Toddler

easy, low-prep, and engaging activities for toddlers

Lavender Playdough

Making lavender playdough is one of my favorite scented playdoughs to make.  It smells amazing and is so calming for adults and kids! When I make this lavender playdough recipe it smells like aromatherapy in the house.  I love it!  Plus it’s so simple and quick to make.  I can make this playdough in under 10 minutes.  That’s faster than I can drive to the store to buy playdough for my kids to play with! Lavender playdough is a great activity for kids to do after school.  It’s…

Salt Dough Ornaments

Salt Dough Ornaments are a fun and simple Christmas craft for toddlers and kids to make.   I still remember making salt dough ornaments when I was a kid!  The salt dough ornaments are still preserved that I made as a kid and I still hang them on my Christmas tree. Why Use Salt Dough? Salt dough is an easy, fun, and cost-effective way to make homemade ornaments.  The salt in the dough acts as a preservative making these ornaments last a long time.  You can make any shape or use cookie cutters with this…

McLaren Scooter

McLaren Scooter Review  With three active boys, I’ve tried many different scooters.  The McLaren scooter is a high-quality scooter that offers a smooth ride with a sleek design. While bikes have many pros, I love scooters for the sheer ease of being compact and lightweight, and the many gross motor benefits they offer kids.  Scooters offer a great form of exercise and are easy to take to parks, camping, a boardwalk, the culdesac (which we mostly do), and much more. Scooters fit easily in a car trunk and are so portable – which is…