Free Toddler Games

Bottle bowling

admin — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:24:17 +0000

What you’ll need Empty soda bottles Large plastic ball Process Place the empty bottles in a triangle like bowling pins. Let your toddler roll the ball to knock them over. You may have to experiment with distance as the ball sometimes rolls down the side, so a closer distance would help with accuracy, as they...

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Balloon cricket

admin — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:14:01 +0000

What you’ll need Empty paper towel roll or gift wrapping roll Balloon Process Find a big open area Take turns throwing and hitting the balloon. You can introduce numbers by keeping score of how many runs your toddler scores, draw the numbers really big an keep mentioning their score.

Hot potato

admin — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 06:47:11 +0000

What you’ll need Potato (indoors) water balloon (outdoors) Process Ask the children to sit cross-legged in a circle with one child blindfolded in the middle. Once they’re ready, throw the potato to one of the children. The children should throw the potato to each other. The child in the middle (leader) shouts “hot,” whoever is...

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Pin the tail on the donkey

admin — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 06:34:15 +0000

What you’ll need Poster of a donkey. Blindfolds Different coloured tails for each player. Process Put the poster of the donkey on the wall. Ask the children to queue in front of the poster When a child is at the front, place the blindfold over their eyes. Spin them around four times and let them...

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Beanbag race

admin — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 06:19:20 +0000

What you’ll need Beanbags Process This one is for older toddlers, find a nice open area and draw a start and finish line. Ask the toddlers to line up at the starting line. Place a small beanbag on each toddler’s head. Let them race to the finish line whilst balancing the beanbags on their heads....

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Beanbag balance

admin — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 05:45:20 +0000

What you’ll need Beanbags Process A few toddlers get in a crawling position. Place the small, light beanbags on their backs. Tell them to start crawling. The winner is the one who keeps the beanbag on their back the longest. Give the winner a prize.

Floating toy

admin — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:48:08 +0000

What you’ll need Helium balloon Long string A very light toy Process Attach the string to the balloon. Make sure the string is long enough for your toddler to grab hold of whilst it’s resting on the ceiling. Attach the very light toy to the string. Let your toddler have fun pulling the toy and...

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Hide the toy

admin — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:37:01 +0000

What you’ll need. Your toddler’s favourite toy Process Go to an area that your toddler knows very well. Hide their favourite toy. Once they find it, they get to hide it, and it’s your turn to look for it.

Baggie blocks

admin — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 03:51:49 +0000

What you’ll need Paper bags Tape Scissors Newspapers Process Crunch up a bunch of newspapers. Fill the paper bags halfway with the newspapers. Fold the top of the bag over to form a lid on the block. Seal the block with the tape. Build a tower or tunnel for your toddler to crawl through.

Everything tower

admin — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 03:41:52 +0000

What you’ll need A variety of shaped cans, bottles, containers, toilet rolls, boxes, etc… Process Build the biggest tower you can with everything you can find. Remember to put heavier, harder items near the bottom. At some point, the tower is going to fall over.