Susie Allison, M. Ed | Busy Toddler ✓ Verified

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Making it to naps, one activity at a time 🪁Former K&1 Teacher 🪁Master’s in Early Childhood Education 🪁Busy Toddler, Playing Preschool, & Offshoots ⬇️

2.4MFollowers

390Following

2.5KPosts

0.1%Engagement Estimated

Creator summary

A former K–1 teacher with a master’s degree in early childhood education, this creator shares activity ideas, preschool resources, and parenting content designed to support learning at home.

Mom educator and curriculum creator

Content formats

Video

50%

Carousel

33.3%

Image

16.7%

Based on 24 posts

Niche & topics

Mom Influencers

At Home PreschoolHomeschool CurriculumEarly Childhood EducationToddler ActivitiesParentingChild Development

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Known for

Playing Preschool curriculum
Busy Toddler resources
At-home preschool activities
Offshoots and Branches resources
Busy Toddler gift guides

Profile details

Account type	Business
Visibility	Public
Country	United States
Joined	June 2015
Links	http://busytoddler.com http://offshootslearning.com http://playingpreschool.com

Content style

Video ledEducationalPersonal storytellingOpinion basedDemonstration focusedProduct and curriculum showcases

Contact & business

Public email	susie@busytoddler.com
Contact method	CALL

Content Intent

Personal story

25%

Education

16.7%

Opinion

16.7%

Demonstration

12.5%

Entertainment

8.3%

Product showcase

8.3%

Promotion

8.3%

Review

4.2%

Frequently Mentioned

Playing Preschool Curriculum 3 posts

Busy Toddler Instagram account 1 posts

Offshoots Curriculum 1 posts

Branches Former curriculum brand 1 posts

Busy Toddler Gift Guides Gift guide 1 posts

Sarah Creator 1 posts

How We Learn Instagram account 1 posts

Toy Story Film franchise 1 posts

Engagement Metrics

0.14%

Median Engagement

3.3

Posts / Week

Video

Dominant Format

Engagement Detail

Average likes	4.4K
Median likes	3.3K
Average comments	782
Median comments	153.5
Sample size	24 posts

Recent Posts (24)

Toddler activities

100%. No notes. Maybe this could be my next toddler activity…

Easy children's activities

I love activities ❤️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Early in parenting, I figured out that activities could help move my day along, change the mood, and channel

Parenting comparison

What I hate ⬇️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The influx of new learning, kids, and families into our lives at the start of the school year makes fall the “compa

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Comment GUIDE for my free potty training post. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you’re starting potty training (or in the thick of it), my post is here to help

Child strengths and interests

A reminder as the school year begins, as reading groups form, and as math levels become common conversations. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Every child has gift

Water transfer activity

A gem 💎 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Rescue the animals” is a classic formula for an easy activity to set up with what you have: kids transfer and “save” a t

Steal this ⬇️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Donating old toys can be a hard, abstract concept for kids to understand. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Especially when kids discover t

Learning through board games

Did I mention keep playing games? Comment GAMES for my list of favorites ❤️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I know the temptation when kids struggle at losing ga

Joy in raising older children

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Everyone warns you about the little kid years ending. They tell you to treasure every moment, because it goes so fast - and it does! Cheris

Paint dyed water activity

A real hero 🙌🏻 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Kids having a hard day? Everyone constantly fighting? Tired of answering 57,029 “but why….” questions? Have someon

Independent play

What do you think? This is the philosophy I’ve built my family around, and it’s supported us for more than 13 years. My children know play

Modeling values in parenting

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Did I mention I hate camping? I understand the granular details of this post aren’t mass applicable, but what I want to share is the broade

Parenting challenges

My kids are 13, 11, and 9. We continue to work on this 🤣 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Quote: @kristenmmm

Playing Preschool curriculum

It’s been 9 years… And I’m still in awe of what Playing Preschool has become and continues to be. The back-to-school sale is on right now

Family read alouds

Long live read alouds 👏🏻 Comment CHAPTER and I’ll send you a list of our favorite mixed-age chapter books that my kids have loved for famil

Chalk paint activity

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Try this ASAP. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Comment CHALK for a link to the supplies with use and some tips on this activity. In June 2023, my kids and their

Activities for difficult parenting moments

The activities aren’t all about the kids. That sounds bad, let me try to explain 🤣 I figured out in early parenting that I needed an arsen

Playing Preschool curriculum

Nine years later... Still never been so glateful I couldn’t find what I was looking for ❤️ 🎉The Back-to-School SALE has begun - bringing t

Independent reading routines

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More info ⬇️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While I have no actual scientific data on whether this is what made my kids become avid readers, it definitely helped

Child friendly backyard design

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What makes it special ⬇️ (And it’s not because of its size, budget, or fancy equipment.) It’s special because kids can walk through the ga

Parenting humor

Just answered a question from my youngest about the “olden days.” Gonna need some time to recover. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Quote: @mommyowl

Homeschool curriculum

After a long, exhausting, rewarding year of work… I finally get to say: Eight brand-new units of my elementary program are here 🎉 Comment

Toy and gift guides

Comment GUIDE for my updated toy lists ❤️ or follow the link in my profile. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨ The 2025 Busy Toddler Gift Guides are here! ✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

At home preschool curriculum

Meet Playing Preschool… ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ …which was born from my frustrations. In 2016, I had an baby, a 2-year-old, and a 3-year-old. Life was cha

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Last snapshot taken: September 15, 2026