Are you looking for ways to keep your toddler engaged, entertained and learning at the same time? Did you know that a 3-year-old’s brain is able to orchestrate complex physical and cognitive skills like hopping, doing simple puzzles, recognising colours, and following instructions – I know the latter one might be hard to believe when your toddler ignores the most simple of requests.

These 3 Arts & Craft options not only promote growth and development but also keeps them entertained.

Make Colleges from Recycled Products

Collect anything you find at home from cardboard, paper towel, newspaper, buttons, or anything that usually would go in the bin is useful here. Place them on the table, grab glue and encourage your little one to work with the different materials. Talk about the different sizes, shapes, colours and textures. It is also a great exercise to teach awareness on waste.

Trace Letters, Shapes and Numbers

Most children at 3 years old are learning about letters, what letters are present in their names or mum’s or dad’s. Online you can find loads of worksheets for them to trace with crayons, pencil, or a their finger. You can laminate them and make them re-usable! You can also grab a sticker or a toy car and make them trace their name with it. It not only teach them spelling but also it improves their motor skills. Most children at 3 years old are learning about letters, what letters are present in their names or mum’s or dad’s.

Sort By Colour

Where to start!!! You can sort anything by colour. Some simple at home items are lego or blocks and kids can choose a colour and build by colour. Or you can get their clothes, m&m’s, flowers, food dye and even stickers and get them to create colour piles.  If you have been doing word recognition you can even get them to position the correct colours by the correct word.

This activity helps your little ones get better awareness and recognition of colours, as well as fostering fine motor skills. So what are you waiting? Get started today and please send us any pictures of your amazing creations so we can show our parenthood community.