I’ve been reading about things to do with my 2 year old to start focusing on learning during the day since we aren’t doing preschool until he’s 4. I’ve gotten ideas from lots of Montessori blogs, but some of it is just normal toddler activities. Here are some things he’s been enjoying and others that I hope to try in the future:
- Playing with stamps. We have letter stamps from Michaael’s and I draw something with the letter and he stamps near it
- Matching activities. I took photos of lots of his toys so we do matching of animals, trains, blocks, etc. We have done item to picture and picture to picture since I printed doubles
- Using tongs to put pom poms in a silicone ice mold
- Doing wooden puzzles
- Using beans to count on a few pictures I drew that have different numbers of circles
- Using paper “number rods” and putting them in different spots and running to each number
- Trying to “sew” with paper by threading it through a folder I cut slits into
- Making and playing with play dough
- Using scissors and tape
Things we plan to do include:
- Throwing balls at a target
- Making stamps out of potatoes
- Making our own paint
- Growing a carrot top in water
- Making a teddy bear parachute
- Playing a game where we run around and when I say “stop” we have to run somewhere specific
Growing Green 