This idea was taken straight out of The Toddler's Busy Book by Trish Kuffner (pg. 177). Now that I have multiple kids, I don't need ideas to keep my toddler busy. The bigger kid does that without trying for the most part. However, when it was just me and my first toddler home alone all day, I used a ...
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Travel Connect 4
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Product: Travel Connect 4 Company: Hasbro Website: www.hasbro.com Recommended Age Range: 3 years and up Price Range: ~$10 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: We have an older version of travel Connect Four than the one presently being sold, but I imagine the current version is still a ...
Homemade Treasure Map Game
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!I've always thought it would be a fun to make a treasure map for my preschooler. What actually motivated me to do it now was that I know a kindergartener who is having a hard time remembering how to identify certain numbers (like 11, 12, and 13). I wanted to come up with a fun way for him to be ...
Homemade Toy Mailbox
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!I made this mailbox for my son when he was about a 18 months old (so almost 3 years ago). He played with it for a long time as a toddler, then ignored it for awhile, then started playing with it again about a year ago when he wanted to play a more elaborate preschool version of "post office". Now I ...
Homemade Fishing Game
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!So far we haven't played this homemade fishing game as an actual game, just as a fun activity. Both of my kids enjoy "fishing" for their magnetic fish, though sometimes they get frustrated and grab the magnet directly instead of holding onto the pole. As time goes on, they do this less often, so I ...
Roll & Play – Your Child’s First Game
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Product: Roll & Play: Your Child's First Game Company: Thinkfun Website: www.thinkfun.com/rollandplay Recommended Age Range: 1 to 3 Years Price Range: $14-$20 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: My mom gave this to my daughter when she was 20 months old. (The box says 18 months and ...
Richard Scarry’s Busytown
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Product: Richard Scarry's Busytown: Eye Found It! Game Company: Wonder Forge Website: www.wonderforge.com Recommended Age Range: 3 to adult Price Range: $18-$25 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: I LOVE this game. I know these recommendations are supposed to be based on what kids like, ...
Zingo!
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Product: Zingo! Company: ThinkFun Website: www.thinkfun.com/zingo Recommended Age Range: 3 to 10 years Price Range: $17-$20 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: I spent quite a while trying to find a good board game to play with my son when he was about 2 and half. Candyland and Chutes ...