play made simpler

Simple activities inspired by stories. Easy to set up and engaging for little ones.

Opened children's book with an illustration of a llama and a bunny, blue dresser, and blue door in the background. The book shows a scene where a llama kisses a baby bunny's hair and then goes downstairs.

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Toddler play can feel overwhelming.

✦ Too many ideas.
✦ Too many supplies.
✦ Too much pressure to create magical moments.

Little Play Days helps you skip the endless searching and gives you a simple place to begin.

Play ideas without the overwhelm

Pick a story → choose an activity → start playing in minutes

Start with a story

A story gives children characters, ideas, and context for play.

Book cover of 'Little Blue Truck,' featuring a blue truck with various animals riding on top, including a horse, goose, chicken, crow, sheep, pig, and frog, with a rural background.

Keep it simple

Low-prep activities use common materials and take just minutes to set up.

Stuck Trucks Sensory Bin

Fill a bin with soil
Add toy trucks, animals, & scoops
Invite your child to explore

Play with purpose

The story helps simple activities feel meaningful and engaging.

Children's toy cars and shovels placed on dark soil inside a white container.

Simple play, meaningful connections

Stories help simple activities feel purposeful, engaging, and easy to begin.

Flashlight Hide & Seek

Child playing with plush toys and a piggy bank on a white surface, including a pink piggy bank, Elmo plush, and Cookie Monster plush.

Inspired by Corduroy

Children's book cover titled "Corduroy" featuring an illustrated teddy bear in green overalls standing on a red background.

Your toddler can become The Watchman with this flashlight seeking game.

Dot Line Caterpillars

A hand holding a purple marker over a white sheet of paper with purple and blue watercolor paint splotches. Multiple colorful markers are lying horizontally on a green surface behind the paper.

Inspired by The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Illustration of a green caterpillar with a red head featuring big yellow eyes, from the book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle.

Create colorful caterpillars together.

Simple activities. Familiar stories. Meaningful play.

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Created for Real Homes and Real Families

Little Play Days makes toddler play feel less overwhelming.

No elaborate setups.
No overflowing supply lists.
No scrolling through hundreds of activities trying to decide what to do.

Just simple play ideas inspired by stories.

Explore the Library

Growing library of low-prep book-inspired play ideas that are sure to become part of your routine.

Illustration of a green caterpillar with a red head and purple antennae, with the title "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle.

Children's book cover titled "Llama llama red pajama" by Anna Dewdney featuring an illustration of a llama with wide eyes wearing red pajamas, holding a small bunny plush toy.

Book cover titled "Goodnight Moon" with a blue window showing a night sky, a fireplace with a fire, and decorative items on a mantel.

Children's book cover titled 'Little Blue Truck,' featuring an illustrated blue truck with various animals on and around it, including a horse, duck, chicken, pig, sheep, and pig, against a rural background.

Less searching, more connecting

Simple book-inspired activities for real family life

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Sign for The Very Hungry Caterpillar Café with colorful border and illustrations of fruit, ice cream, and a leaf

Try a simple toddler activity for free.

Inspired by The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Transform your play area into the Caterpillar Café in minutes. Just print, cut, and play!