17 Irresistible Fall Activities for 2 Year Olds You NEED to Try This Year

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There is something about doing fall activities for 2 year olds that makes the fall season everyone’s favorite time of year. If you are looking for a fun way to enjoy the fall season with your toddlers, this is the year to try out new things. You always want to make sure you are having a great time with young children. It can be tricky. From season to season to keep up with all the demands of what your toddler needs to be learning. But use this fall as a great way to start new traditions for the family.

Up until the age where your kid gets out of the toddler phase, you always want to be working on sensory activities and fine motor activities. Which also dual as calming activities for kids. You will find that fall crafts can be fun. You can take everyday activities and add a fall theme to them. The great thing about these activities is that you can make them for all of your favorite seasons. Or you can do themed crafts just around autumn activities.

Think about some of your favorite fall activities when thinking about your childhood. Make sure to include that when it comes to your toddlers as well. Remember to plan fun activities for them to do since toddlers still have a brief attention span.

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Sensory Experience

Fall is an excellent time to get some sensory experiences in for toddlers. Here Is a list of some great ways to have your 2-year-old explore the world with their little hands.

1. Nature Walk – taking your little one on a trail will allow them to touch, see and smell all that fall offers. Items like pine cones, touching real leaves and feeling a fall tree make fall a magical season. If you are in the South Jersey area, here are some recommendations on great nature walks that are family-friendly.
2. Apple Picking – As a child, this is something that I got a chance to do a few times. It’s something thing that I will be doing with my own two-year-old. It’s a great idea to go when the season first starts so that you have more time to visit different places since there are so many options to choose from. Here are some great apple picking farms if you are in New Jersey.
3. Pumpkin Patch – here is another option to work on sensory and fine motor skills. Having your child walk and pick up pumpkins is fantastic fun for them and the whole family. Philadelphia has some excellent options for fun fall activities, so if you are heading to the east coast or near the Philly area, check out some of these family-friendly options.
4. Scavenger Hunt – Explore the outdoors. Create a list of times your little one has to find while outside to make it a fun game. You can have your child pick out ants and work one picking out different colors and shapes. There are so many fun options, and it is an excellent way to get your toddler out of the house and get some much-needed exercise.
5. Jumping on leaf piles – allow your child to feel the different textures of leaves by jumping in them. This activity idea can be done when you have to go outside and rake the leaves up or get ready to pile them up for collection.

Sensory Play Activities

Sensory play has so many developmental benefits for young kids. It’s a no-brainer to make sure you incorporate them when you can. Fall is a beautiful time of year. It’s also a great time to put in those fall lesson plans for young kids to learn still and have fun which is an added bonus. Here are some fun ways to create some at-home play that is affordable.

Sensory Bin Ideas

If you are looking to create your fall bin ideas, some great craft ideas could be:

• Have a crafty morning – start the day off with an easy activity of having your toddler get a paper plate and have different items around the plate. Ask them to put all the textures of fall on the plate or what they think fall represents. Make sure the surface area you put the items on is safe for 2 year olds.
• If it’s your first time creating a sensory bin, think about a simple craft that you can do that includes all the senses and would be plain fun for the toddler. Think of items like ice cubes to represent the change in the weather, leaves, etc. You can use that as items to put in the bin.

Sensory Activity

If your child loves to do crafts that involve playing with dough, you can do a cookie cutter project. You can use these cutters to create leaf shapes, pumpkins, etc., and make it a favorite craft idea for your toddler. If you are looking for sensory tables, get one that allows for indoor and outdoor compartments so you can add the elements from inside and outside. It’s also good so that with the changing season, you can use the table all year round for all of the season.

Crafts for 2 year olds

You don’t have to venture outside. There are so many fun ideas that you can do at home that your child will love just as much. These ideas go hand in hand with toddlers’ development because they include some sensory play ideas, which is always a plus.

1. Use construction paper to do crafts with leaves.
2. You can do a leaf rubbing project. Which is just taking some leaves off the ground and using colored crayons to create beautiful pieces of art.
3. You can take pumpkin seeds from the pumpkin patch you went to and glue them on paper. This is so much fun.
4. Leaf paintings are another great option that you can do and a great craft. If you have an area in your home to spread out.
5. If you want to switch it up, try an apple craft. You can do this with simple contact paper, and it’s another great fall activity that you can do. Older kids will have fun doing this as well.
6. Take some tissue paper (that you can find at the dollar store). Come up with different ways to make different shapes of fall items like leaves and pumpkins flames, to name a few.
7. You can also use some finger paint to make different shapes. Like a turkey with your hand, and kids of all ages will enjoy that.
8. Go on a leaf hunt and bring the leaves you gather and bring them to the home to make a leaf crown that you can wear all season.
9. Take the pumpkin slime and have your toddler put it on a large piece of paper to make different shapes and have them guess what the shape is or what the slime looks like after it dries.

Travel activities for toddlers

If you are traveling and looking for things to do with toddlers in Philadelphia, many indoor places focus on sensory areas that you can never go wrong. There is no particular order to visit sites with sensory stations. But starting with museums designed for children is the best way. There is always a schedule of what crafts are happening for the new season. You might get some of your favorite ideas for your crafts by traveling to other places.

Visiting apple orchards to see apple trees is another great thing to do in the fall. If you are not in the New Jersey or Philadelphia area, check out some amazing blogs in your area about apple orchards you can visit near you. This is a great time to start new traditions. With the holiday season starting what better way to get your new toddler out and about than with these fall activities. You never know what other activities your child will love doing once you start with this season of activities.

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