5 Fun Activities for Toddlers on a Budget

Go outside

• Make slip and slide. Upliftingmayhem.
• Begin gardening with kids. Educator's Spin on it.
• Make your own water shooter. Playtivities.
• Make water blob. Playtivities.
• Play super fun games with water balloons. Parscaeli.
• Build easy swing from plastic box. ...
• Have a scavenger hunt. ...
• Make easy DIY mini pool in the sand box.

1. What activities are good for toddlers?
2. What are good activities for 2 year olds?
3. What are good activities for 5 year olds?
4. What activities can I do with my toddler at home?
5. How do I keep my toddler busy?
6. How do I entertain my toddler?
7. How do I keep my 2.5 year old busy?
8. What should I teach my 2.5 year old?
9. How do you play with a 2 year old?
10. How do you entertain a 5 year old during lockdown?
11. What can a 5 year old do when bored?
12. What games can I play with my 5 year old?

What activities are good for toddlers?

10 Best Indoor Activities for Toddlers

• Cardboard Box Train. Hands On As We Grow.
• Sticky Spider Web. Hands On As We Grow.
• Shaving Cream Sensory DIY. Hands On As We Grow.
• Pop Bottle Bowling. Hands On As We Grow.
• Straw Threaded Shoestring Necklace. ...
• Indoor Energetic Newspaper Throwing. ...
• Slimy Eyes. ...
• Lines of Colored Tape.

What are good activities for 2 year olds?

• Play Dress Up. Haul out a pile of old clothes and let your child play dress-up. ...
• Decorate a Crayon Carrier. Cover a table with newspaper, then gather a resealable Ziploc bag, glue stick, pompoms, and crayons. ...
• Hide Toys. ...
• Make a Mailbox. ...
• Imagine a Boat. ...
• Trace His Body. ...
• Play Simon Says. ...
• Try a “Stop and Go” Game.

What are good activities for 5 year olds?

101 awesome activities for kids ages 5 to 8

• Make a batch of homemade play dough.
• Go on a nature walk and collect leaves or rocks.
• Move the furniture around so your little gymnast can practice his tumbles.
• Play “Go Fish.”
• Read a classic children's book out loud together.
• Make a fort out of blankets and pillows.
• Plant flowers in the garden.

What activities can I do with my toddler at home?

40+ easy toddler activities

• Sticker Line-Up – Busy Toddler.
• Sort and Drop Color Activity with Lego Bricks – Toddler Approved.
• Pasta Play – Messy Little Monster.
• Toddler Fine Motor Water Activity – Teaching 2 and 3 year olds.
• Erase the ABCs – Busy Toddler.
• Homemade Bath Paints – Parenting Chaos.

How do I keep my toddler busy?

20 Ways to Keep Toddlers Busy

1. Color Matching Game. ...
2. Playdough Playdough is great. ...
3. Pipe Cleaners and Colander. ...
4. Shape Sorter. ...
5. Contact Paper Art Place a piece of clear contact paper on the table. ...
6. Paint in Bags Place paint in a gallon sized Ziploc bag. ...
7. Pack 'n Play. ...
8. Chunky Puzzles Gather some easy puzzles for your toddler to complete.

How do I entertain my toddler?

Here are 20 easy activities to entertain your toddler—bookmark this list for your next long day at home!

1. Play with toys. Break out the cars. ...
2. Feed them snacks. ...
3. Take them on a walk in the stroller. ...
4. Take them on a walk to the mailbox. ...
5. Take them to the park. ...
6. Play in the backyard. ...
7. Give them a bath. ...
8. Play-Doh.

How do I keep my 2.5 year old busy?

22 Ways to Keep a Preschooler Busy Other Than Watching TV

1. Create a game box. Fill a box full of things your child can play with alone – things like coloring books, playing cards, or easy puzzles. ...
2. Have them make their own cartoon. ...
3. Let them help you. ...
4. Give them an important mission. ...
5. Generate an idea box. ...
6. Offer creative toys. ...
7. Design a treasure hunt. ...
8. Let them play outside.

What should I teach my 2.5 year old?

What You Can Teach Your Two Year Old

• NEW WORDS AND CONVERSATIONAL SPEECH. Your 2-year-old should have gained a slew of new vocabulary words in the past year. ...
• READING BOOKS. ...
• PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE. ...
• PRETEND PLAY. ...
• DRAWING AND COLORING. ...
• NUMBERS AND COUNTING. ...
• LETTERS AND SOUNDS. ...
• BUILDING.

How do you play with a 2 year old?

Activities for Two Year Olds

1. Help your child learn to measure.
2. Make letters with play dough.
3. Explore chemical reactions with baking soda and vinegar.
4. Jam to musical instruments.
5. Play with a muffin tin and toy balls as a color game for toddlers. ...
6. Decorate faces with playdough hair.

How do you entertain a 5 year old during lockdown?

20 activities to keep kids entertained in lockdown

1. Learn to draw. Draw With Rob is a draw-along video series by children's author and illustrator Rob Biddulph. ...
2. Tackle an indoor adventure. ...
3. Practice yoga. ...
4. Get moving. ...
5. Tune into story time. ...
6. Try a Lego challenge. ...
7. Make origami animals. ...
8. Visit Google Art and Culture.

What can a 5 year old do when bored?

No Time for TV: Activities for Kids that Say “I'm bored”

• Boredom Jar. One creative mom told us that she made “boredom” jar for her house. ...
• Build a Fort. Let your child gather blankets, pillows, cardboard boxes, and chairs. ...
• Indoor Obstacle Course. ...
• Write a Letter. ...
• Sock Puppets. ...
• Dress Up. ...
• Imaginary Creatures. ...
• Tea Party.

What games can I play with my 5 year old?

Read on for seven unique and fun games and activities to play with your 5-year-old.

• Memory. This classic card game helps kids develop important memory skills. ...
• Simon Says. This very easy and minimalist game requires at least two players. ...
• Acting relay. ...
• Parachute. ...
• Alien. ...
• Puppet show. ...
• The Scarf.