Get even the littlest hands in the house involved in creative adventures. Many of the motions involved in making art, such as holding a paintbrush or scribbling with a crayon, are essential to the growth of fine motor skills in young children. Toddlers need things that are easy to hold since they are developing those fine motor skills. For very young children, making art—or just talking about it—also provides opportunities to learn words for colors, shapes and actions. I have found some great ideas for you to give your little one to get them started on their creative journey and help them develop their vocabulary.
Every kid needs an assortment of markers and these tiny markers are great for tiny hands. This kit comes with paper and 24 little tiny markers in a great little carrying case so you can take it everywhere.
It is so much easier to control the coloring with colored pencils. These jumbo pencils are triangular shaped for help with pencil grip and they won’t roll off the table.
Bingo daubers are great for tiny hands. They are great for gripping with the whole fist, making it much easier to create lines and dots. And, non-spilling dot markers offer minimal clean up compared to paint brushes and cups.
These crayons are ideal for little hands, these chunky, easy to grip crayons are far less breakable than standard crayons. Perfect for developing your child’s coloring skills.
This kit is great for introducing your little one to art with lots of activities to develop fine motor skills. It includes easy grip crayon, crinkly, tissue and fringe papers, doilies, stickers and specially colored activity paper shaped like a tree and giraffe.
Little hands need sturdy paper to make their marks. This is not your typical sketchbook! Our 8 X 10 tougher-than-tough, 75 page sketchbook is ready for any inspiring ideas your budding artist wants to put to paper!
Help your toddler develop their vocabulary and early literacy skills with this sticker book introducing over 100 essential first words. A great book to help children build language, start word and picture association, and develop hand-eye coordination skills.
This classic toy is great for creativity and fine motor control. Children can make hundreds of different figures, patterns and shapes with the amazing Colorforms that adhere to any surface like magic. Peel the Colorforms off, and use them again and again.
Young painters will appreciate this set of brushes with their oversized handles for an easy grasp. You don’t even need to supply paint. Toddlers love to paint with water!
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I’ve gathered an assortment of fun activities to keep your kids busy. There are activities you can do In the House and activities that are Out of the House. And within each category, there are things kids can do independently and things to do as a family. You could even get a bit of mom time in!
Get even the littlest hands in the house involved in creative adventures. Many of the motions involved in making art, such as holding a paintbrush or scribbling with a crayon, are essential to the growth of fine motor skills in young children. Toddlers need things that are easy to hold since they are developing those fine motor skills. For very young children, making art—or just talking about it—also provides opportunities to learn words for colors, shapes and actions. I have found some great ideas for you to give your little one to get them started on their creative journey and help them develop their vocabulary.
