ASQ:SE-2 Parent Activities_18 Months

Activities 18

AGEMONTHS

HELP YOUR CHILD LEARN AND GROW!

Try these fun and easy activities with your 18-month-old—a great way to have fun together and support your child’s social-emotional development.

Tons of Love

Your toddler loves to have a lot of hugs and kisses. Give big hugs, little hugs, loud kisses, and soft kisses. Tell them you love them so much! Materials Needed: None

Eating Practice

Your toddler is getting big and wants to do things by themselves! Let them practice eating with a spoon and drinking with a sippy cup during mealtimes. Be ready for some spilling! Materials Needed: Child-safe eating utensils, sippy cups

Back and Forth

Your toddler will enjoy gentle tickling games. Make sure they can let you know when they have had enough. They will like quiet snuggle times, too. Materials Needed: Tickles and Snuggles

A New Playhouse

Make playhouse furniture for your child out of boxes. For a stove, turn a box upside down and draw “burners”. Use simple containers for pots and use wooden spoons or sticks to stir the “soup.” Materials Needed: Old boxes, containers, pots, child-safe kitchen utensils

Mealtime Helper

Let your toddler help during mealtimes by bringing some things to the table or by setting a place at the table. Materials Needed: None

Simple Games

Play simple games such as Hide and Seek and Chase with your toddler. Have fun and laugh together. Materials Needed: None