While you cook dinner, 1-year-olds

Low supervision, low mess, close to the kitchen. 13 ideas

Burn energy
Action Songs
3–15 min 6 mo–5 yrs Low mess
Nothing to gather
Good for siblings
Burn energy
Copy Me
3–12 min 10 mo–4 yrs Low mess
Nothing to gather
Learn something
Where Is Your Nose?
3–10 min 9 mo–3 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
Burn energy
Freeze Dance
5–15 min 18 mo–9 yrs Low mess
Nothing to gather
Learn something
Painter's Tape Peel
5–15 min 12 mo–3 yrs Low mess
- painter's tape
Good for siblings
Burn energy
Laundry Basket Push
10–20 min 18 mo–4 yrs Low mess
- a laundry basket
- stuffed animals
Learn something
Animal Line-Up
10–20 min 18 mo–4 yrs Low mess
- painter's tape
- toy animals or cars
Learn something
Lid and Container Match
10–20 min 12 mo–2 yrs Low mess
- plastic containers with lids
Learn something
Sticker Line-Up
10–20 min 18 mo–4 yrs Low mess
- dot stickers
- paper
- a marker
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
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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