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Month-by-month toddler play guide

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Let's play! Toddler games for your 12 month old

Fun games to boost your baby's development this month.

Let's play! Toddler games for your 13 month old

Let's play! Toddler games for your 14 month old

Let's play! Toddler games for your 15 month old

Let's play! Toddler games for your 16 month old

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Indoor games to play with your toddler

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Shake, rattle and roll

Let your toddler burn off energy with this fun indoor game, combining crafts, music and dance.

Under cover

Fun land at home

Mirror me

Block party

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Outdoor games to play with your toddler

Toddler running on the beach
Catch me if you can

Children love to be chased, and this simple, fun game is a great way to encourage your toddler to get active outdoors and release some energy.

Follow that bubble

How to make oobleck for messy play

Ring a-ring o'roses

Life's a ball

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Games to encourage your toddler's imagination

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Desert island

This fun game is simple to play at home and a great way to develop your child's sense of imagination. It's perfect for toddlers, but younger and older children might like it too.

The wheels on the bus

Little chemist

Hats off!

Stopping for the roses

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Games to encourage your toddler's language skills

Mum looking at a board book with her toddler
Books on board

Looking at colourful board books is a great quiet-time activity to do together. Find out how to make story time more interactive and how to encourage your child to love reading.

Monkey motions

Little piggy rhymes

A friend to the end

Family flipbook

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Understanding toddler play

Toddler doing a colourful puzzle on a table
Buying puzzles for toddlers

Puzzles do more than entice with their bright colours and interesting shapes. Finding the right place for each piece exercises your toddler's hand-eye coordination and develops his shape recognition.

Games to play with your one-year-old

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