10 Fall Tot Trays and Activities
One last hurrah for Fall while Thanksgiving and Christmas are almost upon us. I always think way ahead that it’s too early to get out such and such then the next thing I know that month/season/holiday is upon us. Where does the time go?
These Fall Tot Tray ideas will help keep your little learner busy while exploring some fun seasonal trays. Feel free to make substitutions for materials you already own or head to the local craft or dollar store for some inexpensive supplies.
Here are 10 last-minute ideas to do with your tots and preschoolers. Maybe you have the supplies on hand or maybe you can pick up a couple of things at the store. Halloween clearance may prove good for a few things.
1. Acorn & Paint Palette Spooning– plastic acorns from Dollar Tree, melon baller, paint palette and tray!
2. Red/Green Leaf Sort– fake leaves from Dollar Tree, two Easy Mac cups (washed) with Sharpie Marker color dots on the bottoms (could have used stickers), tray.
3. Pumpkin 1,2,3 Count- plastic pumpkin containers (lids removed), sprig of pumpkins (cut apart and sharp parts removed), vinyl numbers, tray.
4. Spider 1 to 1 Match-plastic spiders, pumpkin ice-cube tray (both from Dollar Tree last year), and shiny tray.
5. Apples Size Sequence– use real or paper apples to place apples in order from smallest to largest.
6. Leaf Art– glue small leaves or use leaf stickers to decorate a page. Draw a tree that is loosing it leaves.
7. Pom Pom Color Sort– use small pom poms and mini M&M’s tubes. I happen to have green, yellow, and orange-perfect fall colors. Ask child to match the color of pom pom with the tube. For younger tots, you may have to demonstrate or work with one color at a time.
8. Apple Worm Match (1-10)- cardstock or foam apples with numbers and popsicle sticks with dots to match. Super cute. Super fun!
9. Fall Sensory Bin– Medium plastic tote filled with pumpkin scrubbers, spiders, leaves, acorns, pom poms, etc. I focused on orange, yellow, green, red, purple, and black.
10. Fall Ideas on Pinterest– I just couldn’t get enough variety of pictures of our own activities but I know I pinned some really good stuff.
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My kids are much older, but these are cute ideas!
Have you heard of busy bags? They are typically for younger kids. We have included things for older kids like brain quiz games, card games, etc.
Cute blog! I love these ideas 🙂
Thanks for finding me on Facebook, I’m following you now and excited to read more!!
XO
Erin
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Great activities, Thaleia! I love your creativity with the mini M & M containers … perfect for color matching and fine-motor coordination! Thanks so much for linking up with Montessori Monday. I featured your post at the Living Montessori Now Facebook page and pinned it to my Kids’ Fall Activities Board at http://pinterest.com/debchitwood/kids-fall-activities/
Deb,
Thanks so much for featuring me and pinning my post. I’m trying my hardest to post all the tot ideas I’ve come up with but sometimes it is hard to get it all done:)
Erin,
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoy the upcoming tutorials for gifts and ornaments!
These are great – I have pinned for when my little one is a bit older. Popping over from parenting pin it party! x
Thanks for linking these fab ideas with this week’s Parenting Pin it Party x x
Ohh these are sweet,I love the counting apples! #justanotherlinky
These are such cute ideas. I really love the pom pom one! And thank you for linking up! #fridayfrivolity
These are great ideas! Love the pom poms. #justanotherlinky
Love these ideas! I like how they can be adapted for my one and three year old. #justanotherlinky
Great list of activities. Thanks for linking up to #jistanotherlinky xx
Thank you for sharing these at the #SmallVictoriesSundayLinkup! These are awesome fall tray ideas!
I’ve never used tot trays before but maybe I should.
Thanks for sharing at Turn It Up Tuesdays
They are really easy to do IF you set-up 5-7 ahead of time. If your child sees you are prepping something fun then they will probably want more then you have prepared.
Such great fine motor skill practice, and hands-on skills! Love the fall themes. 🙂 Thanks for sharing at Friday Frivolity!
I LOVE those plastic acorns! My daughter is the perfect age for these, I’ve bookmarked this for future use. Thanks for sharing on the #GoodFriendsFriday linky, looking forward to seeing what you share this week!
I found them the last two years at the Dollar Tree but some people say Michael’s Crafts might have them as well. Our Fall Sensory bin stuff is Lil’ Red’s favorite!