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Squishy, Puffy Caramel Apple Art! 🍎🤎✨ We had SO much fun making this toddler-friendly fall art! Macy loved painting her cardboard apples with puffy paint and adding all the festive sprinkles. Perfect for sensory play + seasonal creativity! Here’s the puffy paint recipe: 🥄 1 part shaving cream 🥄 1 part Elmer’s glue 🥄 A dash of brown paint for that caramel look Mix it all together and let your toddler go to town! I used our BeaverBot to cut out the cardboard apple shapes (205GLW8O gets you 20% off). Hot tip: Glue a popsicle stick to the back of your apple shapes for the full caramel apple experience! 😍 Who else is ready to get messy and festive? 🍂🍯 ToddlerArt SensoryPlay FallCrafts PuffyPaint CaramelAppleCraft ToddlerActivities MessyPlay FallFun LTKFamily LTKSeasonal LTKKids

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Easter toddler toy rotation ideas 🥚🤍
Sharing all of our favorite Easter-themed toys for toddlers—perfect for fine motor skills, matching, sorting, and simple sensory play ✨

These are such fun options for creating an easy Easter toy rotation, Easter basket ideas, or just adding a little seasonal play into your day!

Everything is linked here 🤍

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#ad Easter basket ideas for toddlers 🐰🌸 I used a wheelbarrow for a fun twist and filled it with educational toys, spring play items, and interactive learning activities.

These toddler Easter basket fillers are perfect for play-based learning—think sorting, matching, and imaginative farm play! Such a cute way to build a basket that’s fun and developmentally engaging.

Sharing all the learning resources toys they sent over to us to put this cute basket together—everything is linked here to easily shop for your own Easter basket! Plus some other fun learning resources toys that would be perfect for Easter! 🤍

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Easter books for babies & toddlers 🐣🌷
Sharing all of our favorite Easter-themed board books and spring reads that are currently on our shelf (plus some on my wishlist)! These are perfect for building your toddler’s library, adding to Easter baskets, and making storytime extra special this season.

Think interactive books, lift-the-flap, touch-and-feel, and sweet spring stories your little ones will love 💛

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Toddler Easter basket ideas for outdoor play 🐣☀️
Sharing what I’m putting in my toddler’s Easter basket this year—fun, screen-free activities we can use all spring!

Includes chalk paint, bubble machine, outdoor scavenger hunt cards, mud kitchen play stones, and an interactive sound book 🤍

Everything is linked in my LTK!

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Easy Easter activity for toddlers 🐰🎨
We used Peeps to make the cutest bunny stamp art and it doubled as a little treat after!

This is such a simple, low-prep toddler activity that’s perfect for Easter—just dip, stamp, and create the sweetest art 💛

Everything I used is linked in my LTK! ✨
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Non-candy toddler Easter egg fillers 🐣✨
The best candy-free Easter egg ideas for toddlers & little kids! Perfect for Easter egg hunts, Easter baskets, and keeping things fun without all the sugar 🙌

Sharing our favorite toddler-friendly fillers that are fun, practical, and reusable 💛 Everything is linked in my LTK for easy shopping!

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Easter toddler activity idea 🐣💛 easy sensory play + simple science experiment kids love!

DIY fizzy Easter activity using baking soda, vinegar, food coloring, and Easter cookie cutters. Perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, and at-home play. Great Easter activity idea, spring sensory bin idea, and fun learning activity for kids.

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Easter sensory bin idea for toddlers 🐣🌸
This simple Easter activity is perfect for color matching, fine motor skills, and independent play! I used pastel Easter eggs, egg holders, pom poms, and Easter grass filler to create an easy sensory bin my toddler loved.

If you’re looking for easy toddler activities or spring sensory play, this is such a fun and affordable option using Target finds!

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Easter toddler art idea 🐣💛

This super easy chick painting activity is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers! We used a dish brush dipped in yellow paint to stamp little chick shapes, then added simple details like eyes, beak, feet, and wings. It took seconds to set up and makes the cutest Easter craft to display!

If you’re looking for easy Easter activities for kids, simple spring crafts, or low-prep toddler art ideasthis one is a must try!

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If your toddler would choose books over toys like mine, you get it ❤️ These Lovevery books (gifted to me) are some of our favorites—they use real photos, match her age, and show stories she can relate to, which makes reading so fun and engaging!

📚 Lovevery’s Early Reader Club sends new books every 2 months starting at just $29. Perfect for little book lovers and toddlers building early literacy skills.
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St. Patrick’s Day basket for toddlers ☘️🌈✨
Just a quick and easy little basket to make the day feel extra fun for my toddler!

I kept it super simple with a few festive favorites: a rainbow bath toy, green play doh with St. Patrick’s Day tools, green applesauce pouches, and a cute holiday board book 💚

Nothing over the top—just fun, hands-on items she’ll actually use and love all week long!

Shop everything I added to our St. Patrick’s Day toddler basket in my LTK ☘️

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St. Patrick’s Day books your little one will LOVE ☘️🌈📚
If your toddler is anything like mine and obsessed with books, these are some of our favorite St. Patrick’s Day reads! We love using seasonal books to make learning fun, build excitement, and keep little hands busy throughout the day.

From rainbows and leprechauns to festive, interactive stories—these baby, toddler, and kids books are on repeat in our house right now! Perfect for quiet time, bedtime, or adding into your St. Patrick’s Day activities.

Shop all our favorite St. Patrick’s Day books for babies, toddlers, and kids in my LTK!

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Spring break at home? Bring the beach to your sensory table 🏖️

I filled one side with blue dyed water, water-activated fish, and drip cups for scooping and pouring. On the other side we used kinetic sand with these cute sand toys for digging and building. It turned into the perfect little “beach day” sensory activity and kept my toddler busy for so long.

This is such a fun spring break toddler activity, beach sensory table idea, or easy sensory play setup if you’re staying home this year.

I linked everything I used in my LTK!

Save this for your spring break activities list ☀️🐠

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St. Patrick’s Day sensory bin idea for toddlers 🍀🌈

This was such an easy activity to set up! I made Jello according to the box instructions, added gold coins, little leprechauns, and a pot of gold, then let it set in the fridge overnight.

My toddler had the BEST time digging through the Jello to find all the hidden coins. Sensory play like this is one of our favorite ways to celebrate holidays while building fine motor skills and encouraging open-ended play.

If you’re looking for a simple St. Patrick’s Day activity for toddlers, this one kept her busy for so long! Linking everything I used . ✨

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Easy St. Patrick’s Day toddler art ☘️🎨

We made marbled shamrocks using shaving cream and paint and it turned out so cute! I sprayed shaving cream into a bin, added 2 shades of green paint, and lightly swirled it together. Then we pressed our shamrock cutout into the paint and used a scraper to remove the extra shaving cream.

Such a fun sensory + art activity and it was incredibly easy to set up. My toddler loved seeing the marble pattern appear! ☘️✨

Perfect little St. Patrick’s Day craft to try this week!

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St. Patrick’s Day toddler activity idea 🍀✨

We made fizzy leprechaun gold pots using baking soda, food coloring, glitter, and vinegar in squirt bottles for the cutest little science experiment! 🌈🧪

This easy toddler sensory activity is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day, preschool at home, or simple hands-on learning. The rainbow colors made the sensory tray so fun — and my toddler wanted to do it over and over again!

Linking everything we used for this fizzy sensory bin 💛

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Toddler travel toys that actually keep them busy 🙌✈️

If you’re traveling with a toddler soon, these are the toys I always pack for flights, road trips, and restaurants. Mess-free and easy to throw in your diaper bag.🤍

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St. Patrick’s Day toddler art idea 🌈☘️

This bubble wrap rainbow craft is such a fun and easy March activity for toddlers! I painted a simple rainbow, placed bubble wrap on top, and let my toddler smush it around to create the cutest textured effect. Once it dried, we added cotton ball clouds and a little pot of gold with leprechaun coins ✨

If you’re looking for easy St. Patrick’s Day activities for toddlers, simple rainbow crafts, or sensory art ideas for 2 year olds — this one is a must try!

All supplies are linked here 💛 Save this for your March activity list!

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St. Patrick’s Day Gold Hunt Sensory Bin 🍀🌈

Such a fun and easy toddler activity! I made cloudy “mystery” water with food coloring + cornstarch, added gold coins and rainbow glitter, and set out pots, droppers, tweezers, and a ladle for scooping and collecting.

Perfect for fine motor skills, sensory play, and themed holiday fun.

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Non-candy class valentines 🤍

I put together little playdoh kits for her class and I’m honestly obsessed with how they turned out.

Each one has 3 themed playdoh mats (love bug, love monster, and decorate a cookie), playdoh, and the cutest little add-ins like pom poms, googly eyes, pipe cleaners, and hearts so they can create their own little masterpieces.

An activity instead of sugar… and something they’ll actually use.

Save this for next year’s class valentines 💌

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This bubble sensory bin was such an easy win for Valentine’s Day 💘

Bubble sensory bin recipe:
• 1 cup bubble solution
• 2 cups water
• A few drops of food coloring

Tip: an electric mixer or blender helps get the bubbles extra foamy🫧

Then just throw in whatever Valentine’s items you have on hand — heart bowls and cups, little ducks, scoops, or anything that makes scooping and pouring fun! 💖

Save this one for an easy sensory play idea ✨

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Chocolate-scented playdough + an empty Valentine’s chocolate box = the sweetest little activity 🤎🍫

We made homemade cocoa playdough and used an empty heart-shaped chocolate box to “make” playdough chocolates. I added a little glitter, heart cookie cutters, and a rolling pin, and she played forever.

It smells amazing, is super soft, and uses ingredients you probably already have at home. Such an easy Valentine’s Day sensory activity for toddlers.

Recipe I used below 👇

Chocolate Playdough Recipe 🍫
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup salt
• ½ cup cocoa powder
• 2 tbsp cream of tartar
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1½ cups boiling water

(Mix dry ingredients, stir in oil + water, knead once cool)

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Valentine’s Day Sensory Table for Toddlers ❤️
This easy Valentine’s themed sensory table was such a hit! I used red and pink Pluffle, DIY pipe cleaner hearts, heart bowls for color matching, and magnetic wands to search for the hearts hidden in the Pluffle.

This activity is great for fine motor skills, color recognition, and sensory exploration, and it only takes a few minutes to set up. Perfect for toddler Valentine’s Day activities, at-home play ideas, and simple sensory play setups.

If your toddler hasn’t tried Pluffle yet, it’s a must for sensory play!
Linked similar items for our setup 🤍

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Bubble Heart Painting ❤️🫧
An easy Valentine’s Day toddler art activity using paint, dish soap, and heart-shaped cookie cutters. I mixed paint with a little dish soap and water to create bubble paint, then let my toddler dip and stamp hearts while popping the bubbles.

Such a fun Valentine’s art activity for toddlers that supports fine motor skills and sensory play. Perfect for at-home learning, toddler crafts, and Valentine’s Day activities for kids.

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Valentine’s Day toddler sensory bin 💘
This easy Valentine’s sensory play activity is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. I filled our sensory table with Valentine’s rice, DIY love letters made from cardstock, and color-matching mailboxes (I grabbed those from Target last year, so tried to find some other options for you). We added heart bowls, a flower measuring cup, and tongs for scooping, pouring, and fine motor play.

My toddler loved color matching the love letters to the mailboxes and practicing scooping and pouring the rice. This Valentine’s Day sensory bin kept her busy for so long and was so easy to throw together.

Perfect for Valentine’s Day toddler activities, sensory play for toddlers, fine motor activities, and easy at-home play ideas. 💌

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Valentine’s Roses Art Activity for Toddlers 🌹💌
Looking for an easy Valentine’s craft for toddlers? This DIY rose painting activity is perfect for little hands!

Here’s how we made it:
• Fill a Ziploc bag ¼ full with water & seal
• Push water into one corner & secure with a rubber band
• Dip the bag in a shallow amount of paint
• Stamp onto paper & watch it turn into a beautiful rose 🌹

💡 Tip: Test on scrap paper first — too much paint can cover the rose shape!
Decorate as you like (just don’t judge my leaves 😉)

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Valentine’s basket ideas for toddlers 💌
Putting together a simple Valentine’s basket for my toddler with fun, practical items she actually loves. Perfect if you’re skipping candy and focusing on play, books, and everyday favorites instead 💕

I found some stuff from the target bullseye section (coloring book, duck, basket). The Bunny stuffed animal is a jellycat and I found it at a local boutique.

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Valentine’s Day sensory bin for toddlers ❤️ This easy toddler activity uses kinetic sand, construction vehicles, and a simple color-matching hearts activity to support fine motor skills and independent play. Perfect Valentine’s sensory play idea for toddlers and kids!

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Easy winter sensory activity for toddlers ❄️🩵
This simple toddler sensory bin is perfect for practicing scooping, pouring, transferring, and fine motor skills. I set this up in about a minute using water, edible glitter, GloPals light-up cubes, plastic snowflakes, and winter pompoms.

On the other side, I added a ladle, strainer, drip cup, and toddler tweezers to encourage open-ended water play and hand-eye coordination. This is such an easy indoor toddler activity for cold winter days and kept my toddler engaged for a long time.

All the items used for this winter sensory table are linked here 🤍

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Winter sensory bin for toddlers ❄️

I set up this winter sensory activity using our light box and sensory table to create a simple “igloo” building activity. I used reusable ice cubes and shaving cream so my toddler could stick the pieces together, then added snowflake glitter, blue and white pom poms, and winter animal toys for open-ended play.

This sensory bin encouraged fine motor skills, sensory exploration, and imaginative play — and kept my toddler engaged for 40 minutes, which is always a win. It’s a great indoor winter activity for toddlers and an easy sensory play idea you can reuse all season.

Linked everything I used for this toddler sensory bin and light box setup 🤍

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Looking for toddler birthday party favor ideas that actually get used? 🐚 For my daughter’s aquarium birthday, I made ocean-themed playdoh kits that were fun, simple, and perfect for little hands!

Each kit includes:
• Mini playdoh
• Sea animal figurines
• Shells
• Ocean cookie cutter + rolling pin
• Sensory “seaweed”

Plus, for our baby guest, I added the cutest ocean board book! 🫧

✨ Save this idea for your toddler’s next birthday party—fun favors that won’t get thrown away!

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Toddler balloon painting activity 🎈🎨
Painting with balloons is such a fun and easy toddler art idea! We used primary colors to explore color mixing while working on fine motor skills and creativity. This simple birthday art activity is low prep, engaging, and perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. Great for at-home play, parties, or process art days.

Supplies linked below ✨

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Bath time favorites 🛁✨
These two products seriously make bath time so much fun for toddlers! We love the HABA bath whisk for stirring up the bubbles and the Tubby Todd bubble bath for gentle, clean ingredients and all the bubbles. Such an easy way to turn bath time into a sensory activity while keeping little hands busy. Perfect for toddlers, bath toys, and stress-free nightly routines.

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Toddler art wall setup 🤍🎨
We use this 36x24 felt board in the oatmeal color to display all of my toddler’s artwork, and right now it’s styled with a fun birthday art theme. Such an easy way to rotate their art, celebrate special moments, and keep everything in one spot.
Perfect for toddler art display, playroom wall decor, birthday week decor, and a functional art wall for little creatives. Everything linked here.

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Just a mom trying to make birthday week feel special 🥹🎂
This magnetic wall birthday activity was such an easy, low-prep way to celebrate. I used foam sheets to make shapes, magnetic tape, magnetic letters, and chalk crayons to let my toddler decorate her own birthday cake, match shapes, and create freely! Our magnetic wall is from Cherrypick (just can’t link that here)
Perfect toddler birthday activity, fine motor play idea, and screen-free birthday week fun!

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Toddler 2nd birthday toy rotation 🎈
I put together a birthday-themed toy rotation for my toddler turning two using pretend play toys, fine motor activities, building toys, music, books, and a few party favorites. Themed toy rotations are such an easy way to make old toys feel new again and keep play engaging without adding clutter.

This setup is perfect for a 2-year-old and works great for birthday week, party prep, or refreshing your toddler’s toy shelf. Save this idea for your toddler’s next birthday toy rotation or special occasion play.

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