Toddler Times - 16 months Texture Collage

K LOVED this activity.  She was so content the entire time.  This is what we did:

I cut a large piece of clear Contact paper and taped it to the sliding glass door in our kitchen with the sticky side facing out.

We are currently focusing on the color orange, so I ripped up a bunch of little pieces of orange crepe paper streamers (tissue paper or even construction paper would work too) and gave them to her to stick on the Contact paper.

This was K's project, so I did not stick one single piece of crepe paper on the Contact paper.  When I gave her the first piece, I told her she could stick it on the door and that is what she did.  Then she kept coming back for more pieces.  I ripped a bunch of pieces and put them on the floor next to her and let her do her thing.  I also had some orange foam stickers, orange pom poms, and orange masking tape that I let her add to her collage.

This will stay up for a while and K can add to it or remove from it as often as she wants.

Toddler Times - Teaching Colors

 I put together a bin of red items for K, 16 months, to explore.  This was easy to put together; I just found as many red items as I could to fill the bin.  Most of the items are age appropriate, but a few (pipe cleaners (aka chenille stems), crepe paper streamers, and dot markers) require supervision.  K has requested the bin at least once a day since I introduced it to her.

 Magneatos

 Stacking Pegs

 Dot Marker

 Plan Toys Water Block

Fun with Crepe Paper Streamers