# Creative and art Canonical URL: https://www.kigomo.com/decks/creative-art Last updated: 2026-10-12T19:22:47.197Z Open\-ended making, music and movement where the fun is in the doing, not the result\. Category: Toys ## Cards in this deck ### [Bang a toy drum](https://www.kigomo.com/cards/bang-a-toy-drum) Sit your toddler with a small toy drum and a soft mallet\. Beat slowly, then fast, and let them copy with the mallet or their hands\. Stop and start the beat to see if they wait\. - Age range: 1–3 years - Duration: 10 min - Location: At home - Category: Toys - Type: Activity - Benefit: Making music - Materials: Toy drum; Soft mallet - Safety note: Use a one\-piece mallet too big to fit in the mouth, keep the volume moderate, and stay within arm's reach\. [Full card in Markdown](https://www.kigomo.com/cards/bang-a-toy-drum/content.md) ### [Dance with a scarf](https://www.kigomo.com/cards/dance-with-a-scarf) Put on a song with a clear beat and give your toddler a light scarf\. Wave yours high, low, and in circles, then toss it up and watch it float down\. - Age range: 1–3 years - Duration: 10 min - Location: At home - Category: Home - Type: Activity - Benefit: Dancing - Materials: Light scarf; Music - Safety note: Use a light scarf only while you are watching, keep it away from the neck and face, and clear the floor so there is room to move\. [Full card in Markdown](https://www.kigomo.com/cards/dance-with-a-scarf/content.md) ### [Parade with homemade shakers](https://www.kigomo.com/cards/parade-with-homemade-shakers) Half\-fill small, thick plastic bottles with large dry pasta, then glue and tape the lids shut\. Give each child a shaker and march around the room in a line, or bounce on a lap for children who are not walking yet, taking turns to lead and shaking loudly then quietly\. - Age range: 1–3 years - Duration: 10 min - Location: At home - Category: Playdates - Type: Activity - Benefit: Making music - Materials: Small thick plastic bottles; Large dry pasta; Strong glue; Strong tape - Safety note: Pasta that fits through a bottle neck is smaller than a toilet\-paper tube, so it is a choking risk if a bottle opens\. Glue and tape each lid, check it before every use, supervise, and throw the shaker away at the first crack or loose lid\. [Full card in Markdown](https://www.kigomo.com/cards/parade-with-homemade-shakers/content.md) ### [Ring a handheld bell](https://www.kigomo.com/cards/ring-a-handheld-bell) Give your toddler a handheld jingle bell on a wide handle\. Ring it slowly, then quickly, and stop to listen when the sound fades\. Ring along to a favorite song\. - Age range: 1–3 years - Duration: 10 min - Location: At home - Category: Toys - Type: Activity - Benefit: Making music - Materials: Handheld bell toy - Safety note: Choose a bell toy made for under\-3s with the bells sealed inside or riveted on, check them before each use, and supervise\. [Full card in Markdown](https://www.kigomo.com/cards/ring-a-handheld-bell/content.md) ### [Tap a toy xylophone](https://www.kigomo.com/cards/tap-a-toy-xylophone) Place a toy xylophone on the floor and give your toddler a mallet\. Tap one bar yourself, wait, then pass the mallet\. Try a slow tap, a fast tap, then a pause\. - Age range: 1–4 years - Duration: 10 min - Location: At home - Category: Toys - Type: Activity - Benefit: Making music - Materials: Toy xylophone; Mallet - Safety note: Check that the mallet head cannot come off, and stay close\. [Full card in Markdown](https://www.kigomo.com/cards/tap-a-toy-xylophone/content.md) ### [Paint the fence with water](https://www.kigomo.com/cards/paint-the-fence-with-water) Give your toddler a wide paintbrush and a small bucket of water and let them paint the fence, the wall, or the paving\. Watch the dark marks appear and fade as they dry\. - Age range: 1–4 years - Duration: 15 min - Location: Outside - Category: Outdoors - Type: Activity - Benefit: Painting - Materials: Wide brush; Small bucket of water - Safety note: Never leave a child alone near water\. Use only an inch or two in the bucket and tip it out when you finish\. [Full card in Markdown](https://www.kigomo.com/cards/paint-the-fence-with-water/content.md) ### [Scribble on one long roll of paper](https://www.kigomo.com/cards/scribble-on-one-long-roll-of-paper) Tape a long strip of paper to the floor and give each child a chunky crayon\. Scribble side by side, then make a mark where the other child has been and talk about it\. - Age range: 1–3 years - Duration: 15 min - Location: At home - Category: Playdates - Type: Activity - Benefit: Drawing - Materials: Roll of paper; Masking tape; Chunky crayons - Safety note: Use large non\-toxic crayons and stay close because toddlers may put them in their mouths\. [Full card in Markdown](https://www.kigomo.com/cards/scribble-on-one-long-roll-of-paper/content.md) ### [Press animal tracks into play dough](https://www.kigomo.com/cards/press-animal-tracks-into-play-dough) Roll a flat slab of play dough on a tray\. Walk a toy animal across it so its feet leave prints, then let your toddler stomp their own animal along and compare the tracks\. Squash it flat and start again\. - Age range: 1–4 years - Duration: 15 min - Location: At home - Category: Toys - Type: Activity - Benefit: Dough play - Materials: Play dough; Tray; Chunky toy animals - Safety note: Supervise throughout; play dough is not for eating\. Use toy animals bigger than a toilet\-paper tube with no loose parts\. [Full card in Markdown](https://www.kigomo.com/cards/press-animal-tracks-into-play-dough/content.md) ### [Watch clouds drift by](https://www.kigomo.com/cards/watch-clouds-drift-by) Lie back on a blanket together and watch the clouds float past, taking turns saying what shapes you spot — a bunny, a boat, a big soft pillow\. - Age range: 2–5 years - Duration: 15 min - Location: Outside - Category: Outdoors - Type: Activity - Benefit: Imagination - Materials: Blanket - Safety note: Pick a shady spot and keep the sun off little eyes\. [Full card in Markdown](https://www.kigomo.com/cards/watch-clouds-drift-by/content.md) ### [Build a blanket fort](https://www.kigomo.com/cards/build-a-blanket-fort) Drape blankets over chairs and the sofa to make a cozy fort, then climb in together with a flashlight and a favorite book\. - Age range: 4–6 years - Duration: 25 min - Location: At home - Category: Toys - Type: Activity - Benefit: Building - Materials: Blankets; Chairs; Flashlight [Full card in Markdown](https://www.kigomo.com/cards/build-a-blanket-fort/content.md) ### [Draw a sidewalk chalk town](https://www.kigomo.com/cards/draw-a-sidewalk-chalk-town) Hand your child chunky chalk on the driveway and build a pretend town together with roads, houses, and puddles\. - Age range: 4–6 years - Duration: 30 min - Location: Outside - Category: Outdoors - Type: Activity - Benefit: Drawing - Materials: Sidewalk chalk - Safety note: Stay on driveways or paths, away from moving cars, and wear sun protection\. [Full card in Markdown](https://www.kigomo.com/cards/draw-a-sidewalk-chalk-town/content.md)