2 years manual activity ideas to have fun with your kids

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Children 2 years old, also called toddler, are at an age when they discover the world around them. They are still too small to be independent but with our help, we can help them learn more and more games.

In this article, we will offer you a selection of 2-year manual activity ideas to make together with your little one.

Manual activity 2 years by the method of Maria Montessori

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Do you know about Montessori pedagogy, which is becoming more and more widespread today? This educational method consists in following the natural development of the child without pushing him to do too much. On the contrary, this method helps the child to get the best of himself in the form of games. According to Maria Montessori, every child is unique and develops in their own way.

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Maria Montessori has discovered that little children are naturally attracted to things that allow them to put their sense of order ahead. They also need inner development to gain independence. The main goal of Montessori’s philosophy is: “Help me do it myself”. We want to encourage children to learn by integrating a sense of learning into their daily tasks and activities. Many games inspired by Montessori promote manual activity 2 years. But for that, it is important to regularly observe the change of each child to follow his particular interest and preparation for development.

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Work on fine motor skills

This manual activity 2 years of the above photo is supposed to work fine motor skills of your child. There are games of this type that can be found in stores. But it’s even more fun if you make them together. For this, just cut a piece of cardboard and make holes. Finally, take a piece of string that you will attach to a small stick or rod. The objective of this game is to pass the thread through the holes, as if your child is sewing.

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In the same spirit of play, here is a manual activity 2 years to realize from keys and padlocks. The purpose of this is for your child to choose the right key and to enter the padlock that is agreed. Then, over time, your little one will learn to open each padlock.

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How to tell the difference between colors?

Learning colors for a kid is a long process that does not happen overnight. To make it easier, it can be done in the form of games. You can improvise in many ways with what you have on hand. No need to go buy another cumbersome game. You can do it from already acquired toys.

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Take an example of this activity above. Take a box, colored clips and numbers. Have your kid associate the colors together. And when he’s older, he can even match them to the numbers to make his big debut in math.

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And to stay in the same subject, you can invent many more games. For this you can use color buttons and bowls, always for color combinations. Another good idea is to use socks to put together two by two. So your child will learn to find two such pairs in a large pile of socks.

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2 years manual activity with colored water bottles

The idea seems odd? To us too! But children, big and small, love it! Some simply shake them, others move them to every possible place in the house or store them in a line or other form. If you prepare these bottles with your children, they will be amazed. For this activity, collect plastic bottles which you must wash and remove the labels. Then pour 3/4 water mixed with food coloring. Close the caps and you’re done. Your little ones will certainly not unscrew a well closed cap, but even if it happens, this dye is not toxic. Either you do not have to worry about it.

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Plastic bottles are a real treasure! In fact, they can be used for many activities. Kids love them for their texture, shape and the sound they make. We will also offer you another fun idea of ​​manual activity 2 years to achieve together. Take a few plastic bottles and fill it with noise-making materials to create DIY instruments. For example, you can use small pebbles, buttons, sand and any other small object.

But beware !

The bottles should be closed properly because if they open, your child may swallow an object. In the best cases, it would be best to stay close to your child when playing with it.

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Original ideas, there are plenty. Take example of this manual child activity 2 years. Using objects different in size (buttons in the example opposite). The goal of this game is to teach your kid to differentiate between sizes. Then, store the objects from the largest to the smallest and vice versa. You can also incorporate colors to learn the nuances at the same time.

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Besides, this idea exists at play to buy in children’s stores. The Djeco brand comes from a family-owned company that makes games with the aim of educating children to be creative while learning interesting things. The famous cardboard cubes are a good way to teach your child to have fun in different ways. He could arrange them from the largest to the smallest, nest them into each other, recognize the various colors and numbers. But in addition, your child can invent stories from the images found above.

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Pebbles – you can have so much fun with it!

When you go out for a walk, pick up some pebbles with your child. But also, you can recover chestnuts, pine cones and tree leaves. All of these natural materials can serve you later in your manual activities. With pebbles, for example, you can once again learn the difference in size. In addition, you can color them together or even draw on them. The little ones can have fun stacking them together or storing them online. Imagine and you will see that all these objects are valuable.

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Anyway, let’s move on to more fun games that can be easily done at home. You certainly have a box of eggs lying around. Above all, do not hurry to throw it away, because it is precious too. We can create so many fun shapes from a simple cardboard! Take an example on this crocodile. To achieve it, you would need more paint and a few other small accessories to form the eyes and teeth. It’s up to you to be imaginative!

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Rolls of toilet paper – kids love it!

We can do a lot of things. Let yourself be inspired by this butterfly, whose base is precisely this roller. For the rest, use cardboard, paint, felts and glue. All of these activities that you see are to be done together with your child. At 2 years old, they are still small and need your help and love.

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And here is a track made from several rolls of toilet paper. Simply chain them one after the other on a flat surface and pass balls of cloth or paper. Another interesting idea would be to pass small cars under the cardboard tunnels. This game will certainly be appreciated by little boys.

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Let’s go back to the pine cones. As already mentioned above, they are precious. Are not you tempted to make these cute little hedgehogs? You can, moreover, create other animals of this kind, like a bear or a squirrel.

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Draw, cut, paste and cut – kids love it!

Bring a paper sheet, glue and some leaves. Then, let your child create his own work of art. You will be at his side to help him with the glue and encourage him.

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Moreover, you can make all kinds of drawings and creations from cardboard, paper, scissors and glue. If your child already has a favorite animal, start with him. This is an interesting idea to teach him to recognize different animals.

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This 2 year manual activity requires painting, a sheet of paper, a bib and two cute little hands. Unlike parents, the child will love to dip his little hands in the paint to place them on the sheet. Thus, you can make a multitude of original drawings together.

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Apart from a caterpillar, you can also draw a bird and also use the little feet of your kid.

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Salt dough is ideal for rainy afternoons. It replaces, moreover, perfectly modeling clay. To realize it, it is enough to mix 2 glasses of flour with 1 glass of salt and 1 glass of lukewarm water.

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And of course, when the weather is nice, do not forget to bring some chalk with you.

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But finally, whatever the child activity you choose, especially stay close to your little ones! Even if these games are adapted for their age, you must always see the eye on them.

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