Activities for 2 year olds can be tricky. 2 year olds are developing quickly and love to explore and assert their independence. Their high levels of energy and desire to explore naturally along with improving hand-eye coordination lead them to learn new skills and develop further.
Unfortunately the desire to push their boundaries too far can lead to the typical behaviour we expect from ‘the terrible twos’ !
As your child grows they gradually master new life skills and show improvement in feeding themselves, toilet training, cleaning and dressing themselves. Some task take longer than others to master though and parents must show patience and encourage their children as much as they can.
Activities for 2 year olds must be aimed at what is achievable by a 2 year old as different activities apply to different stages of development. Attention spans also vary so activities for 2 year olds must take into account how much concentration will be required.
Breaking down activities into smaller blocks is one way of achieving larger targets and children learn by imitation so practice and parental demonstration is essential along with coaching and positive suggestions.
Fun daily toddler learning activities and games can include arts, crafts, & exercises. Find what your child’s favourite activities are and develop new activities around those.
Printables are great activities for 2 year olds. Shape matching, colouring, sponge painting, counting and puzzles are all freely available on the web and when your child grows tired of one you can simply download some more.
Activities don’t have to be expensive either – a cardboard box and a few existing toys can make an ideal remembering game. Print out photos of animals from the web and you can create a great farm game!
Create activities that make your child use their imagination and problem solve too. Toys can be hidden around the house and garden and then you can organise a treasure hunt for your 2 year old.
Use your imagination and you’ll find your child has to use their imagination too. We hope to bring you lots of great activities for 2 year olds soon.