Toddler Growth and Development

It will be a long time before your child has the strength and coordination to hit a ball with a bat, but this activity can help him get there!

Set up a running obstacle course that requires quick movements and precision. This will help your child master rapid shifts of the body.

This activity will give your toddler's large muscles – and his imagination – a workout.

Shake the soda bottle, and your toddler will be amazed by the glittery waves that are produced.

Build your child's vocabulary. This toddler rhyme activity pairs actions with words.

Your toddler will love playing with the homemade block sorter. Here's how to make it.

Asking "What would happen if...?" is a great activity that promotes creative thinking in toddlers.

Decorate your toddler's highchair with hanging toys, and she'll have fun throwing them off and pulling them back up.

The "stop and go" toddler activity reinforces traffic directions, shapes, and colors.

Your toddler will love the sound and feel of running on sticky contact paper.

Lay down a long rope in a zigzag pattern in the grass, and see if your toddler can walk on it without losing their balance.

Your toddler will love this shaker made from a soda bottle and some colored rice.

Challenge your toddler's senses by blindfolding him and having him identify objects.

Make a set of texture plates for your toddler, and teach him about the sense of touch!

Bread and peanut butter make a perfect canvas for your toddler's alphabet cereal sentences.

Build your toddler a toy play set out with just a piece of wood and some Velcro.

This activity is lots of fun, and it gives your toddler practice with word recognition.

Your toddler will have fun building forts and tents with sheets. Make every laundry day a holiday in your house!