Stacking & Nesting with a Parent-Child Motor Challenge for 2-Year-Old Toddlers

A practical way to explore stacking & nesting with a parent-child motor challenge for 2 year old toddlers is to connect the idea with something familiar your child can actually do or notice. The parent-child motor challenge idea turns stacking & nesting into something your child can see, do, hear, move, or talk about instead […]

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Sensory Textures for 0-3-Month-Old Babies: Sensory-and-Motor Setup

One easy starting point for sensory textures for 0-3 month old babies is a familiar activity that gives your child time to look, move, listen, choose, or respond. This sensory-and-motor setup idea starts with something familiar and turns it into a few minutes of purposeful play. The adult models the idea, the child joins in […]

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Scooping & Pouring for 2-Year-Old Toddlers: Build-a-Skill Path

You can practice scooping & pouring for 2 year old toddlers in ordinary play; the key is to keep the experience short, clear, and connected to real meaning. The goal is to make scooping & pouring concrete, playful, and easy to repeat. This build-a-skill path setup gives you a practical way to do that with […]

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Reaching & Grasping with an Everyday Tool Practice for 10-11-Month-Old Babies

One easy starting point for reaching & grasping with an everyday tool practice for 10-11 month old babies is a familiar activity that gives your child time to look, move, listen, choose, or respond. This everyday tool practice activity uses a familiar real-world moment so your child can explore reaching & grasping through action and […]

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Put In / Take Out with an Art-and-Motor Activity for 7-9-Month-Old Babies

A practical way to explore put in / take out with an art-and-motor activity for 7-9 month old babies is to connect the idea with something familiar your child can actually do or notice. This art-and-motor activity activity uses a familiar real-world moment so your child can explore put in / take out through action […]

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Pre-Writing Paths & Strokes with a Tabletop Skill Game for 4-Year-Old Preschoolers

You can practice pre-writing paths & strokes with a tabletop skill game for 4 year old preschoolers in ordinary play; the key is to keep the experience short, clear, and connected to real meaning. This tabletop skill game idea starts with something familiar and turns it into a few minutes of purposeful play. The adult […]

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Posting & Pegging with a Real-Life Hand Practice for 3-Year-Old Preschoolers

You can practice posting & pegging with a real-life hand practice for 3 year old preschoolers in ordinary play; the key is to keep the experience short, clear, and connected to real meaning. This real-life hand practice idea starts with something familiar and turns it into a few minutes of purposeful play. The adult models […]

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Play Dough & Molding for 2-Year-Old Toddlers: Art-and-Motor Activity

If you want a low-pressure way to work on play dough & molding for 2 year old toddlers, this activity gives you a concrete place to start. The art-and-motor activity idea turns play dough & molding into something your child can see, do, hear, move, or talk about instead of something that feels like a […]

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Lacing & Threading with a Make-and-Do Activity for 5-Year-Old Children

You can practice lacing & threading with a make-and-do activity for 5 year old children in ordinary play; the key is to keep the experience short, clear, and connected to real meaning. This make-and-do activity activity uses a familiar real-world moment so your child can explore lacing & threading through action and interaction. Plan on […]

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Hand-Eye Coordination for 10-11-Month-Old Babies: Everyday Tool Practice

You can practice hand-eye coordination for 10-11 month old babies in ordinary play; the key is to keep the experience short, clear, and connected to real meaning. The purpose of this everyday tool practice activity is simple: make hand-eye coordination visible, active, and enjoyable enough to revisit on another day. Set up the everyday tool […]

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