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Two Year Old Children's Activities

Two-year-olds learn about the world around them through the daily activities you provide for them. They learn to talk by listening, and they exercise their minds with games. Most two-year-olds are up on their feet and seeing what new areas they can explore, so games and learning activities are important for keeping them entertained. While most children in this age group have short attention spans, there is a wide array of activities to play that are safe and age-appropriate.

Color a Printable Card
- Printable cards are available for almost any holiday and occasion. Websites like Fisher Price has printable greeting cards that kids can color. Simply print the pattern that you want and then let the kids color it. They can also decorate their cards with crafty items like pom poms, ribbons and buttons. Parents can help attach those pieces by using a nontoxic glue.
Toddler Bowling
- With just a few simple items, a two-year-old can play their very own bowling game. Items such as cleaned plastic bottles or paper cups can be used for pins, and a soft ball can be used to knock them down. This activity promotes hand and eye coordination and is both fun and easy to clean up.
Same or Different Game
- This activity encourages your two-year-old to distinguish between different objects. You can choose any group of objects as long as they are safe for your toddler to handle. For example, you may show your child two red balls of the same size and one that is green and larger than the red ones. Give your toddler the opportunity to figure out which one is different. To keep the game fun, give rewards. Make a sticker chart and allow your toddler to pick a sticker to put on their chart every time they answer correctly.
Touch It Game
- Toddlers learn much about their world through touch, but most parents spend more time telling their children what they should not touch. This game encourages two-year-olds to touch and feel different objects that you provide. You will need brown paper bags and items safe for toddlers to handle. Find items made from different materials and have varying shapes. Hide the items in the bags and let the toddler explore what is in the bag without looking inside. They can guess what is in each bag and then play with the items when the game is over.
Bathtime Stickers
- Find a children's book that you do not mind cutting apart. Cut out the pictures and any other shape that a two-year-old might find entertaining. Place the cutouts between two sheets of clear contact paper. Be sure to secure the cutouts between the layers of contact paper by dragging a ruler across it. Cut around the shape, leaving a half-inch margin of sealed contact paper around the edges. The pictures are now waterproof and will stick to the side of the bathtub when wet.

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