For Toddlers (13 - 36 Months)

13 - 18 Months

• Playdates: Arrange playdates with other children to help your toddler make friends and learn social skills. For Parents - Meithrin
• Walking and Running: Give your toddler plenty of space to practice walking and running. This helps them build strength and coordination. Toddle About
• Helping with Tasks: Involve your toddler in simple tasks at home, like putting away toys. This helps them feel important and learn responsibility. Tiny Happy People - Activities 12-18 month olds
• Shape and Colour Sorters: Utilise shape sorters and other educational toys to enhance your toddler's problem-solving skills and hand-eye coordination. These toys make excellent gift ideas that you can suggest to family members for your child's birthday or Christmas gifts. How to teach your baby colours - BBC Tiny Happy People
• Music and Dance: Play music and encourage your toddler to dance and move to the rhythm. This helps them develop a sense of rhythm and coordination and you can join in the fun too! Activities to do with your 1-year-old: Singing with family members - BBC Tiny Happy People

19 - 24 Months

• Pretend Play: Encourage pretend play with dolls, stuffed animals, and toy kitchens. This helps your toddler use their imagination. Early pretend play with toddlers - BBC Tiny Happy People
• Outdoor Exploration: Take your toddler to the park or garden to explore nature and play with outdoor toys. This helps them learn about the environment. Helping toddlers learn on a walk - BBC Tiny Happy People
• Sharing and Turn-Taking: Teach your toddler to share and take turns during play. This helps them learn how to interact with others. Shared attention / Joint attention - what is joint attention and why is it good for your baby's learning? - BBC Tiny Happy People
• Simple Puzzles: Introduce simple puzzles to help your toddler develop cognitive skills and patience. Tiny Happy People - Activities for 18 months to 2 year olds
• Story Time: Read stories together and ask your toddler to point out pictures and repeat words. This helps them develop language skills. Bookstart in Wales | BookTrust
• Reward system. Reward toddler’s positive behaviour with a reward system such as a sticker chart to promote confidence.
• Connect with nature. Collect leaves and twigs to play “pretend/mud kitchen”; this allows toddlers to connect with nature and express their creativity.

25 - 30 Months

• Interactive Playdates: Arrange playdates with other children to help your toddler make friends and learn social skills. For Parents - Meithrin
• Building Blocks: Use building blocks to enhance fine motor skills and creativity. This helps your toddler learn to build and create. Toddle About
• Kindness Activities: Encourage your toddler to show kindness to others, such as helping a friend. This not only helps them learn empathy but also provides an opportunity for you to model kind behaviour. By demonstrating acts of kindness yourself, you reinforce the importance of empathy and compassion, making it more likely that your child will adopt these values. What are positive affirmations and can they help my child? - BBC Tiny Happy People
• Art and Craft: Provide crayons, paper, and non-toxic paint for your toddler to create art. This helps them express themselves creatively. Why crafty play is great for children's learning? - BBC Tiny Happy People
• Nature Walks: Take your toddler on nature walks and talk about what you see and hear. This helps them learn about the world around them. To make it even more engaging, plan a picnic together and involve your child in preparing it in advance. This not only adds excitement to the outing but also teaches them valuable skills and fosters a sense of responsibility. Benefits of Taking Baby on a Walk - BBC Tiny Happy People
• Promote positive rules: that toddlers can contribute to and understand, for example, tidying toys away/putting rubbish in the bin, to help them feel like they are contributing to the family household.

31 - 36 Months

• Family Time: Spend quality time together as a family, playing games and doing activities. This helps your toddler feel loved and secure. Tiny Happy People - Activities for 2-3 year olds
• Obstacle Courses: Set up simple obstacle courses to challenge your toddler’s physical skills. This helps them build strength and coordination. Toddle About
• Helping with Chores: Involve your toddler in age-appropriate chores, like setting the table. This helps them learn responsibility. BBC Tiny Happy People
• Counting Games: Play counting games with everyday objects to introduce basic math concepts. This helps your toddler learn numbers. The Toddler Club: Counting Activities for Kids - BBC Tiny Happy People
• Mindfulness Activities: Practice simple mindfulness activities, like deep breathing or listening to calming sounds. This helps your toddler learn to relax. Wellbeing activities for children - BBC Tiny Happy People
• Display children’s artwork: at their height, where possible, in the home to show that their work is important and loved
• Promote independence. Encourage children to carry out activities by themselves to promote their independence, such as serving their own snacks, pouring their own drink and washing their hands.