Mom reading to 18-month-old toddler. Article is list of stay-at-home mom activities for 18-month-old toddlers.

Oh, those mobile toddlers! They keep us on our toes. This is the circular stage of motherhood. We follow our children around in circles all day straightening up the messes they leave behind. Hopefully teaching them to clean up with our help! But, stay-at-home mom activities for an 18-month-old can be more fun than that.

In fact, this age group is adventurous, curious and eager to learn. I created each of these activities and kept them in gallon sized Ziploc bags. We took them out many days in a row to work on the skills they each teach.

Stay-at-Home Mom activities to do with 18-month-olds involve learning developmental skills, developing boundaries, and growing a close mother-child bond.

Stay-at-home mom activities to do with an 18-month-old

Color matching with cars

Cotton ball fine motor exercise

Foam crayon color sorting

Teaching toddlers colors

Bath time fun

Mess free painting for creative art play

Learning one to one correspondence

Masking tape fine motor work

Build with photo blocks

Make a set of jumbo building blocks

Explore shapes with sand or use kinetic sand (Amazon link)

Make a sensory walk with this versatile idea.

These boredom busters for 18-month-olds are great activities for stay-at-home moms to do with a toddler. You can find even more stay-at-home mom activities to do with an 18-month-old on the toddler page and in this collection of toddler play ideas. These indoor activities for 18-month olds will help keep your toddler learning in all the right ways.

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View more activity ideas at Oh Hey Let’s Play!

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Have fun with your toddler! This stage really can be so much fun.

Mom kneeling with toddler looking at a book. Title reads Stay-at-Home Mom Activities for 18-month-olds.