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40+ Quick & Easy Activities for Two-Year-Olds

Our two-year-old kids *love* to BE BUSY with all sorts of activities.   We have a two-year-old boy and girl and they are constantly doing and creating. I am sure my toddlers are not alone in the seemingly boundless energy. Below are some of the games that my 2-year-olds love to play.

Let’s play today!

Fun Activities for Two Year Olds

1. Measuring Activity for 2-Year-olds

Help your child learn how to measure using kitchen stuff in this fun activity from Kids Activities Blog.

2. Letter Recognition Activity

Your 2-year-old will enjoy learning about letters when you make letters with playdough along with them!

3. Simple Baking Soda and Vinegar Experiment

Awaken the scientist in your toddler as you both explore chemical reactions with baking soda and vinegar.

4. Fun Music Time with Toddlers

Jam to musical instruments with your 2-year-old in this fun musical activity!

5.

Cool Color Game for Your Little One

Play with a muffin tin and toy balls as a color game for toddlers.

6. Colorful Playdough Hair Activity

Get wacky with your 2-year-old as you both decorate faces with playdough hair.

7. Fun Squishy Aquarium Project

Make Squishy bags into an aquarium for your kids to explore.

8. Healthy Snack Necklace

Make a fruit (or veggie) snack necklace for your little ones to make and eat.

9. Wondeful Toddler Birthday Party Ideas

Throw your child’s favorite toy, a birthday party.

10. Bubbles and Balls Bath Play

Play with bubbles and balls in a tub.

11. Awesome Music Tubes for 2-year-olds

Get some PVC pipes, add some seeds – tubes for toddlers!

12. Foam Plate Fun Activity

Stab at a foam plate with this toddler activity.

Help your Child Develop With these Fun Toddler Activities

13. Cut-Up Straw Bracelets

Make bracelets from cut-up straws. Great for fine motor development!

14.

Pick-Up Items Game for 2-Year-Olds

Dig out the kitchen tongs and have fun picking up items.

15. Super Fun Pompom Game Idea

Play with pompoms! Let your kiddo try blowing them across the floor.

16. Fun Craft Stick Ideas For 2-Year-Olds

Build with craft sticks –  just use Velcro dots to make them reusable.

17. Collage-Making Toddler Project

Make collages together – a fun two-year-old activity.

18. Basketful of Play Items for Toddlers

18. Create a basket of play items – great for the development of play!

19. Plank Walk Balancing Game

Practice balancing with a plank of wood (aka. Balance beam).

20. Yummy Edible Sand

Create an edible “sand” using cheerios and start the afternoon toddler fun!

Easy Toddler Crafts & Ways to Get creative with Play

21. Crafty Beads and Pipe Cleaners Project

Use beads and pipe cleaners to create sculptures.

22. Colorful Spray Bottle Paint

Watch your kids have fun and create with “spray bottle” paint.

23. Fun Outdoor Nature Activity

Go on a nature hunt around your neighborhood with your 2-year-old.

24. Lovely Halloween Luminary Project

Make a night light for your kids to interact with. This tutorial is for a Halloween luminary but you can easily make it with any shapes and characters your child loves.

25. Edible Jewels for 2-Year-Olds

Play with “edible jewels” and eat pomegranate seeds.

26. Toddler Finger Painting Activity

Finger paint while in the bath. It is a great way to have less-mess art time.

27. Fun Chalkboard Games

Make chalkboard games with your kiddo, outside!

28. Clever Animal Tracks in Playdough

Let your little ones make tracks in playdough with their favorite toy animals.

29. Awesome Pouring Activity with 2-Year-Olds

Practice pouring with your child. Give them a pitcher and some cups.

30. Crafty Slime Recipes for Kiddos

Make different slime recipes with your kids to expose them to many weird and ooey-gooey textures.

More Toddler Fun for 2 Year Olds

31. Baby Shark in the Bathtub Game

Your 2-year-old will love playing with Baby Shark crayons in the bathtub.

32. Fine Motor Practice with Scissors

Give your child a pair of funky scissors and let them shred paper.

33. Lovely Floating Bouquet

Let your little ones play with petals in a floating bouquet.

34. Playdough and LEGO Activity

Make lego puzzles in playdough to teach your 2-year-old about shape matching.

35. Crafty Felt Binder Activity

For a quiet-time Kids Activity, have your kids play with a felt activity binder.

36. Floating Bouquet Project for Toddlers

Play with petals in a floating bouquet in this super fun activity!

37. Toddler-Friendly Edible Playdough

Make edible play dough, just in case.

38. Fun Crafts and Activities for Toddlers

Here are 32 *other* fun ideas of things to do with your kids.

39. Colorful Sensory Bags for Little Ones

Create sensory bags with your toddler and watch them get amazed!

40.

Clever Invitation Ideas

Create an invitation to playtime – in a bag! Every kid will love to get one.

Toddler Early Learning Fun

Have you tried the ABC Mouse app? Our toddlers learned how to count and learned the alphabet from playing games on it! Check it out and get a  30-day FREE trial here!

So many fun things to do…

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What 2-year-old activities are your toddler’s favorite play ideas?

20+ Pom Pom Activities for Babies & Toddlers

ByKatie Updated on

Keeping babies and toddlers busy in a constructive way can be a challenge! That is where these simple pom pom activities come to the rescue. With a handful of soft, squishy, fuzzy, inexpensive pom poms and a little set up, you can create hours of fun and exploration for 1 year olds, 2 year olds and beyond!

Let’s play with pom poms today!

Pom Pom Activities for Kids

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Related: More toddler activities

I always limited my pom pom use to art projects with kids, but you can really let kids play with pom poms in so many different ways.  Pom poms are the perfect thing to take out when you need to make dinner or when you need a quick activity!

  • We piled our pom poms into a basket and created a space where my son could drop, sort, and stick pom poms!
  • But, his absolute favorite item was the milk carton.  I cut out an opening at the bottom of the milk carton and he dropped the pom poms through the top.  Then,  he could reach in and find  them through the opening.  He did it over and over and over!  It was such a simple activity, but he learned so much and had a blast.

More Baby & Toddler Activities with Pom Poms

Let’s drop pom poms into a plastic water bottle!

1. Fine Motor Skill Game with Colorful Pom Poms

This simple kids pom pom activity starts with a plastic water bottle and a pile of fuzzy pom poms!

Let’s launch pom poms!

2. Homemade Catapult Launches Pom Poms for Great Fun

Bigger kids will want to get into the pom pom launching fun with this popsicle stick catapult that you can make at home.

Let’s stick pom poms to the wall (or window).

3. Use Pom Poms on a Sticky Wall

Make a sticky pom pom window  | No Time for Flashcards

4. Sort Pom Poms for Color Matching Fun

Grab something from your baking shelf to set up this simple pom pom activity for baby |  Hands on: as we Grow

Let’s play with Pom Poms!

5. Pom Pom Invitation to Play Idea

Save egg cartons for a simple invitation to play | The Imagination Tree

6. Encourage Little Hand Washing with Pom Pom Soap

This pom pom hand washing idea decorates the bathroom and encourages little hands to wash thoroughly!

7. Pom Pom and Velcro Activity for Toddlers

Make this  simple activity with velcro and pom poms | Teach Me Mommy

Drop drop drop the pom poms!

8. Homemade Soda Bottle Drop Activity

Reuse your plastic bottles a little bit differently to make  this fun pom pom drop | Where Imagination Grows

What a fun way to upcycle!

9. Make a Stuff It Box for Pom Pom Play

Don’t get rid of your empty wipes container ~ it’s perfect for pom pom play! | Motherhood on a Dime

What a great highchair activity for baby!

10. Baby’s First Ring Toss Game

Make a simple circle sensory table for baby | B-Inspired Mama

Simple shoebox pom pom drop.

11. Simple DIY Shoebox Game for Baby

Turn a box into a pom pom drop game inside a shoe box  | I Can Teach My Child

12. Pom Pom Matching Game

Use this bath toy to make a pom pom game for baby | Activity Mom

What a genius idea from Montessori Story!

13. Hone Skills with Broom & Pom Poms

Work on real life skills with a  broom and pom poms| Our Montessori Story

Let’s make our own pom pom drop

14. Make Your Own Pom Pom Drop with Paper Tubes

This was a favorite at our pom pom play station: tubes and pom poms | Laughing Kids Learn

15. Create a Rainbow Rainstick

Make a rainstick with pom poms | Little Wonders’ Days

These sensory bottles are so bright and colorful!

16. Easy DIY Sensory Pom Pom Bottles

Make quick and easy sensory bottles for baby | Pink Pistachio

Make a pom pom shooter!

17. Make a Pom Pom Shooter

Let older siblings (or Mom!)  entertain little ones with this pom pom shooter | FSPDT

What a fun basket idea!

18.

Holey Basket Activity

Use a basket with holes  to keep baby busy | Learn with Play at Home

Pom pom reflection fun with a mirror.

19. Mirror and Pom Pom Activity

Use a mirror as a creative way to play with pom poms | Buggy and Buddy

Let’s play a baby game!

20. Simple Baby Game

Save your boxes as a simple way to play ~ just replace the balls for pom poms!

More Baby & Toddler Fun from Kids Activities Blog

  • The great thing about pom poms is that it’s not only limited to 1 year old activities.  There are so many ways to play and to learn.
  • My son  loves  busy baby activities that keep him entertained and having fun!  Each time I put something out for him, he goes to work immediately.  
  • That’s why I love the simple baby play station that we set up for him.  

What is your favorite pom pom activity for little ones?

Katie

Katie is a happy-at-home Mom who writes over at Happilyevermom. She has a feisty 4-year-old and an active 1-year-old. When she's not busy saving her cats from the kids and trying to figure out what's for dinner, she can be found crafting and playing the day away with her family. You can find her on her FB page, twitter @Happilyevermom, & Google +, too.

Educational activities Year-olds for children from 1 year old

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1 to 2 years old 		Duration of classes:
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In this course we develop the following skills:


Physical - run, jump, squat. We organize active games with balls, hoops and other sports equipment.


Cognitive - we expand our horizons and develop erudition. With the help of a comprehensive study of the world around us, through games.


Creative - we draw with paints, sculpt from plasticine, use cereals, paper and other materials in our work.


Social - we communicate with peers, learn to better perceive information from an adult, develop the ability to share and play together.

At this age, the child already pronounces the first simple words, his articulation apparatus is being formed. The kid is already walking, running, leaning over objects and even backing away. His main activity at this age is subject-manipulative, that is, the baby learns to manipulate objects. The attention of children very quickly switches from object to object, but the reaction of the children may be somewhat inhibited. The task of the teacher is to catch the pace: offer the task clearly and slowly, catch the moment when the child is involved in the process, and have time to quickly change the type of activity. The main focus is on motor and sensory development. An obligatory element of our classes is color perception.

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Class structure

  1. 1. Greeting - serves to positively set the children to the lesson, to effectively master the material. The greeting promotes team building and positive thinking.
  2. 2. Development of mental processes - at each lesson, the teacher offers children exercises for the development of such mental processes as attention (visual and auditory), memory, development of thought processes of analysis and synthesis (through comparison and classification). Such work is carried out with the help of the club's teaching aids (pictures, toys, handouts, worksheets or didactic material).
  3. 3. An outdoor game is a necessary element of each lesson, with the help of which we develop general motor skills, onomatopoeia, attention, and mental processes of children. Children learn to listen to music, move in a certain rhythm. During the game, spatial representations develop, children get acquainted with the concepts of "up", "down", "forward", "back". In addition, babies interact with each other, socialize, learn to perform actions according to certain rules.
  4. 4. Mathematics - at the first stage, we introduce children to simple geometric shapes (circle, square, triangle), the concepts of "big - small", "many - few". Handout and demonstrative material is widely used here: Kuizener's sticks, Gyenes blocks, etc. The children also learn to put together simple puzzles (2-4 elements), compare and sort objects by size, shape and color.
  5. 5. The development of fine motor skills of the hand is a key element of the lesson, since the development of fine motor skills plays a huge role in the overall development of the child, including his speech functions. For the development of fine motor skills, the teacher offers the kids to put toys in a box (take out of the box), arrange objects in order, put on and take off pyramid rings, crumple paper, learn to hold a spoon, brush, felt-tip pen, clap. Closer to the age of two, children build small towers from blocks.
  6. 6. Color perception - this obligatory element of the first stage classes is aimed at the formation of sensory color standards. Children are introduced to the primary colors (blue, red, yellow and green) through a variety of learning aids and games. In particular, with the help of "colored mice" by Lena Danilova and the game "Hide the mouse in the hole" (with variations on the theme).
  7. 7. Massage Pause - a small game, the purpose of which is to lightly massage the child's hands with a small massage ball or stick, nuts or cones. The teacher reads a rhyme, during which the children perform simple movements with the ball: roll it in their palms, on the table, squeeze it, shift it from hand to hand, toss it, etc. As a result, we develop fine motor skills and indirectly the child's speech.
  8. 8. Outdoor game - conducting an outdoor game after the development of fine motor skills helps to switch attention and relieve tension. Mobile play can be replaced by playing with dolls (feeding the doll, putting the doll to sleep, etc.), during which children get acquainted with the parts of the human body and face, develop vocabulary, speech and social skills.
  9. 9. Modeling - at the first stage, the first acquaintance of kids with such material as plasticine, with its plastic properties, takes place. Plasticine can be replaced with salt dough. Under the supervision and guidance of adults, children learn to crush plasticine, pinch off pieces from it and attach it to a flat surface (lid, cardboard or paper). Also, kids learn to press beans, peas, cleaned matches and other objects with their fingers into soft plasticine.
  10. 10. Sports break. Children move to the part of the room where the sports equipment is located, and with the help of an adult, go through an “obstacle course” or play ball to cheerful music. In the lessons of the 1st level, children try to roll the ball, throw it and catch it, as well as kick the ball with their feet. This type of work contributes to the development of general motor skills, relieving stress and switching attention.
  11. 11. Finger gymnastics - helps to relieve tension from the hands and serves to develop fine motor skills, and through motor skills - thinking and speech. At the 1st stage, finger gymnastics is carried out with the active participation of an adult who pronounces the words of the rhyme and helps the baby do finger gymnastics.
  12. 12. Preparing a hand for writing - at the first stage, it is only about the fact that children learn to hold a felt-tip pen, a brush, in general terms they get acquainted with the space of the sheet, with the concepts of “top, bottom, middle”, learn to put points and draw lines, including straight lines.
  13. 13. Creative activity - at this stage of the lesson, children listen to music, the sound of various musical instruments. Learn to move rhythmically, tap the rhythm with a wooden spoon. Also, children actively draw with finger paints.
  14. 14. Farewell. Organizational moment, held on the carpet. Children join hands, sum up the lesson and reinforce positive motivation for further work. It is usually done in verse form.

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Educational activities for children from 2 to 3 years of age

Age:
For 2 to 3 year olds 		Duration of classes:
1 academic hour 		Format:
In small groups 		Features:
Parents or nannies are full members of

In this course we develop the following skills:


Physical - we develop the large and fine motor skills of the child.


Intellectual - we learn poems and songs, we direct the baby to speak in short, coherent sentences.


Social - we continue to improve communication skills in the children's team and the skills of perceiving information from an adult. Psychologically preparing the child for visiting kindergarten.

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All parents want a happy future for their child and therefore feel it is their responsibility to start developmental activities as early as possible. The development of fine motor skills, memory training, the development of associative thinking and social skills - there are many methods to unlock the potential of these and other skills. Sending your child to a kindergarten where professional teachers will help develop all these skills in your child is a win-win option. Our developing course "Why" for children from 2 to 3 years old includes the following steps: