Toddlers Archives - The Chirping Moms

Easy to Pack Beach Toys

June 2, 2025

Whether you are flying to a beach destination or packing the car and trying to save space, here’s your guide to easy to pack beach toys. When I think of beach toys and activities, I think of loading up a wagon and pulling it down to the beach. That’s great if you are in a beach house for the week… Read More

Quiet Time Boxes for Preschoolers: Me Time Boxes

January 11, 2024

Adding a little update! This post about Quiet Time Boxes has become a very popular one over the years. Since so many of us are home this year with our little ones and can use all the “quiet time” help we can get… I’m adding a few NEW favorites for quiet time boxes. ALSO, visit our Simple Preschool At Home… Read More

Fun Summer Footprint Craft: Watermelon Footprint

July 29, 2023

I love making handprint and footprint crafts with the kids. We’ve made many over the years and it’s fun to see how they grow. Today I’m sharing a fun summer footprint craft! Here’s how to make a watermelon footprint: Watermelon Footprint Watermelon Footprint Supplies: white paper or canvas pink and green paint 2 small sponge paint brushes (the super cheap… Read More

Mother’s Day Craft: Easy Hand Shaped Flower Bouquet

April 29, 2023

Dads: paper, scissors & tape… you can handle this one. The kids aren’t bringing home any cute Mother’s Day crafts this year & mom might like a handprint (to remember how small they were before they snacked their way through quarantine & ended up bigger than her). This is a cute one to make for grandma too. This hand shaped… Read More

St. Patrick’s Day Fine Motor Activity for Kids

March 1, 2023

Looking for a St. Patrick’s Day Fine Motor Activity for Kids? Here’s a fun one to. Back when school shut down, we had 2 preschoolers at home. Doing preschool “virtually” is not easy. Our awesome teachers would put together packets for the week of activities to do at home. One of the activities was for them to work on fine… Read More

Simple Preschool Activities: Apple Week

September 17, 2022

This week’s theme is APPLES! What’s a more iconic preschool theme than apples? Apple crafts are always my favorite and something I love hanging up all of fall. Today I’m sharing apple themed crafts and activities for kids. This week we’ll make, taste, read and play with all things apple! For more on our free simple preschool activities at home… Read More

Fall Fun for Kids

September 1, 2022

It’s almost fall! Here are a few fun fall things you can enjoy with your families this September. There will be lots more coming to the blog over the next few weeks. Our Fall Bucket List has tons of Fall activities for families, there are books to read and crafts to try. Fall Activities for Families … Read More

Easy Earth Day Craft for Toddlers & Preschoolers

April 20, 2022

Looking for a fun Earth Day craft for preschoolers? Earth Day is next week and I’ve been trying to come up with a few easy activities for the kids to do as part of their distance learning at home. I had my boys (preschool) do a craft I did with the girls back when they were in preschool: mess free… Read More

Two Wild Second Birthday

March 23, 2022

Last weekend we celebrated Teddy’s 2nd birthday with a Two Wild theme. It was so much fun and definitely one of my favorite party themes yet! Teddy is a wild and silly little toddler and loves animals so “two wild” was a perfect theme for his birthday. For little ones, I love a morning party. As toddlers, my kids have… Read More

Easy DIY Mickey Mouse Picture Frame

February 22, 2022

Looking for a cute frame for your Disney World or Disneyland photos? Having a Mickey Mouse themed birthday party? Then here’s a really easy and cute DIY to enjoy! This DIY Mickey Mouse picture frame is easy and inexpensive to make. It’s something you can do or use as an activity for kids too. Here’s the how to: DIY Mickey… Read More