting with paint than creating "artwork."
Creativity & Life Skills
Hold my hand
Playing simple games together helps your toddler learn new words while providing important bonding time.
Personal & Social Skills
Sorting for toddlers
Play a sorting game with your child’s own toys. Familiar categories might be dogs, cats, farm animals and exciting jungle animals.
Logic & Problem Solving
Role-play frustrations away
Your child's own toys can be a handy tool for helping him control his toddler tantrums.
Creativity & Life Skills
Johnny works with one hammer
Get your toddler in the rhythm of following directions with this terrific action song.
Personal & Social Skills
Meet your feet!
Play Simon Says to teach your child the parts of the body, from head to feet.
Reading & Writing
Open, shut them
Introduce new words and encourage motor skills with this fun finger play.
Reading & Writing
Finger plays: Where is Thumbkin?
Fingerplays like Where Is Thumbkin? introduce new vocabulary and help infants and toddlers coordinate words with finger motions.
Reading & Writing
Knock knock
Play hide-and-seek with your child's toys and see if she can guess who's there.
Logic & Problem Solving