Toddler Growth and Development

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!

This activity can be repeated many times, because toddlers love opening presents!

Toddlers love throwing balls into the giant happy mouth, which you can make with just a cardboard box.

Give your child practice with balancing, using a homemade balancing board.

Teach your preschool child about timing and accuracy, with this dynamic pillow game.

Here are some suggestions for parents of children with fine-motor difficulties.

Learn how you can improve your child's fine-motor skills with keystroking activities.

This article lists observable behaviors of children with fine-motor difficulties.

This article explain why it is important to develop children's fine-motor skills.