Activities for 1-2 year olds Page 1

The Wheels on The Stroller Go...

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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.

Crawling to the ABCs

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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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Rainbow Stew

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Stir together 1 cup cornstarch, 4 cups water, and 1/3 cup sugar in a medium saucepan. Heat on the stove until thick. Remove from heat and wait for it to cool. Pour the mixture into sandwich-size ziploc bags, filling each one halfway. Scatter drops of different food coloring into each bag, and have the kids squish the bags to turn the mixture different colors.

Ages : 2-6 year olds

Materials Needed : Cornstarch, sugar, water, food coloring, medium saucepan, mixing spoon, sandwich-size ziploc bags

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Hunting for Dinosaurs

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This game can be played indoors or outdoors, but we usually save it for a rainy day. Give a child a large basket and have her gather all of her plastic toy dinosaurs. Once she is convinced that she has them all, count them according to size (e.g., 11 large, 8 medium and 7 small). Then send the child into another room, close the door and have her stay there until called (older kids can.. ... Read more >

Ages : 2-6 year olds

Materials Needed : One large basket; a collection of toys.

Touring a Fire Station

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Contact your local Fire Station and ask if they give tours. Most fire stations will provide tours for children and will tailor the tour to the age of the children attending. This is a great group activity! Many stations will even allow you to have a birthday party at their facility for a small donation.

Ages : 2-6 year olds

Materials Needed : None.

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Tactile Fun with Textures

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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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Go Fish . . .for Toys

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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)

M&M Math

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Dump a bag of M&Ms on the table and ask your child to sort them into different piles, by color. Then ask her to create vertical lines to show, without counting, which color has the most M&M's. You can add to the game by asking other questions such as: Which line has more M&Ms, blue or red? Which line has the least? After she has predicted the answers using her m&s "graphs," ask her to count.. ... Read more >

Ages : 2-6 year olds

Materials Needed : M&M's, paper (if you want to record answers), flat surface

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DIY: Seashell Picture Frame

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Create a homemade seashell picture frame to remember your precious memories at the beach. Collect a variety of seashells from your summer vacation at the beach, and then glue them onto a simple frame for decoration.

Ages : 2-6 year olds

Materials Needed : Seashells, hot glue gun, picture frame