Toddler activities with paper

Paper is cheap, quiet and endlessly useful. Scrunching it builds hand strength, tearing it is a fine motor workout, posting it through a slot is early problem solving, and scribbling on it is the start of every letter they will ever write. The activities here all use paper in some form, from a roll of old wrapping paper to a torn-up envelope. Most need nothing else, or a crayon at most. Each one lists the steps, the skills underneath and a way to stretch it once the first version gets easy.

118 activities

Car Paint Tracks illustration Car Paint Tracks from 12 months · 10-15 min Finger Paint Fruit illustration Finger Paint Fruit from 12 months · 10-15 min Handprint Bats illustration Handprint Bats from 12 months · 10-15 min Handprint Black Cat illustration Handprint Black Cat from 12 months · 10-15 min Packing Paper Nest illustration Packing Paper Nest from 12 months · 30-45 min Paper Bag Tear and Stuff illustration Paper Bag Tear and Stuff from 12 months · 30-45 min Squish Bag Painting illustration Squish Bag Painting from 12 months · 5-10 min Tissue Paper Rain illustration Tissue Paper Rain from 12 months · 10-15 min Chunky Crayon Scribble illustration Chunky Crayon Scribble from 13 months · 5-10 min Apple Picking Tree illustration Apple Picking Tree from 14 months · 10-15 min Ghost Footprints illustration Ghost Footprints from 14 months · 10-20 min Handprint Witch illustration Handprint Witch from 14 months · 10-15 min Paper Bag Ghost illustration Paper Bag Ghost from 14 months · 10-15 min Paper Scrunch Bag illustration Paper Scrunch Bag from 14 months · 5-10 min Paper Tear Basket illustration Paper Tear Basket from 14 months · 10-15 min Pine Cone Paint Roll illustration Pine Cone Paint Roll from 14 months · 10-15 min Sticky Spider Web illustration Sticky Spider Web from 15 months · 10-20 min Carry the Mail illustration Carry the Mail from 16 months · 5-10 min Sponge Paint Dots illustration Sponge Paint Dots from 16 months · 25-40 min Cup Print Circles illustration Cup Print Circles from 18 months · 30-45 min Envelope Stuff Mail illustration Envelope Stuff Mail from 18 months · 10-15 min One Colour Painting illustration One Colour Painting from 18 months · 30-45 min Recycling Sort Bin illustration Recycling Sort Bin from 18 months · 20-35 min Yoghurt Pot Colour Sort illustration Yoghurt Pot Colour Sort from 18 months · 10-15 min Scribble Monsters illustration Scribble Monsters from 20 months · 10-15 min Sticker Peel Page illustration Sticker Peel Page from 20 months · 10-15 min Draw With Me illustration Draw With Me from 22 months · 5-10 min Paper on the Wall illustration Paper on the Wall from 22 months · 5-10 min Snapped Crayons illustration Snapped Crayons from 22 months · 5-10 min Taped-Down Sheet illustration Taped-Down Sheet from 22 months · 5-10 min A Card to Post illustration A Card to Post from 24 months · 30-45 min All Aboard the Chair Bus illustration All Aboard the Chair Bus from 24 months · 30-40 min Coffee Filter Bats illustration Coffee Filter Bats from 24 months · 15-20 min First Scribble Page illustration First Scribble Page from 24 months · 20-35 min Fork Print Hedgehogs illustration Fork Print Hedgehogs from 24 months · 10-15 min Ghost Bowling illustration Ghost Bowling from 24 months · 10-15 min Leaf Printing illustration Leaf Printing from 24 months · 15-20 min Leaf Rubbings illustration Leaf Rubbings from 24 months · 10-15 min Monster Teeth Brushing illustration Monster Teeth Brushing from 24 months · 10-15 min Mummy Pumpkin illustration Mummy Pumpkin from 24 months · 15-20 min Nature Paintbrushes illustration Nature Paintbrushes from 24 months · 20-30 min Pumpkin Stamp Painting illustration Pumpkin Stamp Painting from 24 months · 15-20 min Sort the Recycling illustration Sort the Recycling from 24 months · 30-45 min Sponge Ghosts illustration Sponge Ghosts from 24 months · 15-20 min Trace A Plate illustration Trace A Plate from 24 months · 5-10 min Up and Down Lines illustration Up and Down Lines from 24 months · 5 min Who Lives Here? illustration Who Lives Here? from 24 months · 30-45 min Card Spiders illustration Card Spiders from 26 months · 20-30 min Colour the Big Circle illustration Colour the Big Circle from 26 months · 5-10 min Paper Plate Pumpkin illustration Paper Plate Pumpkin from 26 months · 15-20 min Puddle Jump Path illustration Puddle Jump Path from 26 months · 20-35 min Round and Round illustration Round and Round from 26 months · 5 min Sticker Peel And Stick illustration Sticker Peel And Stick from 26 months · 5-10 min Pumpkin Faces and Feelings illustration Pumpkin Faces and Feelings from 28 months · 10-15 min Bark Rubbing illustration Bark Rubbing from 30 months · 20-30 min Draw Round Our Hands illustration Draw Round Our Hands from 30 months · 30-40 min First Snips illustration First Snips from 30 months · 10-15 min Fridge Door Gallery illustration Fridge Door Gallery from 30 months · 10-15 min Mix a New Colour illustration Mix a New Colour from 30 months · 30-40 min Write What They Say illustration Write What They Say from 30 months · 10-15 min Tube Ball Run illustration Tube Ball Run from 34 months · 30-45 min Autumn Leaf Collage illustration Autumn Leaf Collage from 36 months · 30-40 min Big Brush Colour Mix illustration Big Brush Colour Mix from 36 months · 10-15 min Café Order Pad illustration Café Order Pad from 36 months · 30-40 min Cereal Box Puzzle illustration Cereal Box Puzzle from 36 months · 10-15 min Crayon Rubbing Hunt illustration Crayon Rubbing Hunt from 36 months · 10-15 min Draw Round the Shapes illustration Draw Round the Shapes from 36 months · 10-15 min Fairy Cake Bake illustration Fairy Cake Bake from 36 months · 30-45 min Family Bunting illustration Family Bunting from 36 months · 10-15 min Family Height Line illustration Family Height Line from 36 months · 10-15 min Fold a Napkin Each illustration Fold a Napkin Each from 36 months · 5-10 min Lemonade Stall illustration Lemonade Stall from 36 months · 30-45 min Letter for the Postbox illustration Letter for the Postbox from 36 months · 30-40 min Lion Mane Snips illustration Lion Mane Snips from 36 months · 10-15 min Minibeast Hunt illustration Minibeast Hunt from 36 months · 15-20 min Monster Dice Drawing illustration Monster Dice Drawing from 36 months · 10-15 min Nature Table illustration Nature Table from 36 months · 30-45 min Paper Hat Folding illustration Paper Hat Folding from 36 months · 10-15 min Paper Snowflakes illustration Paper Snowflakes from 36 months · 10-15 min Parcel Post Office illustration Parcel Post Office from 36 months · 30-40 min Pick the Fruit at the Shop illustration Pick the Fruit at the Shop from 36 months · 10-15 min Rain Stick Music illustration Rain Stick Music from 36 months · 30-40 min Recycling Sorter illustration Recycling Sorter from 36 months · 10-15 min Scooter Delivery Round illustration Scooter Delivery Round from 36 months · 15-20 min Smell Pots illustration Smell Pots from 36 months · 10-15 min Sound Effects Story illustration Sound Effects Story from 36 months · 30-40 min Spray Bottle Painting illustration Spray Bottle Painting from 36 months · 15-20 min Teddy's Birthday Party illustration Teddy's Birthday Party from 36 months · 30-45 min Three Little Pigs Houses illustration Three Little Pigs Houses from 36 months · 10-15 min Tissue Paper Window illustration Tissue Paper Window from 36 months · 10-15 min Torn Paper Mosaic illustration Torn Paper Mosaic from 36 months · 15-20 min Toy Car Road Map illustration Toy Car Road Map from 36 months · 15-20 min Toy Vet's Surgery illustration Toy Vet's Surgery from 36 months · 30-40 min Traffic Light Scooter illustration Traffic Light Scooter from 36 months · 10-15 min Window View Drawing illustration Window View Drawing from 36 months · 10-15 min Witch's Potion Lab illustration Witch's Potion Lab from 36 months · 30-40 min Car Colour Tally illustration Car Colour Tally from 38 months · 10-15 min Family Jobs Chart illustration Family Jobs Chart from 38 months · 10-15 min Feelings Faces illustration Feelings Faces from 38 months · 10-15 min Foil Tray Boats illustration Foil Tray Boats from 38 months · 30-45 min Junk Mail Name Collage illustration Junk Mail Name Collage from 38 months · 10-15 min Our Art Gallery illustration Our Art Gallery from 38 months · 30-40 min Paper Chain Countdown illustration Paper Chain Countdown from 38 months · 10-15 min Paper Plate Monster Mask illustration Paper Plate Monster Mask from 38 months · 15-20 min Paper Shape Pictures illustration Paper Shape Pictures from 38 months · 10-15 min Picture Shopping List illustration Picture Shopping List from 38 months · 30-40 min Pumpkin Shape Faces illustration Pumpkin Shape Faces from 38 months · 10-15 min Spider Web Snip illustration Spider Web Snip from 38 months · 10-15 min Story Map Drawing illustration Story Map Drawing from 38 months · 15-20 min Toy Shop Till illustration Toy Shop Till from 38 months · 10-15 min Toy Town Small World illustration Toy Town Small World from 38 months · 15-20 min Broomstick Gallop illustration Broomstick Gallop from 40 months · 5-10 min Dough Snake Letters illustration Dough Snake Letters from 40 months · 10-15 min Flour Tray Letters illustration Flour Tray Letters from 40 months · 10-15 min Folded Story Book illustration Folded Story Book from 40 months · 30-40 min Pairs Memory Game illustration Pairs Memory Game from 40 months · 10-15 min Toy Box Labels illustration Toy Box Labels from 40 months · 10-15 min Name Sign for the Door illustration Name Sign for the Door from 42 months · 10-15 min

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