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🧸 Toddler Entertainment That Buys Me 30 Minutes of Peace
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Ashly Lathrop
If you know, you know toddlers have the attention span of a goldfish. These are my go to toys and activities that actually keep them busy long enough for me to sip my coffee while it’s still warm (a mom miracle). Everything on this list is mom tested...
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Sensory Play Favorites
 
🎨 Mess-Free Art & Creativity
 
🚗 Independent Play Wins
 
📚 Quiet Time Magic

Sensory Play Favorites

🧠 Sensory Play Favorites that all of my girls have loved!
 
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My daughters have all loved making play doh food!
Kitchen Creations - Play-Doh
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Pom Pom sorting has always been a hit!
Pom Pom Sorting: Fine Motor Skills Activity
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Lots of different sensory bins!
Sensory Bins
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Fun fake snow for sensory play!
Let it Snow Instant Fake Snow Powder - 1 Pack
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Yes it may get a little messy but get a good bin to keep it in and teach them to keep it inside the bin while playing. They LOVE it!
Kinetic Sand | One Pile of Sand, Endless Possibilities
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🎨 Mess-Free Art & Creativity

Let them get creative without the huge mess!
 
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Just add water and watch the book come to life!
Water WOW! Animals - ON the GO Travel Activity
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So many fun color wonder products to choose from!
Color Wonder Mess Free Coloring & Toys
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My girls LOVE stickers. You can do reusable stickers or just regular. Get them some paper or even a baby doll to put the stickers on and watch them stay busy!
Stickers and Sticker Books for Kids
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We love these dot markers. Easy for the younger kiddos to use!
Jar Melo Washable Dot Markers, 6 Colors
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Depending on age they may need some help with these but they are so cute and fun!
Craftikit® 20 Award-Winning Animal Toddler Crafts
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We love these beeswax crayons!
Mess Free 12-Color Beeswax Crayons for Toddlers
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Color wonder three pack!
Crayola Nickelodeon Color Wonder 3-Pack
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🚗 Independent Play Wins

 
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Magnetic tiles are a MUST if you have children. I swear it’s the toy that keeps on giving.
FNJO 100PCS Magnetic Tiles STEM Building Toy
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A busy board!
Busy Board
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More busy board options!
Busy Board Montessori Toys for 1-4 Year Old
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A fun wooden train set!
WoodenTracks: Your One Stop Wooden Train Shop All Major Brands
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My girls get endless hours of play out of our Nugget couch!
Nugget
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Wooden blocks!
Uncle Goose: Wooden Block Toys - 100% Made in the USA
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Another toy I SWEAR by! Every single one of my kiddos has been obsessed with the little people farm and plays soo good with it.
Fisher-Price Little People Caring for Animals Farm
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📚 Quiet Time Magic

 
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We love our Tonies box!
Tonies
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Elsa Tonies!
Disney Frozen: Elsa Tonie
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Olaf!
Disney Frozen: Olaf Tonie
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Spider-Man!
Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Spidey Tonie
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Peppa Pig!
Peppa Pig: On the Road with Peppa Tonie
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Coco melon!
CoComelon: Sing-Along Favorites Tonie
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Elmo!
Sesame Street: Elmo Tonie
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The grinch!
Dr. Seuss: How The Grinch Stole Christmas! Tonie
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Mickey Mouse!
Disney Mickey Mouse Tonie
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Fun lift flap books!
Lift The Flap Board Books For Toddlers
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A cute fun plush reading chair!
Reading Chair For Kids
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