Indoor Activities For Two Year Olds

Running out of ideas when the kids are bored with their toys, or just can’t think straight? Here is a list of obvious (and maybe not so obvious) things to do inside at home with a two year old!

Read a book.
Build a fort out of chairs and blankets, and read a book.
Play with Playdough and toy kitchen dishes and utensils.
Color – use Crayons or WASHABLE markers.
Paint on an easel or table (WASHABLE Tempera or Watercolors – note, these are not always truly washable, have clothes ready that can get stained, or a smock. I use clean Styrofoam meat trays for Tempura paint pallets – you can wash and sterilize them in the dishwasher.)
Hand print art – painting.
Hand print art – pottery.
Glue something to something else.
Get out the activity/craft books.
Take a bubble bath.
Turn the water on low in the kitchen sink, provide mild dishwashing soap, a cup and a bowl, and step back…. (have towels ready when interest fades).
Make cookies – twos like to stir.
Play with stickers and paper.
Play with Puzzles.
Write letters to relatives. Let the child put the stamp on and take it to the mailbox.
Eat a snack.
Jump on the bed (if you are allowed).
Count the coins in the piggy bank.
And, if nothing else works or you are just really tired…plug in a DVD or stream a movie from Netflix!