Toddler activities with cups

Cups are for pouring, stacking, hiding things under and knocking over, and a toddler will happily do all four. The activities here use ordinary cups, plastic or paper, on their own or with water, and cover the whole range from a tower to a pouring station. Pouring is one of the best fine motor workouts there is, and stacking teaches balance and a little bit of physics. Everything happens on a tray or a towel so the clean-up is quick. Each activity has full steps, the skills it builds, and an easier or harder version.

98 activities

Copy My Sip illustration Copy My Sip from 12 months · 5 min Cup Hide And Seek illustration Cup Hide And Seek from 12 months · 5-10 min Cup Rinse at Bath Time illustration Cup Rinse at Bath Time from 12 months · 10-15 min First Sips Together illustration First Sips Together from 12 months · 5-10 min Garden Splash Tray illustration Garden Splash Tray from 12 months · 10-15 min Just Out of Reach illustration Just Out of Reach from 12 months · 5-10 min Low Table Treasures illustration Low Table Treasures from 12 months · 20-30 min One Colour Treasure Basket illustration One Colour Treasure Basket from 12 months · 30-45 min Thicker Sips illustration Thicker Sips from 12 months · 5-10 min Two-Handed Cup Hold illustration Two-Handed Cup Hold from 12 months · 5-10 min Wash the Pumpkin illustration Wash the Pumpkin from 12 months · 10-15 min Cheers! illustration Cheers! from 14 months · 5 min Cup on the Table illustration Cup on the Table from 14 months · 5-10 min Cup Tower Topple illustration Cup Tower Topple from 14 months · 20-35 min Funnel Water Race illustration Funnel Water Race from 14 months · 5-10 min Oat Tub Fill illustration Oat Tub Fill from 14 months · 20-35 min Picnic Blanket Sips illustration Picnic Blanket Sips from 14 months · 20-30 min Pom-Pom Cup Scoop illustration Pom-Pom Cup Scoop from 14 months · 5-10 min Sink-Side Cup Play illustration Sink-Side Cup Play from 14 months · 10-15 min Soft Ball Roll Bowling illustration Soft Ball Roll Bowling from 14 months · 20-35 min Special Delivery illustration Special Delivery from 14 months · 5 min Spoon Drum Beat illustration Spoon Drum Beat from 14 months · 5-10 min Teddy's Turn to Drink illustration Teddy's Turn to Drink from 14 months · 10-15 min The Missing Piece illustration The Missing Piece from 14 months · 10-15 min Bath Time Names illustration Bath Time Names from 15 months · 5-10 min Blue Cup Walk illustration Blue Cup Walk from 16 months · 5-10 min Cup Nesting illustration Cup Nesting from 16 months · 5-10 min Flour Dough Knead illustration Flour Dough Knead from 16 months · 20-40 min Frozen Toy Dig illustration Frozen Toy Dig from 16 months · 25-40 min Paintbrush Puddle Art illustration Paintbrush Puddle Art from 16 months · 5-10 min Pom-Pom Water Scoop illustration Pom-Pom Water Scoop from 16 months · 20-35 min Water Pouring Station illustration Water Pouring Station from 16 months · 25-40 min Cup Print Circles illustration Cup Print Circles from 18 months · 30-45 min Feely Bag illustration Feely Bag from 18 months · 5-10 min Here's Your… illustration Here's Your… from 18 months · 5 min Milk or Water? illustration Milk or Water? from 18 months · 5 min Teddy's Dinner illustration Teddy's Dinner from 18 months · 5-10 min Water The Plant illustration Water The Plant from 18 months · 5 min Whisk Air Bubbles illustration Whisk Air Bubbles from 18 months · 5-10 min All Gone illustration All Gone from 20 months · 5 min Colour Cup Match illustration Colour Cup Match from 20 months · 5-10 min Flour Sift Shake illustration Flour Sift Shake from 20 months · 5-10 min Shaker Band Practice illustration Shaker Band Practice from 20 months · 30-45 min Big One, Little One illustration Big One, Little One from 22 months · 5-10 min Cup to the Table illustration Cup to the Table from 22 months · 5 min Funnel Pour Practice illustration Funnel Pour Practice from 22 months · 10-15 min Spoon to Me illustration Spoon to Me from 22 months · 5-10 min Water Painting illustration Water Painting from 22 months · 10-15 min Your Own Cup illustration Your Own Cup from 22 months · 5 min Big Jug, Little Cups illustration Big Jug, Little Cups from 24 months · 30-45 min Cup Skittles illustration Cup Skittles from 24 months · 5-10 min Ghost Bowling illustration Ghost Bowling from 24 months · 10-15 min Halloween Window Walk illustration Halloween Window Walk from 24 months · 20-40 min Monster Teeth Brushing illustration Monster Teeth Brushing from 24 months · 10-15 min Pumpkin Seed Scoop illustration Pumpkin Seed Scoop from 24 months · 15-25 min Set Two Places illustration Set Two Places from 24 months · 20-35 min Spooky Sounds Band illustration Spooky Sounds Band from 24 months · 10-20 min Teddy Tea Party illustration Teddy Tea Party from 24 months · 20-40 min Tower Of Ten illustration Tower Of Ten from 24 months · 20-35 min Water The Plants illustration Water The Plants from 24 months · 5-10 min Flour Finger Drawing illustration Flour Finger Drawing from 26 months · 20-30 min Oat Scoop And Pour illustration Oat Scoop And Pour from 26 months · 25-40 min Park Goalposts illustration Park Goalposts from 26 months · 10-15 min Pumpkin Spice Café illustration Pumpkin Spice Café from 26 months · 20-30 min Spoon Tap Tune illustration Spoon Tap Tune from 26 months · 5-10 min Snack Time Pourer illustration Snack Time Pourer from 28 months · 5 min How Many Are Eating? illustration How Many Are Eating? from 30 months · 5 min Smoothie Helper illustration Smoothie Helper from 30 months · 10-15 min Teddy Tea Party Pour illustration Teddy Tea Party Pour from 30 months · 10-15 min What Disappears? illustration What Disappears? from 30 months · 20-30 min Café Order Pad illustration Café Order Pad from 36 months · 30-40 min Cheesy Scone Bake illustration Cheesy Scone Bake from 36 months · 30-45 min Fairy Cake Bake illustration Fairy Cake Bake from 36 months · 30-45 min Fill to the Line illustration Fill to the Line from 36 months · 5-10 min Frozen Toy Rescue illustration Frozen Toy Rescue from 36 months · 30-40 min Lay the Table illustration Lay the Table from 36 months · 10-15 min Lemonade Stall illustration Lemonade Stall from 36 months · 30-45 min Mud Pie Recipes illustration Mud Pie Recipes from 36 months · 30-45 min My Own Bath Wash illustration My Own Bath Wash from 36 months · 5-10 min Nature Table illustration Nature Table from 36 months · 30-45 min Petal Perfume illustration Petal Perfume from 36 months · 30-40 min Rain Stick Music illustration Rain Stick Music from 36 months · 30-40 min Rainbow Treasure Hunt illustration Rainbow Treasure Hunt from 36 months · 30-40 min Rainbow Water Cups illustration Rainbow Water Cups from 36 months · 10-15 min Rice Tray Diggers illustration Rice Tray Diggers from 36 months · 15-20 min Salt Dough Shapes illustration Salt Dough Shapes from 36 months · 30-40 min Sandcastle Row illustration Sandcastle Row from 36 months · 15-20 min Smell Pots illustration Smell Pots from 36 months · 10-15 min Snow Dough World illustration Snow Dough World from 36 months · 30-40 min Tear the Salad Leaves illustration Tear the Salad Leaves from 36 months · 10-15 min Teddy's Birthday Party illustration Teddy's Birthday Party from 36 months · 30-45 min Toy Vet's Surgery illustration Toy Vet's Surgery from 36 months · 30-40 min Wash the Plastic Plates illustration Wash the Plastic Plates from 36 months · 10-15 min Wet and Dry Stones illustration Wet and Dry Stones from 36 months · 10-15 min What Dissolves? illustration What Dissolves? from 36 months · 30-40 min What's Missing Tray illustration What's Missing Tray from 36 months · 5-10 min Which Cup Holds More? illustration Which Cup Holds More? from 36 months · 30-40 min Rhyming Picnic illustration Rhyming Picnic from 38 months · 30-40 min

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