Sensory activities for 1 year olds are so much fun! Boost your child's educational and physical development through hands-on play at home. Every mom has the best intentions—we just don't always have the best follow-through. Because I'd find myself getting excited about a sensory activity with my 1 year old, only to forget about it the next day. Or we'd actually do an activity, but then not do another one for several weeks. It doesn't help when the activities you find online all seem so complicated. "They're just 1-year-olds!" I'd cry after scrolling through the photos. As much as I … [Read more...]

Check out these outdoor activities for 1 year olds! From places to go, to sensory activities at home, you’ll find the perfect ideas. When my kids were little, our local park boasted huge, grassy lawns, tons of trees, and little knick knacks they loved to play with. In fact, one of their favorite games was to find all the baby pine cones, which they'd collect and gather at one of the bases of the trees. And each time we'd go back to the park, we'd still find their stash exactly where it was. Even when they were really little—as in, barely learning to walk—that still didn't stop us from … [Read more...]

Encourage your toddler's independent spirit with these outdoor activities for 18 month olds, from toys to places to go with your little one! The weather has been warming up, you've been cooped up all season—whatever the reason, you and your 18 month old are ready to head outdoors. Except you can't seem to keep him interested for too long in one activity before he's fussy for another one. As much as he loves going outside, you're also running out of ideas, bored with the same ones you've been doing. Perhaps you're a first-time mom, worried you're not doing something you should be doing … [Read more...]

Looking for easy arts and crafts for 1 year olds? Check out these toddler activities—without complicated instructions or messy clean up! Even when my son was an infant, I was already saving arts and crafts ideas on Pinterest. From puffy clouds of cotton balls to heart-shaped collages of torn red paper, I had grand ideas for projects I'd teach him. Unfortunately, he had his own agenda. Sure, "he" made a puffy cloud craft and a Valentine heart for his dad. But if he had his way, I knew he would rather spend the time pulling at the cotton balls or tossing the red pieces in the air (which he … [Read more...]

Gather art supplies for your 1 year old to nurture creativity! Here are the best non toxic arts and crafts supplies and toys for toddlers. Comic books, handmade puppets, decorations for the home. These are some of the creations my kids have made out of miscellaneous art supplies we have lying around the house. Art has been a part of their everyday agenda, even when they were toddlers who could barely hold a pencil. Their art experience was further cemented when they went to a Montessori preschool. Every week, they'd come home with a project that we'd hang and display on the wall. I'd … [Read more...]