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She lives in North Carolina with her husband and three children. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, watching documentaries, and pretending she has a green thumb. Join now to personalize. Photo credit: Thinkstock. A fun activity for your toddler Beanbags are a fun way for your toddler to work with her ever-expanding motor skills. Good for age: 18 months but older and younger kids might enjoy it, too! Skills developed: gross motor skills What you'll need: two small beanbags and a large container, such as a laundry basket or trash can Safety note: Beanbags can be found at your local toy store try a learn-to-juggle kit.

See all our weekly toddler activities Visit your month-old page. Sources BabyCenter's editorial team is committed to providing the most helpful and trustworthy pregnancy and parenting information in the world. Featured video. Toddler game: Gloop. Toddler game: Master smear-maker. Let's play! Roll it to me Balls are popular toys for toddlers.

Bouncy balls are best for outside play, but soft, foam balls make great indoor toys. Keep a close eye on your child when he's using these because some curious toddlers like to see what they taste like, and foam is a choking hazard.

The best ball game to start playing with your toddler is an easy version of "catch. You can now roll the ball back and forth to each other without it going out of bounds.

Fun for building arm muscle strength and hand-eye coordination. Young collector Go for a walk together and take a bucket with you. Collect small objects that interest your toddler, like stones, leaves, and pinecones. Your toddler will want to carry the bucket, but don't be surprised if she also dumps its contents and starts again.

Toddlers this age love to fill containers just so they can empty them again. Meanwhile, she's practicing her hand movements and developing dexterity. Let's dance! Play favorite songs that could inspire your child to do specific actions — like something with a loud, strong beat so he can stamp like an elephant, or something quiet so he can pretend he's tiptoeing past a sleeping lion.

Marching to music is also great fun and easy enough for most toddlers to manage. These games stretch his imagination and develop his sense of rhythm, which helps language development.

What can you hear? Take a big towel or blanket out into the garden and lie down on it together. Ask your toddler to close her eyes and listen carefully.

After a minute or so, ask her what she could hear and tell her what you heard — the wind in the trees, a bird singing, a car driving past. This is a great game for helping your toddler develop listening and descriptive skills. Catch me if you can Toddlers love to be chased. The object of this game is for your child to be caught, especially if he knows he gets a big bear hug and tickles every time you manage to catch him.

For variety, pretend to be different types of animals, like a roaring lion or a scuttling mouse. A great game for building up your toddler's stamina — and yours! As the global vice president of BabyCenter content, Scott Adler is responsible for BabyCenter's pregnancy and parenting digital resources, which reach millions of parents globally.

In addition to leading BabyCenter's research, editorial, and content teams, Adler works with international editors to create personalized, stage-specific app and web-based experiences for new and expectant parents around the world. Adler lives with his family in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he enjoys driving his children crazy with improvised songs and pushing everyone to go that extra mile on hikes.

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