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Activities and games for toddlers 2 – 3 years old

 

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Match animals to the map

Scarlett loves this activity because it involves matching and animals. I got her a small world map that has illustrations of animals around the world. Then we take one of our animal figures and see if we can find it on the map so we can place it there. This map is not big, so it easily fits on the table, but because of its size it’s easier to fit smaller animal figures on it.  We have a large collection of Schleich animal figures that we decided to invest in because of their beautiful quality  – but since this map is not too big, only a few of them can fit on the same continent. I’ll probably get a bigger map like this for this activity since we both like it so much.

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45+ Learning Activities For 18-24 month olds. Toddler activities.

This article is updated as Scarlett is growing up, so you’ll see different month ages mentioned here.

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Put a few buttons in a ziplock bag, add some hair gel, draw a circle on the back of the bag, and tape it to the window. The purpose of the activity is to move all those buttons inside the circle. It’s great for the development of motor skills for those little fingers! I also drew the eyes and the nose of a cat, to make it look like he’s eating the buttons. Another variation of this activity is to place buttons of 2 colors in the bag and draw 2 circles of those colors on the bag, and then the goal of the activity would be to move the buttons to the circle of the same color.

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Shichida method overview. Plan of activities for all ages. Our adaptation for 18-24 month olds.

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I recently discovered a fascinating educational method by Makoto Shichida, that focuses on the development of the child’s right brain. I’ve been overwhelmed with interesting information and started to apply it to our activities with my toddler right away. It’s not easy to find detailed information about his method online, and his books in English are only available from Japan. So I ordered his book – if anybody is interested it’s here or you can read my summary below. Besides reading the book, I gathered information from parents whose kids went to Shichida schools in Asia, so here is a recap of what I learned and how we implement it with our 19-month-old.

As you know, left brain controls things like logic, written and spoken languages, scientific ability and number skills. The Shichida method targets the development of the right brain which is responsible for the photographic memory ability, computer-like calculation ability, intuition and creative imagination. All these skills can be acquired by doing exercises that stimulate the right brain. The idea of my child having these skills sounds very exciting to me, considering that I have a very bad memory. If I can help my child develop even some of these skills, I would consider myself an accomplished parent. Continue reading “Shichida method overview. Plan of activities for all ages. Our adaptation for 18-24 month olds.”

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Little Mouse, Little Mouse, Are you in a red house? Printable game.

 

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Scarlett loves guessing and discovery games, so I made this game that I saw at a story time in our library.

Since it’s recommended to introduce primary colors to a toddler first, we play this game with 3 primary colors for now – red, blue and yellow. But I made 6 houses of 6 colors – primary and secondary so I have them all ready for later.

I lay out 3 houses in front of Scarlett and hide a mouse underneath one of them, and then I say: “Little mouse, little mouse, are you in a red house?” Then we do knock-knock, and check if the mouse is there. It’s a great game to learn colors!

We made this game using Magnetic Sheets . I printed out files, placed them on a sticky side of magnetic sheets, then cut out shapes. This makes them durable too. We play by placing them to a baking tray.
Another option would be to print files out and glue to the cardboard for durability, or laminate them using  Self-Adhesive Laminating Sheets.

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Here are the printables, and I hope your toddler will enjoy the game!

Mouse and houses of primary colors

Secondary colors

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Action cards for toddlers. Free printable. 4 animal actions, 4 object actions.

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I designed these cards for my daughter Scarlett, who is 17 months old now, but these cards can be fun for toddlers of all ages! Continue reading “Action cards for toddlers. Free printable. 4 animal actions, 4 object actions.”

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Magnetic theater. Based on 5 little ducks nursery rhyme. Free printable.

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I was thinking about making a magnetic theater for a while but I couldn’t decide on the story. It seemed that some of the stories have too many characters, while others have too few. So I thought about nursery rhymes, and 5 little ducks seemed perfect. Scarlett loves ducks, and loves this nursery rhyme, and this one is also great for learning how to count and to do the actions in the song. Continue reading “Magnetic theater. Based on 5 little ducks nursery rhyme. Free printable.”

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