Playtime Pantry

Quiet time, 2-year-olds

Calm and absorbing. Good for the hour that used to be a nap. 30 ideas
  • Peekaboo: the setup, laid out

    Learn something

    Peekaboo

    3–10 min 4 mo–2 yrs Low mess

    Nothing to gather

  • Animal Yoga: the setup, laid out

    Learn something

    Animal Yoga

    5–20 min 2–9 yrs Low mess

    Nothing to gather

  • Sticker Rescue: the setup, laid out

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    Sticker Rescue

    5–15 min 15 mo–4 yrs Low mess
    • stickers
  • Cotton Ball Transfer: the setup, laid out

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    Cotton Ball Transfer

    10–20 min 2–5 yrs Low mess
    • cotton balls
    • kitchen tongs
    • two bowls
  • Shadow Zoo: the setup, laid out

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    Shadow Zoo

    10–20 min 2–9 yrs Low mess
    • a flashlight
  • Animal Line-Up: the setup, laid out

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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
  • Tape Roads: the setup, laid out

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    Tape Roads

    20–90 min 2–8 yrs Low mess
    • masking tape
  • Copy My Build: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings

    Learn something

    Copy My Build

    10–30 min 2–9 yrs Low mess
    • building bricksto buy
  • Teddy's Check-Up: the setup, laid out
    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
  • All Aboard Passengers: the setup, laid out
    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
  • Pom-Pom Push: the setup, laid out

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    Pom-Pom Push

    10–20 min 12 mo–3 yrs Low mess
    • a container with a lid
    • pom-pomsto buy
  • Train Cargo Delivery: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings

    Learn something

    Train Cargo Delivery

    10–30 min 2–6 yrs Low mess
    • a train set with trackto buy
    • cargo: pom-poms, small blocks or buttons
  • Color Garages: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings

    Learn something

    Color Garages

    10–20 min 2–4 yrs Low mess
    • toy carsto buy
    • three or four small boxes
  • Numbered Parking Lot: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings

    Learn something

    Numbered Parking Lot

    10–25 min 2–6 yrs Low mess
    • toy carsto buy
    • a big sheet of paper or flattened box
    • a marker
  • Pom-Pom Drop: the setup, laid out

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    Pom-Pom Drop

    10–25 min 15 mo–3 yrs Low mess
    • cardboard tubes
    • painter's tape
    • pom-pomsto buy

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