If I wanted to start doing more learning activities with my toddler but didn’t want to spend much money… here’s exactly where I’d start. For about $25 I’d buy: • a black sharpie • a pack of colored markers • dot stickers (or dot markers) • a roll of craft paper Craft paper is one of my favorite things because it covers a BIG space and makes it easy for multiple kids to work on something together. Tape it to the table or floor and you instantly have a giant learning canvas. From there I’d build activities around whatever my kids already love — dinosaurs, cars, animals, holidays, etc. Then we’d practice colors, numbers, and letters through play. The next thing I’d spend money on is something with premade letters and numbers. Having a few manipulatives like that makes activities so much easier to set up. And honestly once you have those basics, you can get really creative using things you already have at home — Cereal, Cotton balls, Toy cars, Stickers, the list goes on. Simple > fancy every time. I share lots of easy toddler learning ideas like this for ages 2–4, so follow along if you want activities you can set up in just a few minutes