The Everything Toddler Activities Book
Keeping toddlers happy and stimulated at the same time isn’t easy-as any parent can tell you. But in The Everything Toddler Activities Book, parents find hundreds of exercises that keep youngsters smiling even as they advance their mental and physical growth. Designed to challenge their minds as well as their bodies, these activities include active play, art, and movement exploration as well as memory and discovery games, crafts, and nursery songs. Includes age-appropriate activities for: Going to the playground, park, and beach Building social and emotional skills Traveling by car or plane Practicing movement and dance Celebrating seasons and holidays Packed with a variety of creative games to speed their cognitive, physiological, and emotional maturity, The Everything Toddler Activities Book is the perfect tool for parents looking for fun ways to stimulate their child’s development. Joni Levine, M.Ed. has been working with young children and their families since 1981…
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Written by experienced day care provider Joni Levine M.Ed., The Everything Toddler Activities Book: Games and Projects that Entertain and Educate is a comprehensive resource chock filled with inexpensive, age-appropriate, fun, and educational activities for toddlers, from rhymes and songs to car or plane-travel games to physical activities and holiday expressions. Each activity is outlined in a number of simple steps, such as “Ice-Cube Painting”, which requires only ice cubes, craft sticks, and paint or Kool-Aid/Jell-O powder. “1) Make a tray of ice cubes. Freeze each cube with a craft stick sticking in so that you have a square Popsicle. 2) Let your child sprinkle the powdered paint on the paper. 3) Show your child how to use the ice cube on a stick as a paintbrush. The colors will swirl as the ice melts.” Enthusiastically recommended for parents, babysitters, and child care providers everywhere.
I like the way this book is organized: the chapters are logical, there is a nice match-up in the back with milestones in the areas of cognitive, physical, and social-emotional development and activities to support development in these areas. Each activity lists materials, age group, time, and whether for a group or individual. HOWEVER, I bought this book with my younger toddler in mind and the majority of the activities are just beyond her. The activities are divided into age categories, with the youngest being 18-40 months. It isn’t intended for 12-18 month old toddlers, and even of the 18-40 month activities, I find only a handful are appropriate for my 18 month old.
Prefect. Filled with lots of ideas and activities that also encourage new ideas. Very helpful as a teacher, auntie, sometimes nanny and one day parent. Perfect for those “I’m bored” days or when you need a different way to teach challenging concepts. Loved it