No prep, 2-year-olds

Two minutes of setup or less. 50 ideas

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Action Songs
3–15 min 6 mo–5 yrs Low mess
Nothing to gather
Good for siblings
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Beat the Clock Cleanup
3–15 min 2–12 yrs Low mess
Nothing to gather
Good for siblings
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Copy Me
3–12 min 10 mo–4 yrs Low mess
Nothing to gather
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I'm Going To Get You
3–12 min 12 mo–4 yrs Low mess
Nothing to gather
Learn something
Peekaboo
3–10 min 4 mo–2 yrs Low mess
Nothing to gather
Learn something
Where Is Your Nose?
3–10 min 9 mo–3 yrs Low mess
Nothing to gather
Good for siblings
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Animal Races
5–15 min 2–6 yrs Low mess
Nothing to gather
Learn something
Color Hunt
5–15 min 20 mo–6 yrs Low mess
Nothing to gather
Good for siblings
Learn something
Find It on Every Page
5–20 min 18 mo–6 yrs Low mess
- a picture book
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Freeze Dance
5–15 min 18 mo–9 yrs Low mess
Nothing to gather
Good for siblings
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Red Light, Green Light
5–15 min 2–8 yrs Low mess
Nothing to gather
Learn something
Animal Yoga
5–20 min 2–9 yrs Low mess
Nothing to gather
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Balloon Keepy-Uppy
5–20 min 2–10 yrs Low mess
- a balloon
Learn something
Stack And Knock Down
5–20 min 9 mo–2 yrs Low mess
- cups or chunky blocks
Learn something
Sticker Rescue
5–15 min 15 mo–4 yrs Low mess
- stickers
Learn something
Tearing Paper
5–20 min 15 mo–3 yrs Some mess
- newspaper or old magazines
Good for siblings
Learn something
Where Did It Go?
5–15 min 7 mo–2 yrs Low mess
- two or three cups
- a small toy
Learn something
Who Is That?
5–15 min 4 mo–2 yrs Low mess
- a mirror
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Cabinet Concert
5–20 min 8 mo–2 yrs Low mess
- pans, bowls and trays
- a wooden spoon
Good for siblings
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Sock Basketball
5–20 min 2–10 yrs Low mess
- a laundry basket or bucket
- five or six pairs of socks
Good for siblings
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Tape Long Jump
5–15 min 2–6 yrs Low mess
- painter's tape
Learn something
Cotton Ball Transfer
10–20 min 2–5 yrs Low mess
- cotton balls
- kitchen tongs
- two bowls
Good for siblings
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Laundry Basket Push
10–20 min 18 mo–4 yrs Low mess
- a laundry basket
- stuffed animals
Learn something
Shadow Zoo
10–20 min 2–9 yrs Low mess
- a flashlight
Learn something
Animal Line-Up
10–20 min 18 mo–4 yrs Low mess
- painter's tape
- toy animals or cars
Learn something
Bath Cups
10–25 min 8 mo–2 yrs Low mess
- a shallow bath
- a few cups
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Kitchen Cabinet Band
10–25 min 12 mo–6 yrs Low mess
- pans, bowls or trays
- wooden spoons
Learn something
Laundry Sorting Race
10–20 min 2–8 yrs Low mess
- a basket of clean laundry
Learn something
Lid and Container Match
10–20 min 12 mo–2 yrs Low mess
- plastic containers with lids
Learn something
Muffin Tin Drop
10–25 min 12 mo–3 yrs Low mess
- a muffin tin or ice tray
- large objects to drop in
Learn something
Muffin Tin Pasta Sort
10–20 min 18 mo–4 yrs Low mess
- a muffin tin
- three pasta shapes, mixed
Learn something
Sticker Line-Up
10–20 min 18 mo–4 yrs Low mess
- dot stickers
- paper
- a marker
Good for siblings
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Stuffy Toss
10–25 min 15 mo–6 yrs Low mess
- stuffed animals
- a chair or cushion to land them on
Good for siblings
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Tape Balance Beam
10–20 min 2–5 yrs Low mess
- painter's tape
Learn something
Tower Challenge
10–35 min 2–10 yrs Low mess
- blocks or bricks
Good for siblings
Learn something
Act Out the Story
15–35 min 2–8 yrs Low mess
- a picture book they know well
Learn something
Five Senses Walk
15–45 min 2–10 yrs Low mess
Nothing to gather
Learn something
Water Painting
15–45 min 18 mo–7 yrs Low mess
- water
- a bucket
- a brush or sponge
Good for siblings
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Bubble Wrap Stomp
5–15 min 12 mo–4 yrs Low mess
- bubble wrapto buy
- tape to hold it down
Learn something
Bath Time Brick Build
10–25 min 18 mo–5 yrs Some mess
- large building bricksto buy
- a bath
Good for siblings
Learn something
Copy My Build
10–30 min 2–9 yrs Low mess
- building bricksto buy
Good for siblings
Learn something
Snake Rolling Contest
10–25 min 2–6 yrs Some mess
- play doughto buy
Good for siblings
Learn something
Teddy's Check-Up
10–30 min 2–6 yrs Low mess
- a toy doctor kitto buy
- a stuffed animal or doll
Good for siblings
Learn something
All Aboard Passengers
10–25 min 2–6 yrs Low mess
- a train set with trackto buy
- small people or animal figuresto buy
Good for siblings
Learn something
Animal Footprint Fossils
10–30 min 2–7 yrs Some mess
- play doughto buy
- toy animals or dinosaursto buy
Learn something
Brick Stamping
10–30 min 2–6 yrs Some mess
- building bricksto buy
- play doughto buy
Good for siblings
Learn something
Animal Hospital
15–40 min 2–7 yrs Low mess
- a toy doctor kitto buy
- stuffed animals or toy animals
- painter's tape for bandages
Good for siblings
Learn something
Block Road City
15–45 min 2–7 yrs Low mess
- wooden blocksto buy
- toy carsto buy
Good for siblings
Learn something
Play Dough Cookie Bakery
15–45 min 2–6 yrs Some mess
- play doughto buy
- cookie cutters
Good for siblings
Learn something
Stuffed Animal Picnic
15–40 min 18 mo–5 yrs Low mess
- play food or a tea setto buy
- stuffed animals

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