These activities to do with 2 year olds are developmentally appropriate, mess-free, and will keep your toddler busy for long stretches. Like many first-time moms, the toddler stage was a new but exciting time for me and the little guy. I was on the search for possible activities we could do, to fill up the days we had together. After all, it's easy to get stuck in a rut, where your child seems bored at home. Where you find yourself once again clueless for activities geared toward his age. You might be home with him all day and getting bored with your usual routine. Or maybe your 2 … [Read more...]

Sensory activities for 1 year olds are so much fun! Boost your child's development through hands-on play with these things to teach your toddler. 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 … [Read more...]

Want to take your toddler outside but out of ideas? Check out these outdoor activities for 1 year olds! From places to go, to sensory activities at home, you’ll find your perfect idea right here. Our park boasts huge, grassy lawns, tons of trees, and little knick knacks my then-1 year old loved to play with. In fact, one of his favorite games was "Let's find all the baby pine cones" which he'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 his stash exactly where it was. Even when my little ones were really little—as in, … [Read more...]

Toddlers aren't babies anymore, but they aren't "big kids" yet either. Whether indoors or outdoors, crafts or educational games, here are fun activities for 1 year olds to do. One-year-olds are in that "in between" stage. They're not babies anymore, especially as they grow more interested in being mobile and developing motor skills. Their ability to play is more advanced than an infant, plus they won't exactly sit still for a long time. But 1 year olds are also not at the "preschool" stage yet, either. They're still limited with what they can do, especially on their own. They don't … [Read more...]