Playtime Pantry

Toddler activity starter kit

You already have most of what you need: tape, a box, some pasta. These are the 10 cheap extras that unlock the most new activities on top of that, counted from our activity library.

  1. 1

    Painter's tape

    Unlocks 20 activities · $

    Sticky Web Rescue, Cardboard Arcade, Texture Crawl, Sticky Window Collage, Parachute Drop and 15 more

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  2. 2

    Pom-poms

    Unlocks 9 activities · $

    Ball Drop, Muffin Tin Drop, Big Color Sort, Pom-Pom Drop, Pom-Pom Push and 4 more

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  3. 3

    Wooden blocks

    Unlocks 9 activities · $$

    Tower Challenge, Build A Home For Them, Marble Run Engineering, Big Color Sort, Stack And Knock Down and 4 more

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  4. 4

    Muffin tin

    Unlocks 7 activities · $

    Cabinet Concert, Ice and Fruit Tray, Kitchen Cabinet Band, Mud Kitchen, Muffin Tin Drop and 2 more

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  5. 5

    Finger paint

    Unlocks 8 activities · $

    Tire Track Painting, Foam Paint, Ice Paint, Marble Painting, Cardboard Box Car and 3 more

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  6. 6

    Large wooden beads

    Unlocks 7 activities · $

    Balance And Weigh, Ball Drop, Shaker Making, Marble Painting, Muffin Tin Drop and 2 more

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  7. 7

    LEGO DUPLO

    Unlocks 7 activities · $$

    Tower Challenge, Build A Home For Them, Big Color Sort, Stack And Knock Down, Copy My Build and 2 more

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  8. 8

    Play dough

    Unlocks 6 activities · $

    Play Dough Invitation, Brick Stamping, Play Dough Birthday Cakes, Play Dough Cookie Bakery, Snake Rolling Contest and 1 more

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  9. 9

    Felt sheets

    Unlocks 4 activities · $

    Texture Crawl, Scarf Pull-Through, Sock Puppet Show, Endless Pulling Box

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  10. 10

    Kinetic sand

    Unlocks 4 activities · $$

    Play Dough Invitation, Small World Bin, Buried Treasure Dig, Sand Molds and Castles

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