We love sensory play activities. From themed sensory bins to shaving cream and scented playdough my daughter loves to get messy and play with new textures and try new sensory bin fillers! Surprisingly we haven’t done a lot with pasta yet and it’s been on my list to try so when a daycare parent donated a […]
Toddlers Activities
Kids activities, art activities, and simple crafts for toddlers.
Glow in the Dark Letter Matching Cards
Do you like activities that glow in the dark? We do!! We recently played with these glow in the dark letters and revisited our favorite glowing shaving cream but the girls were up for something new so I threw together this easy letter matching game! DIY Glow in the Dark Letter Matching Puzzle Cards Post contains affiliate links […]
Painting with Trains! Simple Process Art for Kids
Painting with trains! Yay! Welcome to the new edition of the Poppins Book Nook, a virtual book club connecting books with art projects and learning activities! Last month we leaned how to make these cute Bird Feeders and this month is all about “Planes, Trains, & Automobiles!” Since trains are a favorite here we headed to the book […]
Glow in the Dark ABC Alphabet Matching Game
Fun ABC Alphabet learning ahead! We’ve done a few different activities that glow in the dark, like our Simple Counting Game and our DIY Glowing Letters Sensory Bin, and the kids are really big fans of them so I’ve decided to do more glow in the dark games. Letter matching and recognition is a new skill for my older toddlers so […]
Spring Water Bead Sensory Bin for the Light Table
Attention water bead fans! Here’s a spring water bead sensory bin for hours of fun! We love spring but in our neck of the woods spring usually means rain, and lots of it, so we have to find spring activities that bring spring to us in other ways. Sensory bins are a great way to […]
Printmaking for Kids with Recycled Cardboard!
Do you have train lovers at home? Or kids who love to paint without bushes? If so this printmaking art project is for them! Printmaking for Kids Using Recycled Cardboard! It’s an easy art project for kids that uses materials we normally would have just tossed into our recycle bin and forgot about. Plus it gives […]
Simple Easter Egg Sensory Bin with Rice
My daughter and the daycare kids have had a blast with this Easter egg sensory bin with rice. It’s simple to make and offers great learning opportunities for toddlers and preschoolers. Easter and spring activities have been taking over our house a lot lately. After making some sensory art Easter eggs with rice I decided to […]
Marbleized Easter Egg Craft for Toddlers
Let’s make colorful marbleized Easter egg craft! I love simple Easter ideas for toddlers and preschoolers. I don’t typically dye or decorate real eggs with my toddlers, mainly because I have a large group of toddlers and just me. Those dye kits aren’t great at coming out of carpet and clothes so instead, I like […]
Ice Building Blocks- Simple Summer STEM for Kids
It’s summertime! Let’s make building blocks that can cool your down! This is a simple STEM activity for kids that both my toddlers and preschoolers loved. It’s super easy, what’s simpler than making ice, and these ice building blocks kept my kids busy until the were nearly melted! Plus it’s a great way to introduce kids to simple science. Ice […]