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Toddlers are little explorers and love going from one activity to the next so the more ideas you have in your back pocket the better. All of these are free of any tv or other screen time but I would be the world’s biggest hypocrite if I said my kids never watched any TV as toddlers. This list of TV free activities for toddler  is a way to inspire myself as much as you to try some of these simple activities before reaching for the remote.

1. Cook – we use play food with real pots a lot.
2. Toss bean bags into laundry baskets.
3. Paint with yogurt
4. Splash in the sink.
5. Pour and scoop some pasta.
6. Mix some colors.
7. Get dressed in sibling’s clothes.
8. Turn up the music and dance
9. Cuddle.
10. Play with a water table with water or rice. pasta in the winter.
11. Play with a light table
12. Cut a slot in a container lid and drop dried pasta into it.
13. Play dress up – use old Halloween costumes,  clothes and hats.
14. Find out will it sink or float?
15. Blow bubbles.
16. Have a toy car wash.
17. Build a block tower.
18. Knock it down.
19. Write on the walls.
20. Draw on the windows.
21. Go for a swing.
22. Go into a dark room and play with a flash light.
23. Go for a walk .
24. Make a tower out of pantry foods.
25. Sing songs.
26. Gather your dining chairs and play airplane.
27. Help put away the dishes.
28. Have a bath just for fun.
29. Play Store.
30. Help with the laundry.
31. Visit the pet store and see the fish and hamsters.
32. Play Mail Carrier .
33. Run.
34. Brush teeth ( don’t knock it both my kids loved this)
35. Take your baby dolls for a walk around the house.
36. Play trains.
37. Make playdough cupcakes, muffins and cookies.
38. Walk the plank.
39. Wear them while you( parent) hike.
40. Call Grandparents on the phone and chat.
41. Wrestle.
42. Pretend to be animals and crawl, hop and pounce on the floor.
43. Play at the playground.
44. Collect rocks on a walk or shells on the beach.
45. Go to the library.
46. Explore a local garden center.
47. Make playdough sculptures with popscicle sticks.
48. Make a craft.
49. Help with chores.
50. Paint with water.
51. Look through family photos.
52. Hammer golf tees into foam.
53. Color the patio.
54. Have snack on a chair train ( in your kitchen)
55. Make and play with discovery bottles.
56. Play ball in the yard.
57. Play with large magnets on the fridge, cookie sheets or like she is above the washer while mama folded laundry.
58. Play with a doll house.
59. Color.
60. Touch and Smell the fruits and veggies at the supermarket instead of just grabbing what you need.
61. Play Duplo.
62. Look for bugs under rocks.
63. Rip and cut scrap paper.
64. Do a puzzle.
65. Go swimming.
66. Paint.
67. Paint with toy cars.
68. Paint with blocks.
69. Paint with toy animals.
70. Play with instruments ( or just a big pot and a few wooden spoons).
71. Water your plants.
72. Play peek-a-boo.
73. Go on a color hunt.
74. Take every DVD out of the drawers and put them back in. This is completely child led at our house.
75. Follow their play and see where it leads you.

* Note about the photos. They aren’t as high quality as I try for because all of them were taken with my phone while we were playing. Not for a post just regular pictures of what we do most days.