Toddler Activities

Toddler Activities

Family Matters - Your Toddler

• Roll a ball to them to catch.
• Provide blocks for them to build with.
• Provide safe mirrors for them to look at themselves in. Talk with them about their reflections in the mirror.
• Let them fill containers over and over again.
• Have them listen and move to music.
• Play hide and seek.
• Let them push or pull a favourite toy.
• Provide wheeled toys without pedals.
• Look at picture books with them and talk about the pictures.
• Talk about the size, shape, and texture of everyday objects.
• Make comparisons such as "this ball is bigger than that ball."
• Talk about cause-and-effect relationships such as "if you push this block, the whole pile of blocks will fall over."

• Encourage toddlers to run, jump, and climb outside.
• Sing simple songs with them.
• Sing and act out songs with simple movements.
• Play pat-a-cake.
• Teach them simple finger plays.
• Tell them simple, short stories (especially those about themselves or other two-year-old children).
• Let them pound a toy workbench.
• Let them play in a sandbox. Give them water to measure and pour.
• Let them stack blocks and other objects.
• Provide things that can be taken apart and put back together (such as pop beads).
• Ask children to name things in the pictures of picture books. Give them the correct word if they cannot think of it.
• Give them simple directions to follow.
• Play matching games and use simple puzzles with them.
• Encourage pretending by providing dolls, housekeeping toys, dress-up clothes, and toy telephones.
• Introduce art activities such as scribbling and/or painting with crayons, chalk, and paint.
• Provide play dough and finger paint.
• Begin toilet training when the toddler is ready. Also, begin teaching hand washing and tooth brushing.
• Encourage the development of routines.

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