toddlers — Blog — Baby Play Hacks

Move Like an Animal Game

Create this fun game—your child rolls the die to see what animal motion to do—using a tissue box, glue, and the free printable below!

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Washcloth Teething Tray

Washcloth Teething Tray 🦷 Combining a soothing teether with fine motor skill development makes this a definite win.

Rice Sensory Bin

Rice Sensory Bin 💕 For older babies and toddlers, rice sensory bins are a great way to engage your little’s senses and keep them busy.

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Animal Match

Animal Match 🐑🐑 This is an easy way to practice matching without printing out or making matching cards!

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DIY Bead Maze

DIY Bead Maze 💫 Make a bead maze for your baby or toddler using just cardboard, pipe cleaners, beads and hot glue!

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Taste-Safe Play Dough

Taste-Safe Play Dough 😜 Make your own taste-safe play dough for baby to smash!

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Taste-Safe Finger and Bath Paint

Taste-Safe Finger and Bath Paint 🎨 This recipe looks a bit like watercolor, and is perfect for painting in the bath as well--fun for babies and toddlers!

sitting babies, standing babies, toddlersHannah FathiApril 4, 20206-12 months, 12-18 months, toddlersComment

Pop Drop

Pop Drop👇🏼 This fine motor activity is so easy to set up! All you need for this 12 mo and up activity is popsicle or craft sticks (a few will do!) and a container you can cut a hole in--I used a cocoa tin.

toddlers, walking babiesHannah FathiFebruary 11, 202012-18 monthsComment

Wrapping Bow Sticky Wall

Wrapping Bow Sticky Wall 🎁 This is a fun activity anytime, so save bows you get on presents to do this later if you don’t have bows now!

sitting babies, standing babies, toddlers, walking babies, crawling babiesHannah FathiFebruary 11, 20206-12 months, 12-18 months, toddlersComment

Spoon Carton

Spoon Carton 🥄 This activity is so simple to set up and is superb for fine motor development.

toddlers, walking babies, standing babiesHannah FathiFebruary 11, 202012-18 months, toddlersComment

Ice Animals

Ice Animals 🐄 This is a fun twist on the ice hockey activity and it is great for babies and toddlers about 6 months and up.

toddlers, sitting babies, standing babies, walking babiesHannah FathiFebruary 11, 20206-12 months, toddlers, 12-18 monthsComment

Loose Parts Play

Today I want to tell you a little about loose parts play! If you have an older baby or toddler this will be especially interesting to you!

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DIY Ball Run

DIY Ball Run 🎢 This ball run is so easy to make with just paper towel rolls and painter’s tape.

walking babies, toddlers, standing babiesHannah FathiNovember 24, 201912-18 months, toddlers Comment

Water Painting

Water Painting 💦 Baby’s first experiences with art tend to be very messy, but this “art” has easy clean up, while still giving baby the chance to make marks and use a paintbrush.