Here are some things you can enjoy doing with your toddler or encouraging them to do on their own:
- Simple puzzles;
- Link-up and stacking toys like trains, blocks and toys with knobs and buttons to push;
- Dress ups – have a box full of hats, shoes, bags, coats, ponchos skirts and pants for your toddler to pull out and put on as many times as she wants during the day;
- Suitable toddler books have pictures and objects, animals and family photos to identify;
- Give your toddler the opportunity to choose what things are the same, such as colour and shape. You can use this as a game when packing away toys together before rest time;
- Encourage your toddler to join in with household activities, such as sweeping the floor, bathing the dog, gardening or washing the dishes;
- Help your toddler learn space awareness with jumping in and through hoops;
- Encourage creeping and crawling along an obstacle course;
- Roll down a gentle incline together;
- Throw and catch a ball together – use different sizes, textures and weights.