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18 to 42 months

FUN THINGS TO DO

WITH OLDER TODDLERS

Play a guessing game. Experiment with sounds. Put a small item in a bag. Ask the toddler to reach in and try to guess what the item is without looking at it. Make loud and soft sounds. Talk about the different sounds you make.

Create a "gas station" for tricycles and other riding toys. You can use a hose, jump rope, or empty watering can to fill the "gas tanks." Remember that for 2-year-olds, the fun is in the process, not the final result!

Make doll furniture. Use diaper boxes, tissue boxes, or other boxes to build beds, chairs, or cradles for dolls and stuffed animals.

Help children act out a simple, familiar story. Often this is easiest when an adult takes the narrator's role, cuing children when to play their parts.

Read an animal book together and act out the animal motions it describes. Have your own animal parade with others!