Playtime Pantry

Siblings together, 2-year-olds

Turn-taking and group play that works across ages. 35 ideas
  • Copy Me: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings

    Burn energy

    Copy Me

    3–12 min 10 mo–4 yrs Low mess

    Nothing to gather

  • Animal Races: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings

    Burn energy

    Animal Races

    5–15 min 2–6 yrs Low mess

    Nothing to gather

  • Sock Basketball: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings

    Burn energy

    Sock Basketball

    5–20 min 2–10 yrs Low mess
    • a laundry basket or bucket
    • five or six pairs of socks
  • Tape Long Jump: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings

    Burn energy

    Tape Long Jump

    5–15 min 2–6 yrs Low mess
    • painter's tape
  • Stuffy Toss: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings

    Burn energy

    Stuffy Toss

    10–25 min 15 mo–6 yrs Low mess
    • stuffed animals
    • a chair or cushion to land them on
  • Tape Balance Beam: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings
    10–20 min 2–5 yrs Low mess
    • painter's tape
  • Pillow Path: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings

    Burn energy

    Pillow Path

    10–20 min 18 mo–5 yrs Low mess
    • pillows or couch cushions
  • Bottle Bowling: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings

    Burn energy

    Bottle Bowling

    10–30 min 2–9 yrs Low mess
    • empty bottles or cups
    • a ball
  • Ten Hidden Things: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings

    Learn something

    Ten Hidden Things

    10–30 min 2–8 yrs Low mess
    • ten small toys
  • Chair Tunnel Crawl: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings
    10–25 min 12 mo–4 yrs Low mess
    • dining chairs
    • a blanket or big towel
  • Act Out the Story: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings

    Learn something

    Act Out the Story

    15–35 min 2–8 yrs Low mess
    • a picture book they know well
  • Couch Cushion Mountain: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings
    15–30 min 18 mo–5 yrs Low mess
    • couch cushions and pillows
  • Blanket Fort: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings

    Learn something

    Blanket Fort

    20–90 min 2–11 yrs Some mess
    • blankets or sheets
    • chairs or cushions
  • Cardboard Box Car: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings

    Learn something

    Cardboard Box Car

    20–50 min 2–6 yrs Low mess
    • a box big enough to sit in
    • paper plates
    • markers or crayons
  • Bubble Wrap Stomp: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings
    5–15 min 12 mo–4 yrs Low mess
    • bubble wrapto buy
    • tape to hold it down
  • 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
  • Animal Footprint Fossils: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings
    10–30 min 2–7 yrs Some mess
    • play doughto buy
    • toy animals or dinosaursto buy

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