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1.Transferring objects
Benefits
Hand-eye coordination, Great Sensorial skill and Fine motor skill development.
Age
12 to 18months
Materials needed
Cardboard/unused container. (Make 1 or more holes), Ball/pom pom , Muffin, Tray, Bowls, spoons, ladle, water can,Popsicles, Large buttons, Straws, Container (make some holes which fits them),Legumes, ladle, empty container,Bowls, water and cup, Scrubber,Toy egg, tray and tongs
a.Ping pong ball transfer
- Keep a bowl of Pom Pom/Ping pong Balls and muffin tray
- Allow your kid to pick the ball and put in the muffin tray
- Keep bowl of Balls and poked cardboard or container
- Allow your kid to pick ball and put it in the hole
- Keep a bowl of Balls, tongs and muffin tray
- Allow your kid to pick ball using the tongs and put in the muffin tray
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b.Spoon transfer
- Keep some spoons in a tumbler and one empty tumbler
- Ask the child to transfer them
- We can try this activity in restaurants during the wait time
- Keep the water can and basket of balls
- Allow your kid to pick the ball using hand/tong/ladle and transfer it to the Water can
c.Button and popsicle transfer
- Keep the Popsicles/Straw/ Large Buttons and container with a hole as per the size of objects to be transferred
- Ask the child to drop them through the hole
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d.Legume transfer
- Provide a cup of legume, empty cup, and a Ladle
- Let the kid transfer it from one bowl to another
e.Water Transfer
- Keep two bowls (one with water and another being empty), ladle /spoon/Small cup
- Let the kid transfer the water back and forth
- Keep two bowls (one with water and another being empty).
- Let the Kid dip the scrubber in water and squeeze the water in empty bowl
This is one of kids favorite activity.
f.Transfer with tongs
- Keep a bowl of toy eggs and egg tray
- Allow your kid to pick the egg and arrange in egg tray using hand or tongs.
g.Cardboard ball transfer
- Take one big cardboard and poke some holes on the sides.
- Make the kid sit in the cardboard and let them do some ball transfer activity
2.Stacking objects
Benefits
Hand-eye coordination,Fine motor skill development, Creative and free play, Balance control
Age
12 to 18 months
Materials needed
Paper cups, steel tumblers, Cups, bowls Measuring cups
- Give the items one at a time. Day1- Paper cups, Day2-Steel tumbler etc
- Let the kid do some stacking work, and they can do some more free play with the same
3.Treasure Basket
Benefits
Great Sensorial skill by exploring different textured materials, Language development
Age
From 8 month onwards or once baby started to sit on their own
Materials needed
Different types of some random and safe items readily available at home.Various textured cloth (Silk, cotton, wool etc.) , Tray filled with kitchen items (Spoons, tumbler , ladle etc.) , empty container etc
- Fill up the basket with different items
- Let the child touch, sense it and then talk about it
- It is a great sensorial, language development activity
4.Play with Keys
Benefits
Fine-motor development, concentration
Age
15 to 18 months. Or once kid started to stand on their own without support.
Materials needed
Keys and key stand
- Provide a key stand and some keys. Let the kid figure it out and play for some time. My daughter has played with this for more than one week.
5.Scribbling
Benefits
Fine-motor development, concentration, Hand-eye coordination
Age
After 12 months
Materials needed
Note , pen, empty card board, washable markers
- Provide the material and let the kids scribble by themselves. They love to enjoy this activity and its much helpful for development of writing skills later in their age. Never attempt to hold baby’s hand and make them write. That’s not necessary at this age. Let them do it on their own.
6.Walk over different textured material
Benefits
Great sensorial activity and gross motor skill development.
Age
12 -18 months (Or once baby started to walk w/wo support).
Materials needed
Different Textured door mat
- Place some floor mats, bubble wrap
- Let the kid walk over them
7.Play with stickers
Benefits
Great sensorial activity and Fine motor skill development
Age
12 months onwards
Materials needed
Store bought stickers and empty note
- Provide stickers.Ask the kids to peel and paste it in another empty paper
- We can even show our face to paste and peel the stickers. Will be more fun for kids
8.Flash cards and posters
- Flashcards are useful for language development. Kids can get an idea of different objects
9.Buckle play
Benefits
Fine motor skill, concentration
Age
After 6 months
Materials needed
Books with different colored images , various textures
- Provide some buckles and let them open and lock it back. My daughter loves this activity.She can’t open still but can lock it.
- Please be with the child
10. Pretend play set
Benefits
Fine motor skill, pretend play, develops imaginary skills, language development(as we talk about various item inside the set), open end play,
Age
After 12 months
Materials needed
Store bought doctor play set
- Provide the doctor set and let them explore it.
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11.Walk over the pillow
- Arrange some pillows on the floor and allow the kid to walk over it. They love to do it. Perfect exercise for those cute little legs.
Wowwww it’s just awesome , I think you have covered almost everything from motor skills to sensory skills. Great blog .
Thank you balaji
Very useful blog. Very cute, useful diy projects with home available materials. Gives both parents and children quality time to spend and have fun too without actually spending lots of money on toys with which most of the children don’t even play.
I had fun watching my toddler do the scribbling in the box.
Thanks Neha. Happy to hear about your toddler’s activity .
Great work. She mustn’t be bored I suppose. ?
Thanks sujitha. Ha ha Yes, these activities kept her busy for 10 to 15 minutes and she enjoyed doing it.
This post is fantastic! So thorough and such great activities for kiddos! Thank you!!!
Thank you.
Great ideas here. A very good mix and love all the sensory activities you provide. And I love that many of these can be done with everyday items. Your daughter is adorable! 🙂
Thanks a alot.
Very thoughtful activities! You did a great job!
Thank you.
These are great! Thank you! My 11m old seems to be all about transferring things from one place to another, so the first few are definitely happening next week here. Our bigger kids love their tuff tray too, so I’ll be putting some of the other activities up there x
Thank you. Hope your kid will enjoy the activities. Do share your experience.
These are great and I love how detailed you took us through . Thank you for sharing.x
Thank you.
I love all of these ideas! I also really like how most of them involve something that can already be found within the home which cuts back on the need to constantly go out & buy something!
-madi xo | http://www.everydaywithmadirae.com
Thank you .