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Intentional Toddler Time: Shapes, Shapes, and More Shapes


{Samuel is currently 20.5 months}

Our theme for Intentional Toddler Time this week was shapes. I’ve found if I focus on a theme each week, I can organize my thoughts and plan fun activities. Like I said last week, we don’t always stick to the plan, but doing “unit studies” keeps my brain organized. I’m thoroughly enjoying this intentional time with Samuel each week, and he’s growing so fast! I’m glad I’m not missing it. So glad.

We continued with our sensory bins this week.

Shape Theme Sensory Bin

I filled the sensory bin with pattern blocks, buttons, pom poms, star fish, and cotton balls. I added some scoops and a variety of bowls for him to sort, scoop, clank, etc.

Our life skill for the week was making Homemade Raw Applesauce with Mommy.


He was a huge helper – putting all the apple slices in the Blendtec . I think only two half eaten slices made it into the mix. 😉 And after the first batch of raw applesauce, he wasn’t much help anymore.


He was requesting more “sauce-y” quicker than I could make it. I think he likes my raw applesauce recipe! We’re going to have to add Unbelievable Chocolate Applesauce Bars to our to do list!

Table time was a lot of fun this week. We tried our hand at crafts, and I was impressed with how much he loved it! Remember our theme was shapes for the week, so we worked with circles and squares for our craft time.

I drew the outline of a turtle, and he instinctively placed the squares that I had pre-cut within the circle. He even enjoyed a little glue stick action.

This was done all by himself. The only ones I did were the ones he handed me and I put them wherever he pointed.

We also worked with circles to make a caterpillar. Very easy and very fun!

We pulled out our Fish Colors Mix N Match Peg Puzzle to work on colors, and because he is obsessed with fish. I learned in this little exercise we need to work a bit on sharing. Do you see all of the pieces in his hands? Yea…

And because he was still totally interested and requested “more, more,” I had to come up with more table work. So we pulled out our wooden shape sorter.


After he’d sorted them several times, he decided to work on stacking, and then pummeling them over.

He learned about gravity while playing outside with his cars! This was by far his favorite outside play activity.

He got some fun Daddy time after dinner one night. I love these moments. He’s really getting into “wrestling.”


And even Daddy enjoys Intentional Toddler Time when he can!

That was our week! Now tell me in the comments what you did to have Intentional Toddler Time with your babies!

This post is linked to Miscellany Monday, Modest Monday, Welcome Home, Time Warp Wife, Teach Me Tuesdays, Women Living Well, Works for Me, Thrive at Home, Let’s Hear it for the Boys, Hearts for Home, Fellowship Fridays.

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About Leigh Ann Dutton

Leigh Ann Dutton is the wife to the man of her prayers, Mark, and mama to four loveable little cherubs. She takes joy in spending her days creating memorable moments with her family, studying God's Word, reading good books, and enjoying God's creation. She does it all by the grace of God.

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  1. Nikki

    October 12, 2012 at 5:17 am

    ha ha…Love the caterpillar 🙂 And great turtle idea. I will try that for Miss Karli! Which means Shelby will do it too 🙂

    • Leigh Ann

      October 12, 2012 at 7:24 am

      Isn’t he cute? I never thought about it being related to our new project! So fun!

  2. Jenni Mullinix

    October 12, 2012 at 7:17 am

    What fun ideas, Leigh Ann! I need to make more sensory boxes.. I just never know what to put in them… lol

    • Leigh Ann

      October 12, 2012 at 7:26 am

      Jenni, you and me both! The fish one has been the most popular one so far! Next week we’re doing cars theme because this kid is totally into cars (although it won’t post for two weeks obviously!). I can’t wait to see his reaction with it! I say just put something hard, something soft, and some scooping fun items. Just start somewhere!

  3. Ursula Liao

    October 17, 2012 at 12:33 pm

    Fun! I know this isn’t about intentional toddler time but I’m so curious to know how you put together the corks to pin his projects too! such a fun idea! I have a ton of corks I’v been trying to think about what to do with. As for intentional toddler time, we worked on colors while playing Candyland. 🙂

  4. Kesha of We Got Kidz

    January 7, 2013 at 9:50 pm

    Fantastic ideas! Thanks Stumbleupon. lol. Completely off topic, but your images are absolutely beautiful. What sort of camera are you using? Thanks! 🙂

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