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10 Activities You Can Set Up in Under 5 Minutes
10 Activities You Can Set Up in Under 5 Minutes
10 Activities You Can Set Up in Under 5 Minutes
Quick, simple ideas for those “What can we do today?” moments.
10 Simple Sensory Play Setups
10 Activities You Can Set Up in Under 5 Minutes
10 Activities You Can Set Up in Under 5 Minutes
Easy sensory activities for little hands to explore, investigate and get stuck into.
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Sensory Play
Learning & Printable Activities
Arts & Crafts
Simple sensory invitations using everyday materials.
Arts & Crafts
Learning & Printable Activities
Arts & Crafts
Creative activities for little hands.
Learning & Printable Activities
Learning & Printable Activities
Learning & Printable Activities
Simple printables to make learning fun.
Get Started With Sensory Play
Build a Sensory Bin
12 Ready to go Themes
Build a Sensory Bin
Get confident with building a sensory bin with this simple guide.
50+ Fillers
12 Ready to go Themes
Build a Sensory Bin
Get some fresh filler ideas with this list of 50+ ideas.
12 Ready to go Themes
12 Ready to go Themes
12 Ready to go Themes
Get started with these simple themes.
Sensory Play - Animals
Put the Feathers on the Peacock
Put the Feathers on the Peacock
Put the Feathers on the Peacock
Can you make a colourful peacock? Print the peacock, stick to card and stamp out holes, then let your little one add feathers.
You'll need: feathers.
The Hungry Caterpillar
Put the Feathers on the Peacock
Put the Feathers on the Peacock
Pair play with a favourite story! While reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar, make your own hungry caterpillar and let your little one feed it as you work through the foods in the story
Feed the Elephant
Put the Feathers on the Peacock
Feed the Elephant
Stick the elephant image onto card and cut out the mouth. Add a filler along with the peanut images to a separate box, then get feeding. I added in numbers to make it a counting game.
Feed the Pets
Add the Spines to the Hedgehog
Feed the Elephant
Stick the images of the dog and cat to cardboard boxes, cut out holes for the mouths, then get feeding them!
Add the Spines to the Hedgehog
Add the Spines to the Hedgehog
Add the Spines to the Hedgehog
Build those fine motor skills by putting this printable onto a box, punching out slits and adding lolly stick spines to the hedgehog.
Lunar New Year
Add the Spines to the Hedgehog
Add the Spines to the Hedgehog
Get some red and yellow filler and print out these zodiac animal cards for an easy lunar new year theme.
Feed the Bunny
Feed the Bunny
Feed the Bunny
Get a filler and something to represent carrots (I had some toy carrots already from this game) and feed the bunny rabbit.
Sensory Play - Food
Pasta Restaurant
Pasta Restaurant
Pasta Restaurant
This is the set up ALWAYS recommend on sensory play groups as it's so simple but effective. All you'll need is some red and yellow yarn along with some leaves.
Friendship Soup
Pasta Restaurant
Pasta Restaurant
Combine a filler (I used dried rice) with pom poms, hearts and paper clips then download these cards for a simple counting game.
Ice Cream Shop
Pasta Restaurant
Ice Cream Shop
Ice cream is a winner for toddlers! Use a filler to represent ice cream then print off these cards to set up your shop.
Hot Chocolate
Iced Tea Stall
Ice Cream Shop
Get these cards ready for a cold winters day. I set up a hot chocolate store with black beans and pom poms.
Iced Tea Stall
Iced Tea Stall
Iced Tea Stall
On a hot day, set out a filler and use these recipe cards to make iced tea.
Pie Baking
Iced Tea Stall
Iced Tea Stall
If your child likes baking, get some oats and make pies with these recipe cards.
Waffle Making
Waffle Making
Waffle Making
This is an easy mess free option, as all you need is the printables. Add in a filler like I did if you want to increase engagement.
Coffee Shop
Waffle Making
Waffle Making
Drink your coffee hot by setting up a pretend coffee shop for your toddler with a filler and pom poms.
Sensory Play - Life Skills
Sort the Recycling
Emotions Sensory Play
Emotions Sensory Play
Turn a few everyday recycling items into a simple sorting game! Use a filler such as cotton wool and the printable and get sorting.
Emotions Sensory Play
Emotions Sensory Play
Emotions Sensory Play
How are you feeling today? Give playdough a little emotional twist! Make different faces with your playdough and talk about the feelings you can see.
You'll need: playdough (or make your own)
Light box
Emotions Sensory Play
Toddler Post Office
This is a cute way to explore light while developing those fine motor skills. Stick these printables to card and place on top of a box. Punch out holes. Then either cut cotton buds in half and colour in the ends or use light brite sticks and put a torch inside the box. It sounds complicated but I promise it's not.
Toddler Post Office
Toddler Post Office
Toddler Post Office
What toddler doesn't find post boxes exciting? Make your own with this simple printable. Add stickers and a weighing scale (I also left out the tamper from my coffee machine!)
Hat Shop
Toddler Post Office
Hat Shop
Bored of everything? Make play unique and setup a hat shop for the day.
Space
Toddler Post Office
Hat Shop
Get learning the stars with these printables. You can build the constellations using pasta and stones.
Hospital Dramatic Play
Hospital Dramatic Play
Hospital Dramatic Play
Print off the free diagnostic sheet and set up a hospital with some soft toys.
Arts & Crafts
Make Pizzas
Pin the Tooth on the T-Rex
Handprint Art
This is a simple way to combine crafts and counting. All you'll need are some paper plates and red felt tip pens or paint sticks for the tomato sauce.
Handprint Art
Pin the Tooth on the T-Rex
Handprint Art
Print off these pages and add your child's handprints to them for some memorable crafts.
Pin the Tooth on the T-Rex
Pin the Tooth on the T-Rex
Pin the Tooth on the T-Rex
Got a dinosaur fan? Download this simple printable and play this twist on the "pin the tail on the donkey" game.
Make a Book
Bubble Wrap Art
Pin the Tooth on the T-Rex
Fold up this simple printable and make a book!
Make a Puzzle
Bubble Wrap Art
Bubble Wrap Art
Stick this page onto card then make your own puzzle. Cut out the pieces once finished and enjoy putting it back together.
Bubble Wrap Art
Bubble Wrap Art
Bubble Wrap Art
Got a recent delivery? You can reuse the bubble wrap as a stamper and make some pretty cards.
Bugs
Plant Pot Ladies
Plant Pot Ladies
Decorate, cut out and stick together this printable to make a butterfly or ladybird.
Plant Pot Ladies
Plant Pot Ladies
Plant Pot Ladies
Make gardening fun by sticking this printable onto a plant pot.
Learning Activities
Animals Letters A, B and C
Alphabet of Things that Fly
Alphabet of Things that Fly
Make learning letters exciting with this alphabet of animals printable.
Alphabet of Things that Fly
Alphabet of Things that Fly
Alphabet of Things that Fly
Off on a flight? Got hold of this A-Z of things that fly printable.
Alphabet of Dinosaurs
Alphabet of Things that Fly
Alphabet of Dinosaurs
Get some themed colouring with this alphabet of dinosaurs printable.