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Twelve rainy-day activities for a mixed-age group

Low-prep, low-mess ideas that work when you have a one-year-old and a four-year-old in the same room.

The trick with mixed ages is picking activities where the older child leads and the younger one participates at their own level.

  • Sensory bins with dry pasta and scoops
  • Masking-tape roads on the floor
  • Sock puppets and a story
  • Bubble wrap stomp painting
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