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Spring Tot Trays

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Sometimes you just need some activities to keep your little ones busy that you can prepare ahead of time. Tot Trays are just the ticket to prepared activities that will excite your toddler or preschooler.

spring tot tray collection
I was on my desktop looking for some pictures when low and behold I found an entire collection of Spring Tot Trays all ready but never published. Today I will treat you to my collection of Easter and Spring activities to engage your younger learners.

bunny and egg pick fine motor practiceI found these bunny and egg shaped cupcake picks within a cupcake decorating package. I always keep my eyes out for the heavy duty plastic ones since they are more sturdy then paper picks.
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Tot School- Dr. Seuss Style Tot Trays

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Tot School- Dr. Seuss Style Tot Trays

 

 

I may finally be ahead of the game so to speak! I keep saying that I will participate in “Virtual Book Club for Kids” and then forget to see which author is picked for the month! Low and behold I came across the announcement that Dr. Seuss was the next author. The perfect choice since I had planned to share some Tot Trays with Dr. Seuss Style anyways!

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Last year for Big Red’s 2nd birthday we had a Dr. Seuss theme. I created some activities for Tot School then, but was not blogging and have not shared them, yet! Plus we have lots of new things to share. This first post will showcase TEN Dr. Seuss Themed Tot Trays!

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10 Valentine’s Tot Trays

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10 Valentine’s Tot Trays

Why is it when holiday’s seem close together that it is hard to transition from one to the other? In January I thought about Valentine’s activities, but have not gotten them all out till last week or printed until today! I did spend an entire afternoon searching our back porch for my Valentine’s stuff, with the help of my sister, to find them sitting on a high shelf!

valentines tot trays Collage

 

Lil’ Red has been enjoying these trays. Some he will do over and over. Other’s he will appease me with a one time completion. Today Princess was home and helping engage him. When he got done with a few he shouted, ” Yah, I won the game. I did it!” Made me smile and so glad that he did his schoolwork without complaining or difficulty! Time to up his trays I think to more difficult/preschool learning.

Yes, Spiderman did make an appearance last week during Tot School!

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TOT SCHOOL: Tot Trays (the basics)

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What are Tot Trays?

Where Do You Find them?

10 different tot trays

I heard about Tot trays from Counting Coconuts and 1plus1plus1equals1 when Lil’ Red was still too young to use them or need them. (Boy, do we need them now! He is a smart little whipper-snapper.) We have been using them off and on.

Tot trays are activities placed on a tray for your children to do. Very similar to Montessori Work Trays, (cute video about 1 1/2 yr olds) but tailored to your child or a theme you want to explore with your child. If you have girls you won’t want to miss Playing House in Maryland‘s tot trays and if you have boys check out The Princess and the Tot’s tot trays.

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