Playtime Pantry

Quiet time, 1-year-olds

Calm and absorbing. Good for the hour that used to be a nap. 15 ideas
  • Peekaboo: the setup, laid out

    Learn something

    Peekaboo

    3–10 min 4 mo–2 yrs Low mess

    Nothing to gather

  • Sticker Rescue: the setup, laid out

    Learn something

    Sticker Rescue

    5–15 min 15 mo–4 yrs Low mess
    • stickers
  • Animal Line-Up: the setup, laid out

    Learn something

    Animal Line-Up

    10–20 min 18 mo–4 yrs Low mess
    • painter's tape
    • toy animals or cars
  • Muffin Tin Pasta Sort: the setup, laid out

    Learn something

    Muffin Tin Pasta Sort

    10–20 min 18 mo–4 yrs Low mess
    • a muffin tin
    • three pasta shapes, mixed
  • Sticker Line-Up: the setup, laid out

    Learn something

    Sticker Line-Up

    10–20 min 18 mo–4 yrs Low mess
    • dot stickers
    • paper
    • a marker
  • Water Painting: the setup, laid out

    Learn something

    Water Painting

    15–45 min 18 mo–7 yrs Low mess
    • water
    • a bucket
    • a brush or sponge
  • Feed the Monster: the setup, laid out

    Learn something

    Feed the Monster

    10–20 min 15 mo–4 yrs Low mess
    • a cardboard box
    • a marker to draw the face
    • monster food: pom-poms, rolled socks or soft balls
  • Pom-Pom Push: the setup, laid out

    Learn something

    Pom-Pom Push

    10–20 min 12 mo–3 yrs Low mess
    • a container with a lid
    • pom-pomsto buy
  • Pom-Pom Drop: the setup, laid out

    Learn something

    Pom-Pom Drop

    10–25 min 15 mo–3 yrs Low mess
    • cardboard tubes
    • painter's tape
    • pom-pomsto buy
  • Stuffed Animal Picnic: the setup, laid out
    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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