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Toddler MUST HAVES for Learning Activities and Creativity
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items These are my go to items for toddlers. From building their confidence, teaching them life skills. to unleashing their creativity. Here's a list of tried and tested things I regularly use so you don't have to keep searching
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Must haves to build their confidence and important skills
Must haves to build their confidence and important skills
These are my go to items when creating and restocking a toddlers creative space
After trying twistable crayons I will never go back! Twistable colored pencils so your toddler can enjoy a smooth colored pencil feel without needing to sharpen it! The plastic also helps them hold the pencil and practice their fine motor hand grips ...
Crayola Twistable Colored Pencils 30ct
I love these twistable crayons! If you've ever broken a crayon while coloring you know how that can stop your creative momentum. These twistable crayons help give your toddlers a study crayon to hold and gives them a smooth coloring utensil
Crayola 24ct Mini Twistables Crayons
Skin color crayons are a MUST! Toddlers and kids love to be able to represent and find the color to match the skin tones for them and other people they love/like to draw. It helps create a more realistic picture
Crayola 24ct Crayons - Colors of the World
Okay look, scented crayons and art has stepped up it's game over the years. The colors SMELL SO GOOD and usually tempt toddlers to keep coloring even longer than before. I appreciate how they continue to smell the different scents and it gets them ea...
Crayola Mini Inspiration Art Case Silly Scents Smash Ups
Help them practice their fine motor skills with kid scissors. From cardboard food boxes, to left over mail envelopes these scissors will help them build up their hand muscles needed for other activities
2ct Kids' Scissors Blunt Tip Pink/Blue - up&up™
Help toddlers explore their creativity and build the problem solving side of their brain with paint! Give them some paint brushes, a sponge, a spoon, any kind of fun utensils to get their paint and explore on. The bonus is these are washable so you d...
Crayola 10ct 2oz Washable Kids Paint Classic Colors
I hear what you're thinking - isn't 750 sheets a lot? Will I need that much? Yes! Yes to both. And when you are deep in an art project of need to grab a few more sheets of paper you'll be glad you have this jumbo pack
750 Sheets Letter Printer Paper White - up&up™
I love using this roll of paper because of the thickness, durability, and quality. From large paintings (try taping it to a large white board and walla you have an outdoor canvas) to large drawing pieces, this helps your toddler feel the freedom of t...
Vanhench White Wrapping Paper 17.5"x1200"
When I tell you I use blue tape EVERY DAY, I mean it. From art projects, to hanging pictures on walls, to taping together random things - I love using blue tape! Display their beautiful art creations on the wall and boost up your toddler's sense of p...
SmaringRobot Blue Painters Tape…
Leftie scissors for our left handed friends. Right handed scissors are not the same - they frustrate toddlers and are hard to use. Help your leftie build their hand skills and gain the confidence with scissors made for them
Westcott Left-Handed Kids' Scissors, 5-Inch
While the glue stick is tempting (to avoid mess) stick with the liquid glue to build toddlers fine motor skills. From working on their hand muscles, to controlling the amount of glue on paper, to the hand eye coordination - liquid glue is far superio...
Elmer's 4oz Washable School Glue - White
I love this maget tile set because it comes with a bag. From the different shapes it comes with, to the sizes, to the colors - magnet tiles helps your toddle create, build, and allows your to visually see the uniqueness of their brain. Plus it's a gr...
SUNNY AUNTIE 125 PCS Magnetic Tiles Set
Their own whiteboard to help with - learning life skills. Need them to practice wiping? Are they practicing brushing teeth? I love using white boards for writing but more so for putting on blue tape and having a hard surface to pull tape and paper of...
Mr. Pen Dry Erase Board 14" x 11" with Marker
I love using these large white boards as a creative, hard surface, that can move ANYWHERE. From the park, to outside, to on the floor - this helps me make projects wherever. Use blue tape and two large sheets from the paper roll and you have an insta...
VIZ-PRO Magnetic Whiteboard 18x12, 1 Eraser, 2 Markers
One of the best ways to get kids to help in the kitchen - LET THEM MEASURE! Toddlers love dumping spoonfuls of sugar, flour, whatever you've got. Bonus - let them add seasonings to work on their wrist control
12PC Colored Measuring Cups & Spoons Set
Help them build up their confidence in the kitchen. From cutting their own strawberries to putting mayo on their own sandwiches - this set has everything you need to start
13-Piece Montessori Kitchen Tools for Kids
I love reusing activities with these white board markers. I prefer the thing markers because it gives toddlers more control of their writing space
EXPO Low Odor Ultra-Fine Dry Erase Markers
I use these weekly! They're great to have handy when you create an activity and want to make it reusable. Slip the paper inside the sheet and use dry erase markers to write with. I use an old sock, shirt, or tissue paper to erase with
Amazon Basics Clear Sheet Protectors, 100-Pack