- Outdoor activities for backyard or the park (when you don’t want them touching the playground) https://nurturestore.co.uk/forest-school-activities-for-toddlers-and-preschool
- Sparkle Stories app ($15/month) has a ton of great stories for kids. My three year old sits quietly, transfixed by the Martin and Sylvia stories (usually 15-30 minutes in length).
- Busy toddler
- Crayons, watercolors, stickers, construction paper, preschool workbooks; this workbook has been a hit with my daughter from the ages of 3 to 4.
- Playdough – always and forever. Feed Me I’m Yours Playdough recipe (you can make it at home with your kid, lasts for a few months)
- Empty cardboard boxes, painters tape and kid scissors.
- Magnatiles (for any age, really).
- Make a toy car parking lot out of a cardboard box to practice numbers and letters
- Throw all of your puzzle pieces into a bag. Mix and shake it up before dumping out. Quickly sort the pieces and put the puzzles together.
- Go on an alphabet hunt around your home. Make a list of the alphabet letters and have kids cross out the letters you find or objects you find that begin with each letter at babame.com.
- KiwiCo Projects for Preschoolers
List of educational and family resources