Hands on Kids Activities for Hands on Moms.

Activities for 2 1/2 to 3 Year Olds

Toddler activities that are perfect for 2 1/2 to 3 year olds.

Please note: This is just the age that we tried these activities in our house.
These activities may be suitable for other ages. As well as not suitable for your child that is of this age. Please take into consideration the level of development that your child is at.

Check out Activities for 2-2.5 Year Olds and 3-3.5 Year Olds for more ideas!

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Listening Activity with Blocks

A listening activity was much needed… I hate to admit how bad my kids have been at listening lately.

They totally either tune me out completely or just plain ignoring me unless I’m yelling at them. And I hate that.

Completely hate it.

I figured

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Father’s Day Craft: Confetti Sprinkled Candy Bar Wrappers

These are super easy candy bar wrappers that are a great Father’s Day craft for kids to make if their dad is a chocolate lover like ours is!

Both grandpas and dad here absolutely love dark chocolate, so that’s usually their Father’s

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Water Experiment: Find Out What Absorbs Water!

We’ve done a water experiment that focuses on what dissolves in the past… but I never thought to focus on what absorbs until I saw a post from Amanda of Not Just Cute

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Learning Upper and Lowercase Letters on the Sidewalk

This week continuing on our journey to reading this summer, we went outside to review [& learn] upper and lowercase letters!

A Mom with a Lesson Plan [check out her new look, oolala!], is sharing easy ways to read 20 minutes a day today,

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Craft for Toddlers: Nature Collage Suncatcher

We started these nature suncatchers by going the nature scavenger hunt that I shared last week, and it turns out, its a great craft for toddlers to do! Contact paper is wonderful!

For the little amount of flowers I have in my

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Make Your Own Telescope Craft for Kids

The boys and I made this super simple telescope craft out of a recycled International Delight creamer bottle.

I’ve said it many times, but raiding the recycling bin has so much potential and so much fun that’s free! I have a Upcycling Recyclables

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Nature Scavenger Hunt: Perfect for Young Kids

The boys and I had a much needed evening in our yard doing a nature scavenger hunt!

To be honest, ever since I started working on the Camp Mom: Summer Activities Pack, I haven’t spent nearly enough time playing with my kids.