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Measuring Tools

Introduce math tools to toddlers and let them explore measuring, pouring, filling, and emptying one material into another.

Music Makers

Hum, sing, whistle—what other ways can you make music? Try simple, homemade instruments, too!

Nature Walk

Taking a walk together outside—in the city or the country—offers so many ways to explore, learn, discover, and investigate!

Nature's Music

Sit quietly outside with one or two toddlers and listen to sounds together. Talk and sing about the sounds you hear.

Noisy Reading!

For active toddlers, find books that that they can touch-and-feel, scratch-and-sniff, and lift up flaps and windows.

Packing for a Picnic

Planning a picnic together involves lots of early math concepts.

Painting and Writing Fun

Give toddlers various tools to explore for drawing, painting, and writing to help them build pre-writing muscles and skills.

Path Games, Board Games

Build a child’s strong sense of numbers and a foundation for math learning in later years by playing simple board games together.

Play Pretend

Offer a collection of used clothes and props so children can pretend to be a family member, a favorite story character, and more.

Play Write

Make writing part of your toddler’s pretend games, from make-believe shopping lists to party invitations.

Poetry in Motion

Nursery rhymes and poetry for little ones offer rich language, new words, and patterns of language.

Puppet Play

Puppets are wonderful toys for building your toddler’s talking and listening skills—and playing with puppets is a great excuse to get silly!

Read About Feelings

Read books to toddlers that capture feelings and worries. Use the stories as opportunities to talk with toddlers about their own experiences and feelings.

See-Show-Say

Play a game with toddlers and help prepare them to become good readers. Focus on pictures in a book and talk about them together.

Self-Portrait

Help your toddler draw his own, life-sized self-portrait!

“Shake Your Sillies Out”

Sing songs to help give toddlers positive ways to express their emotions and to help build their emotional vocabulary. Create verses to go along with what toddlers are feeling.