Nursery 2
Brain-Building Activities for Ages 1–2
Toddlers learn best through hands-on play and loving interactions. Between ages 1 and 2, their brains are growing fast—and everyday activities can support that development in fun, simple ways.
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Talk and Listen: Chat about daily routines, name objects, and respond to their words and gestures to build language skills.
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Read Together: Repetition is key! Reading the same books helps build memory and early literacy.
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Sensory Play: Safe textures like water, sand, or soft fabrics encourage exploration and curiosity.
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Move and Play: Dancing, climbing, and ball play support coordination and brain-body connection.
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Pretend Play: Feeding a doll or using toy tools builds imagination and problem-solving.
Everyday moments are brain-building moments. Keep it simple, playful, and connected.
Nursery 2: For 1-Year-Olds
Joyful Beginnings
Our Nursery 2 program for one-year-olds encourages natural curiosity through play-based, hands-on learning—no workbooks needed.
Gentle & Developmentally Appropriate
We focus on sensory play and motor skills, at a pace that respects each child’s growth.
Sustainable & Reusable
Most materials are non-consumable, offering long-term value for families and future learners.
Inspire a love of learning from the very start.
Nursery 2 – Curriculum Package
This includes everything in the Nursery 2 curriculum package. You may choose to be billed monthly for the $16 per month tuition from August through May or click the button marked Full Year of Tuition to pay all the tuition in one payment.
$215.00
Nursery 2 – Full Year of Tuition
This is for families who prefer to pay tuition in a one-time payment for the year.
$160.00
Prayers for Children
This Little Golden Book features 20 short poems for all occasions that your child can easily read and memorize as a way to pray to God. Beautiful watercolor illustrations. 20 pgs, hc.
Bright & Ready – Age 1
When a baby turns one, it’s like a wake-up call to mom and dad. Toddlers have different play and learning needs now, not to mention abilities. Here’s a whole deck of activity ideas designed with a one year old in mind and busy parents!
Grab your deck and sort, select, set up, and start your activity in seconds! Every card has a full illustration on one side, and short, simple instructions on the back.
The activities are printed on a set of 52 tote-able, sturdy, colorful wipe-clean cards that feature a multitude of interactive ideas for helping to enhance.
Sign About Getting Ready (Sign About Board Book)
This signing guide introduces signs for a variety of everyday activities, from getting up in the morning to going to the park. Make signing a natural part of your everyday communication. This signing guide for hearing and deaf children contains 40 everyday signs taken from American Sign Language.
Melissa & Doug Wooden ABC/123 Blocks
These 1″ wooden blocks are the traditional ABC blocks. Each block has 2 sides with a bright primary-colored letter or number while the other smoothly-finished sides have a brown stamped image. Build walls and towers, count, practice the alphabet, make words, sort by color, identify pictures with the letters – the uses for this 150 block set are endless. When not in play, stored the blocks in the included canvas pouch.
White Rabbit’s Colors
White Rabbit finds three pots of paint–and discovers the magic of color!
Young children will enjoy following Alan Baker’s inquisitive LITTLE RABBITS as they make new discoveries. Simple storylines and playful artwork offer a fresh approach to learning early concepts.
1 is One Board Book
A classic book from beloved author-illustrator Tasha Tudor originally printed in 1956 that earned the Caldecott Honor is now a board book for your youngest “readers to enjoy. 1 is one duckling swimming in a dish. 2 is two sisters making a wish. 3 is three swallows up in the sky. 4 is four sheep nibbling rye.
And it goes up to 20! On each 2-page spread, her realistic and nostalgic drawings vary from being in color or black & white: each with a delightful border.
One Duck Stuck
Subtitled “A Mucky Ducky Counting Book,” it tells the story of one unfortunate duck who “gets stuck in the muck, down by the deep green marsh.” All of the other animals come in 2s and 3s and mores (all the way from 1-10) to help pull the duck out, to no avail. The poor duck remains trapped until they find the right combination to free his foot from the mud. The bouncy, rhyming text begs your tongue to read it over and over again, to the delight of all around. Pb, 30 pgs.
Dr. Seuss’s ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book! Board Book
This classic, fun alphabet board book covers letters A through Z in traditional Dr. Seuss style. 24 pgs.
From Head to Toe
Get movin’ and grovin’ like the animals do! This fun little book features classic Eric Carle style pictures of animals and children moving in a variety of different ways. A different approach to book reading, but fun nonetheless! 5x 7
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
The classic children’s story of a small but determined engine. When a train carrying toys, games, and food bound for little children suddenly comes to a stop and cannot go any farther, the toys search for a kind train to carry them to their destination. Many trains come by, but none are willing to help. Finally, along comes the kind little blue engine. Although she is a very small engine, she is also eager to help and so she agrees to try and pull the toys over the big mountain to the kids. She is small in stature and strength, but has a lot of determination. Will she be able to pull the load over the mountain to the happy children on the other side?
Biscuit Storybook Favorites
This storybook series includes 10 of the well-known, easy-to-read Biscuit books. The following titles are featured in this combined edition: Biscuit’s Birthday, Biscuit’s Day at the Beach, Biscuit and the Bunny, Biscuit Goes to the Park, Biscuit Meets the Neighbors, Time to Paint, Biscuit!, Biscuit’s Picnic, Biscuit, Biscuit’s New Trick, and Biscuit Wins a Prize. A sticker sheet with 33 stickers is included. Each story is approximately 22 pages long and the series includes 191 total pages. Hardcover.
Finger Paint Paper 12″ x 18″ 50 sheets
Finger painting is so much fun on this generous (12 inch x 18 inch) pad. Premium heavy-weight glossy white paper is coated on both sides to be totally non-absorbent. Pages tear free for displaying artwork.
Big Kid’s Choice Toddler Chubby Brush Set (3 piece)
These sturdy round brushes with chubby handles can take the abuse and your little artist will love using them! They are well made and the bristles stay in tack. Great for watercolors, acrylics and oils, this set by Royal & Langnickel comes with three 1/2″ round brushes in red, yellow and blue handles. Brushes are 7.5″ in length.
SunWorks Construction Paper Assorted 9″x12″
SunWorks® Heavyweight Groundwood Construction Paper provides the best value in school grade construction paper. It is the perfect solution for school projects and other arts and crafts. It has bright and consistent colors, is slightly textured and cuts and folds evenly without cracking. Ten color assortment includes Scarlet, Black, Yellow-Orange, Brown, Pink, Violet, Blue, Holiday Green, White and Yellow. Recyclable.
Baby Animals Realistic Stickers
The charming creatures in this menagerie are ready to enhance gift packages, notecards, mirrors, and a host of other flat surfaces. Included are peel-and-apply portraits of a baby chick (chicken), duckling (duck), kitten (cat), piglet (pig), lamb (sheep), fawn (deer), bunny (rabbit), foal (horse), cub (leopard), and eleven other members of the animal kingdom — all identified.
Crayola Washable Sidewalk Chalk (4 count)
Pack of 4 Crayola® Sidewalk Chalks. Each piece has 3/4″x 3/4″ square base and is around 4″ long. Colors include blue, pink, green, and yellow.
Doodle Paper Pad 9″ x 12″ 80 sheets
Versatile White newsprint pad is ideal for young children. Great for doodling, coloring or drawing with dry media. Recyclable.
Crayola Jumbo Crayons 8 Count
Crayola’s largest crayon available at an easy to hold 5″ x 9/16″.
Kidicut Safety Scissors – 4.75″
Unlike other plastic blades, these actually cut paper but not clothing, hair, or, most importantly, little fingers. Featuring a white bunny and pastel accents, these 4 ¾” plastic scissors are a cute (and safe) tool for improving cutting skills.
Learn & Play Teddy
Learn & Play Teddy gives your preschooler an opportunity to practice coordination while having fun! This cuddly bear is dressed in overalls with a variety of fasteners on the shoulders and pockets, as well as laced and Velcro shoes, so that children can gain confidence with the zippers, buttons, and buckles involved in getting dressed by themselves. The colors are labelled on the bear’s brightly colored hat so that children can begin to learn the names of the colors. Measures 18 inches long, and features a washable surface.
Lil Yolkers Pull Back Bus
This Lil’ Yolkers plastic pull back bus is tons of fun for little ones! Toddlers can place the 6 egg friends into the bus and take them on adventures together. Each shell has a different facial expression, and when opened, the eggs inside have expressions too! These expressions help children learn simple social cues. Toddlers will also learn color and shape recognition, counting, and matching as they fit the eggs into their shells and seats on the bus. Pushing the eggs in the bus and placing them inside it also helps develop hand-eye control and fine motor skills.
My Busy Farm Book (Scholastic Early Learners)
This busy book is full of interactive touches to keep your child engaged – and learning all about farm animals! With lift-the-flaps, touches, a mylar mirror, and joyful rhyming text, it’s the perfect book to inspire curiosity and learning through play.
Press-N-Go Inchworm | Kidoozie
The Press-N-Go Inchworm keeps little ones active and engaged with bright colors and moving beads in its wheels. Simply press down and watch it zoom! Designed for toddlers and preschoolers, it supports fine motor skills, problem solving, and cause-and-effect learning while encouraging crawling and walking. Made with safe, durable materials, this classic toy is built for years of creative play.
Shape Sorting Cube
To call this the ultimate shape sorter would be no exaggeration! Beautiful hardwood cube features 16 different shapes, each vibrantly painted with bold primary colors. Not just for fun, the Shape Sorting Cube is a great tool for teaching early skills such as hand-eye coordination, shape & color recognition, and depth perception. Kids will love the satisfying “clink” the chunky shapes make as they drop into the wooden cube. Then, lift the lid, take the shapes out, and start all over again. A perfect first educational toy for your baby or toddler!
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Address
3706 W. 7th Ave, Hutchinson, KS 67501
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Phone
(620)-662-4916