Use your toddler’s fascination with touching things to teach language skills
Studies find that labeling an object as your child handles it can help them connect what they have in their hands to the words you say.
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Building a strong pencil grip: 3 fun art tools and activities for toddlers
These ideas help your toddler move from a fisted grip to one that uses the strength of their fingers and thumb.
What’s the best type of puzzle for 1.5-year-olds?
Learn which puzzles offer just enough challenge for young toddlers.
DIY: mosaic texture art
Help your toddler explore what it feels and looks like to paint on different surfaces as they build fine motor and language skills.
9 favorite fine motor activities for 22 months
Help your toddler get better at coordinating the small muscles of their hands and fingers with these activities from a pediatric OT.
The connection schema: putting things together and taking them apart
Toddlers love discovering how objects fit together and come apart. Discover 5 ways to support this type of play.
Best travel toys, according to Lovevery families
Traveling can present opportunities for learning and bonding through stretches of focused playtime together. Help make your vacation a little easier (and brainier) with these toys and activities for traveling with children.
When to give your baby their own spoon
Introducing a spoon promotes your baby's independence, motor skills, sensory perception, and speech. Try our tips to help them learn to use it.
Is your toddler ready to start coloring?
Understand how toddlers typically use crayons and tips for coloring success.
Developmental activities for 10-month-olds
Try these recommended developmental activities to help your child practice balance, experiment with gravity, try out their communication skills, and more.