Toddler Growth and Development

The fun activity helps young children learn about colors by using food coloring.

Growing muscles make young children feel powerful. This is the perfect age for racing you across the yard.

Use this activity to help teach your toddler the concept of abbreviating in a playful way.

Work with your child to transfer water from bottle to bottle in this fun activity.

Direct your child to walk in different ways, and you'll help him master both his mind and his body.

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

Give your toddler clothespins and a coffee can, and suddenly he's busy!

If your toddler is curious about sounds, the clothespin drop is a great rainy-day activity for her.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.