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Toddler
Activities
 Toddler activities are a great way for them to
have fun and learn.
These activities for toddlers will help with
learning shapes, colors
and counting.
Additionally, the sensory activities help them
understand different sounds, sights, smells, tastes and textures.
Use the links below to go to the specific learning activity you want to
do with your toddler. There are many group activities that
are perfect for teachers and childcare providers as well.
Learning Shapes Toddler Activities
| Here are some fun ideas and activities you can do with your toddler to
help them learn and recognize the different shapes.
- Find the shapes of your home. Have
the kids go around the house and point out items that are the square
shape (like windows, boxes, etc.) Then pick another shape and have them
look for items.
Things like buttons, CDs, etc. make great
items for the circle shape. Doors and some windows are
rectangles. The triangle and diamond shapes may be a bit more
difficult to find so try cutting out different shapes using paper and
hang them around the house.
- Playdough fun time. Playdough is a
great toy for kids of all ages. The great thing about this
simple but fun toy is you can build just about anything you want.
There are many accessories that come with some sets that have
cutouts of the different shapes.
If you don't have
accessories, find different items they can use to press and mold the
playdough into the many different shapes.
- Mix and match shapes. You can cut out
different shapes (you can even use different colors to introduce
learning colors for your toddler). Have you toddler find the
squares. Ask them which other shape is similar (the
rectangle) and have them pick it out.
Do this with many
different shapes (and sizes as well) and ask them many different
questions about shapes and have them find the right card. You
can use these flash cards here.
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Learning
Shapes Worksheets Toddler Activities
These specific activities for toddlers focus on a learning shapes by
introducing one shape with the different activities and then combining
all shapes into activities. Because there are so many
different activities and worksheets that address each shape, we have
created a different page for each shape.
Below are worksheets you can use for toddler activities that have more than one shape.
This helps toddlers recognize the difference between two or
more shapes on one worksheet. These shapes worksheets for toddlers will
open in a new browser window so you can easily print them or save them
and return to this page for even more toddler worksheets for learning
all about shapes. You can click on the image or the text link
below.
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This
puppy worksheet uses circles and ovals that your toddler can trace and
identify the two different shapes.
Once your toddler is done tracing these shapes have them color their
puppy with their favorite crayons.
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This
shapes worksheet includes many
different shapes and has shapes questions and color guide.
With this toddlers worksheet they can learn colors, counting and sizes
as well as shapes.
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This
colorful train has many different
shapes. Have your toddler trace the shapes or cut them out
and rebuild their tain.
This worksheet includes counting questions on the different shapes and
a color guide so they can learn their colors as well.
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Be sure to check out the page on shapes games for some really fun
activities for your toddler.
Learning
Colors Toddler Activities
Here are some quick ideas on activities for learning colors.
- Use
food color to color white rice and ask them to tell you which color is
which. They can even glue the rice onto paper to make you a
beautiful rice collage of colors. Check it out here with
these color
crafts.
- For snack time, give
them a handful of Fruit Loops and have them separate by color.
Let them tell you what each color is before they eat their
snack.
- Sponge
painting is a fun color activity and helps learn all kinds of colors.
To get an idea of what to do for a color activity, you can check out
this triangle sponge painting activity that
combines learning colors and shapes.
Be sure to read the learning
colors page to find out all about primary
colors, secondary colors and tertiary colors. This is a fun
page
to explore with your toddler so they can understand how new colors are
made from existing primary colors.
Visit the color
activities page for even more toddler activity ideas.
Color
Worksheets for Toddler Activities
You can use printable color worksheets to help your little one learn
the different colors. These files are PDF format for easy
printing or saving to your computer. You can pick and choose or print
them all for lots of learning colors fun. The links below
will open a new browser window so you can easily print them off and
return to this page.
You can also use these flash cards as another fun toddler activity for helping young children
learn
colors. These flash cards are of different objects like
flowers, horses, etc. Each object is a different color.
There are two of each color so they can also use them
to play the memory game. There are a total of 5 pages to
print off for this file. Simply print the pages and cut out
the flash cards and start teaching your toddler the different colors.
Sensory
Toddler Activities
Here are some general ideas of some kids activities you can do
with your toddler, preschooler or kindergarten child to help them learn
the 5 senses. Plus check out the sensory
activities page for even more ideas.
- Sight
- Use this cute binoculars circle craft to have your
child go outside (or inside if it's cold) and ask what they see through
their craft made binoculars. Don't forget to visit the sight
sensory craft ideas for even more crafts fun and learning all
about sight.
- Smell
- Get out several different spices and open each one. Have
your
child smell and tell you what they think it smells like. Is
it
sweet or spicy, etc. Try these Christmas cookie
dough ornaments
using cinnamon. They smell great. This cookie dough recipe
can be
used for anytime of the year to make special decorations.
Here are even more smell sensory craft ideas for kids.
- Sound
- Kids, especially the younger toddlers, love to bang around some pots
and pans. So get them out and find different things they can
use
to bang on the pots and pans. For example, a plastic spoon
and a
regular spoon make very different sounds when they hit the pots and
pans. Try making some of these fun noise maker
crafts. If you had fun with these noise makers and
learning all about sound, try these other sensory
kids crafts for sound.
- Taste
- A fun taste sensory activity is the traditional "haunted house" idea.
Put a blind fold on your child (or simply have them close
their
eyes). Then give them different edible and safe foods
(nothing
yukky like at the haunted houses) and ask them if they can tell what it
is and what it tastes like. These items can be cheese,
cookies,
crackers, cereal, cinnamon toast, etc. Anything goes that
will
have a different flavor - you can even sneak in some of the dreaded
veggies. Here are some fun sensory
crafts for the sense of taste. Not only will your
kids have fun making these but they will love tasting their projects.
- Touch
- A fun sense of touch activity for kids to to put several items in a
box with the lid closed. Then create a hole big enough for
their
hand to fit through. Ask them to feel the items and see if they can
guess what it is. You can have a piece of sand paper, a
cotton
ball, felt, etc. to give them a variety of textures. For even
more touch sensory learning, check out these kids craft
ideas themed on the sense of touch.
Sensory Worksheets for
Toddler Activities
These
are simple sensory worksheets you can use at home or in the classroom.
They are fill in the blank worksheets that address the five senses by
asking certain questions on items in the room. These learning
worksheets are in PDF format and will open in a new browser window or
tab. Simply print them off or save them to your computer.
| Sensory Worksheet #1 |
This
one has several scenarios (stories) in which your child has to tell you
if they hear, see, taste etc. the object of the sentence.
Each story is about one object that address all the five senses so your
child begins to learn how they use all their senses for many different
things in their world.
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is more of a blank sheet type worksheet. There are two different
formats you can use for the classroom or home.
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Just for
Fun Toddler Activities
Although
all activities for toddlers are a learning experience, as their minds
are like sponges and absorbing everything, sometimes we just want to
have fun.
So, for
even more fun toddler
activities, check out these toddler crafts.
They will be proud to show off their creative work to moms,
dads,
teachers and friends.
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Circle
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