keeping toddlers busy — Small world activities - Find simple play ideas for children

Mr McGregor's Garden

Simple to set up playdough small world activity for any garden loving toddler or child.

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Train Trip to the Beach

Read here how to create a messy play train based small world activity for toddlers and children. This will have your train loving children learning whilst they play and explore.

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Footprints

Quick and simple activity to develop language using playdough and toy animals.

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In the Night Garden

A lovely activity to bring the children’s television show ‘In the Night Garden’ to life.

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Edible Farm

Moo! This is a simple, fun activity that is completely taste safe! It is sure to keep your little ones busy and learning at home.

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Using the classic story as inspiration this is a easy and fun way to introduce imaginative play with your little one. Depending on how brave you are feeling you can make this activity as messy or clean as you want.

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Building Site

A fun construction themed small world activity. Perfect for any digger loving small person.

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Farm Yard

Animals remain a popular feature in our small world play. They are just so versatile; you can feed them, you can make them move and you can make them to go to sleep.

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Small World

Discover our small WORLD activities to help spark your child’s imagination and creativity, Promoting play and language skills.