My daughter used to love making jewelry, with food! Thick yarn with a cheez it tied at one end, then thread froot loops on the yarn. Makes a colorful necklace and its ok if little fingers sneak the "beads" in their mouths.

My son loves play dough - as long as they're not allergic to gluten, it's safe for little ones.

Also, you can make paint out of plain flour and food colorant - safe, even if they put it in their mouths. The pictures don't last too long - the flour will start to flake off a little after a while - but the point is, she could actually PAINT!

Necklaces made from thick plastic cord (don't leave her alone with it, of course) and pasta ("penne") is also cool. You could paint the pasta first, if you like, but make sure the paint is safe.

Here in the Netherlands you can also buy thick velt-tip pens for babies (the colorant is made from food colorant) and thick crayons. Of course, normal art supplies are also fine as long as you supervise closely. No oil paints though Also, chalk on a chalk board is easy to clean up.

Thick foam or wooden stickers are easier to handle for little hands, so that could work.

For Christmas, you could draw a Santa face and have her stick on cotton wool for a beard (make sure to use child-safe glue, also made out of flour).

Have fun!

I work at a daycare center with children that age!  There are a lot of fun things that you might not think 20 month olds can do, but they love doing.  We do a lot of sensory activities.  Shaving cream is a favorite (just make sure she doesn't taste it), we also "paint" with jello or pudding, play with sand, water, beans, just about anything you can think of!  If you are interested in making a product we use bingo markers, dot stickers, finger paint, and also a mixture of school glue and shaving cream makes a fun puffy picture.  Feel free to send me a message if you have any questions or want more ideas!

doesanyonehaveany cute ideas for easy homemade crafts kids could make for mothers day?