Creative Fun for Little Ones
Do it Together: Learning Through Play
Turn simple printer paper into playtime memories
Learning through Play Printables
Scissor Practice for Pretend Hair & Fur
Add pretend hair or fur to printables and ask your kiddo to give them a haircut. Click the picture to see Mamaw's blog about teaching kids to use scissors.
Plant Growing Journal
Plant something with your child and measure it weekly with a ruler or tape measure toy. Track the progress with this free printable. Beans and Sunflowers are fast-growing plants.
Alphabet Recording/Tracker Sheets
Here are a few ways to use these alphabet sheets. Laminate to use over & over.
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Roll alphabet dice and color the corresponding letters on the tracker sheet. Print 2 copies if you want to race to see who colors them all first.
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Take this on the go. Find things that start with each letter and color them on the tracker.
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Put plastic or magnetic letters in a bag, or hide them around the house, Let your little one find them and color them on the tracker to make sure they get them all. Time it to make it even more fun.
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Cover plastic letters in a sensory bin of sand or soapy water. Have your child dig/scoop them out and color them on the tracker as they go.
Simple Indoor Scavenger Hunt
This printable has two pages of simple pictures and checkboxes so you and your toddler can work together to find common household items. Set a timer and see if you can get the all in time.
Alphabet Flash Cards
Besides the obvious use of flash cards, here are some other ways you can use these free printables:
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Print 2 sets and use can use them as a memory matching game or a 'go fish' game. If you get a match, work those fine motor skills by attaching them with a colorful clothespin or an ABC fine motor clip.
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Draw cards from a pile and find the corresponding magnetic or plastic letter.Â
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Use the cards as a template to make play doh or Wikki Stix letters.
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Hide the cards and have the kiddos find them and color in the letters on the Alphabet Recording/tracker cards.
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Put the cards on the floor in order. Sing the ABC song and have your child step on each corresponding card.
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Take turn picking cards from a pile and trying to find something that starts with that letter. Mamaw's Tip: Punch a hole in the same corner of each card and add them to a ring so you can easily take them to restaurants, cars, etc.
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Mix the upper and lower case cards for more challenging versions of these activities.
Number Flash Cards
Besides the obvious use of flash cards, here are some other ways you can use these free printables:
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Print 2 sets and use can use them as a memory matching game or a 'go fish' game. If you get a match, work those fine motor skills by attaching them with a colorful clothespin.
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Draw cards from a pile and find the corresponding magnetic foam numbers.
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Use the cards as a template to make play doh or Wikki Stick numbers.
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Hide the cards and have the kiddos find them and dot the numbers on the Number recording/tracker sheets.
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Take turns drawing a card from a pile and then finding that number of something. Example: if you draw a 4 from the pile, you might say that you can see 4 forks or 4 windows.
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Mamaw's Tip: Punch a hole in the same corner of each card and add them to a ring so you can easily take them to restaurants, in cars, etc.
Dot Number Recording/Tracker Sheets
Here are a few ways to use these dot number sheets. Laminate to use over & over.
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Take this on the go. Count things that you see and color the total on the tracker. Example: If you are in a restaurant, how many people do you see wearing red?
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Use this with motor skill challenges. Examples: Can you do 20 jumping jacks? If so, dot the 20. Can you blink your eyes 12 time? If so, dot the 12.
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the tracker as they go.
Colored Patterns
These are pages of colored circles that can be used many ways. You can print them and give them to your child along with pom poms, dot stickers, ball pit balls, dot markers, Play doh, etc. Let them try to reproduce the color pattern. For younger kiddos, you may want to cut them into strips of 3, or stick to the simple patterns. If you use pom poms or ball pit balls, you can use muffin tins or cut holes in cardboard to hold them. You can also have older kids cut out the circles and make their own patterns to follow, or use a dry erase board and markers to replicate these patterns, or make their own.
Print the pages. Cut the eggs out into strips and laminate if you want to reuse them. Give your kiddo some empty, open plastic egg pieces and challenge them to match the colors on the strips. Use an empty egg carton to hold the eggs. Or, if you don’t have the eggs, you can give them play doh, construction paper/scissors or markers  in the same colors to match the egg patterns.
Easter Egg Matching Game
Matching Mitten Activities
This printable is made up of a few different activities. The first activity in it is a simple matching sheet for toddlers. Print it and laminate if you want to reuse it. Give it to your little with markers or dry erase markers and let them draw lines between the matching mittens.
The next activity has matching sets of mitten cards. Cut out the cards, laminate them if you want to reuse them, and decide whether your child should just use the one-color mittens or the multi-colored mittens. You can use the cards for a go-fish type game, or a memory matching game. If you want to add a little fine motor practice, have them use mini clothes pins to attach the matches.
The last activity has cards with numbered mittens. You can also use these for a memory matching or go-fish type game or you can make it a fine motor and counting activity by asking them to add the number of plastic chain links to the corresponding number cards. Again, laminate them after cutting them out if you want to reuse them. These are perfect for an on-the-go bag!
Comparing Weights with Balance Scale
My grandson loves weighing and comparing items with this balance scale. He quickly understood that the lighter items go up and the heavier item goes down. If your child likes to record data, you can use this free printable.Â
Magnetic Fun Around the House
Use this checklist and a magnet to sneak in a little science fun with a game of 'Does It Stick?'.
Magnetic Fun Outside
Use this checklist and a magnet to sneak in a little science fun with a game of 'Does It Stick?'.
Racing Time Tracker
Does your little one have the zoomies? Just grab a kid-friendly timer and challenge them to all types of racing exercises. Use this free printable to track their personal records, so they can see how they are getting faster and stronger.