If you have a toddler and you’re stuck at home all day, it can be difficult to entertain them. Most of these toddler activities will work for older kids as well.
Related: Baby Safe Sensory Play
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Kid Play With An Adult
Here are some ideas on what you can do with your kid
- Chase!
- Hide & seek
- Hide & seek toy
- Ride on your back
- Cook
- Gardening
- Chores
- Science experiments (vinegar & baking soda)
- Pillow & blanket fort
- Obstacle course
- Treasure hunt
- Pass (kicking or tossing, rolling)
- Measure your child and all their stuffed animals and toys
- Marble drop (using toilet paper rolls)
- Memory tray (15 items take one away and see if they remember which one)
- Pretend (driving, store, mail man, school, hospital, restaurant…)
- Dress up (not just for girls)
- Simon says
- Face painting
- Tea party
- Movie night
- Reading
- Sing
- Count
- Freeze dancing
- Dance party
Activities By Themselves
Here are some activities for your toddler to work on by themselves
- Play dough
- Puzzles
- Legos
- Balloons
- Box
- Magnetic letters
- Magnetic numbers
- Magnets (large for smaller children)
- Play food
- Animals
- Taped animals
- Coloring
- Finger painting
- Stamps
- Musical instruments
- Rainbows (cereal, smarties, m&m sorting)
- Popsicle stick color match
- Drop box
- Q-tip push
- Sensory bins
Sensory Play
Just a few ideas for sensory play
- Playdough
- Moonsand
- Cereal
- Beans
- Rocks
- Straws
- Jello
- Water
Related: Check out my Sensory bin ideas post for more ideas
Outdoor Activities
Here’s some great summer activities for your toddler to do outside
- Bubbles
- Chalk
- Bike
- Disc golf
- Volleyball
- Sticks & rocks
- Sprinkler
- Pool
