Activities for 0-1 year olds Page 1

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On a warm day, take the kids outside to 'paint' the sidewalk using water instead of paint. They love that they are painting, but you don't have any clean-up! They can also do handprints and footprints by getting their hands and feet wet.

Ages : 1-6 year olds

Materials Needed : Paintbrushes, water, bucket or bowl for water

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We all know the old "Wheels on the Bus." Next time you go for a walk, try singing "Wheels on the Stroller." Some sample lyrics: The visor on the stroller goes up and down. The girls in the stroller go whee, whee, whee (or wah wah wah, depending on the day. The doggie by the stroller goes bark, bark, bark. The mommy pushing the stroller goes huff and puff. The people on the street say.. ... Read more >

Ages : 0-4 year olds

Materials Needed : Stroller, kids, enough air in your lungs to sing.

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Go to an educational store or other store that sells alphabet stencils. Then place the alphabet stencils on a tile floor in your home. Place them randomly so that the child will learn the letters individually. Then cover the stencils with clear contact paper. Watch as your baby discovers the fun of crawling over the letters. As they approach or crawl over a letter you tell them what it is. .. ... Read more >

Ages : 0-3 year olds

Materials Needed : Alphabet stencils, clear contact paper, scissors

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Using different textured materials (e.g. corduroy, silk, wool, etc.), cut out 4X4 squares of the materials and then punch hole in one corner. Hang all of the fabrics together on a single shower curtain ring. Babies can use this to explore different textures, toddlers can find new descriptive words for the feel of the various materials, and 5 and 6 year olds can close their eyes and guess the.. ... Read more >

Ages : 0-6 year olds

Materials Needed : Several 4X4 squares of various textured materials; shower curtain ring; hole puncher

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Take a few of your child's favorite small toys and tie one end of a short length of string to each of them. Tie the other ends of the string to the tray of his or her highchair or tape them along the outer edge (make sure the tape is out of the reach of your little one). Your child will enjoy throwing the toys off the highchair tray, then pulling the strings to get them back again. *Be.. ... Read more >

Ages : 1-2 year olds

Materials Needed : Short lengths of string, small toys, tape (if necessary)

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Your child may not yet be able to color and draw pictures, but you can help them create some unique artwork using a stamp pad and their own fingers! Using non-toxic ink pads, press your child's finger into various colors of pads and then press onto paper. Little colored finger prints can be turned into great hearts, flowers, caterpillars, butterflies, eggs, bunnies, baby chicks, pumpkins,.. ... Read more >

Ages : 1-4 year olds

Materials Needed : Paper; various colors of ink/stamp pads; markers

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Prepare pudding and tape paper to a table. Feel free to add food coloring to make a more colorful 'paint.' Give each child his or her own container of pudding, then let them use their fingers to paint on the paper. In addition to creating a pudding masterpiece, you can also teach your children about the five senses by talking about how the pudding feels between their fingers, about the taste,.. ... Read more >

Ages : 1-4 year olds

Materials Needed : Instant pudding, food coloring, small containers for pudding, long sheet of bulletin board paper or heavy craft paper, soap and water.

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Mark off an area of your driveway, sidewalk or any other washable surface and let your kids go to town with Sidewalk Chalk. You can ask them to draw shapes, letters or numbers, or just let the little ones doodle. I'll draw objects or animals and then ask my son to run and jump on them, which adds a little physical activity. My son loves to finish up the chalk play by leaving daddy a welcome.. ... Read more >

Ages : 1-6 year olds

Materials Needed : Colored Sidewalk Chalk- preferably the large ones for little hands.

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Making a drum out of the tall 42 oz cylindrical shaped oatmeal container. Take top off and cover the container using decorated paper. You can use glue to seal the edges. Then seal opening with construction paper by securely using tape. Little kids will enjoy drumming away!

Ages : 1-5 year olds

Materials Needed : One oatmeal container, construction paper, glue, tape.

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Collect enough rocks to represent each member of your family. Paint the rocks either to look like each person, or simply write each person's name on the rock. Place your new Rock Family in your garden or near the front door for your family's enjoyment.

Ages : 1-6 year olds

Materials Needed : Paints, brushes, rocks

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