Shaving cream is a wonderfully versatile sensory resource. It can be mixed with other resources such as sand and corn flour to make unusual sensory bin basis or used to hide objects underneath it. For children who do not like the texture of shaving cream, there is also the option of using it within a…
Top 10 Educational Toys for 4 Year Old Boys and Girls
Having a 4-year-old child around is a fun period! This is a time when they start to actually play with toys and share them with their friends. A time when they soak in new knowledge like little sponges! It’s always exciting seeing how much they learned and how their views change month after month! We…
Top 10 Educational Toys for 3 Year Olds
How do you pick a toy for your child? I always like to pick toys that will grow with kids and toys which have a learning element are always on the top of the list! After putting together a list of our favorite toys for 1-year-olds and 2-year-olds, we grew a little and now we…
Icy Eyes Monsters Sensory Play for Kids
We are five weeks into our A-Z of Sensory Play with the letter E. With Halloween around the corner the letter E gave us the perfect opportunity for eye inspired play. We came up with Icy Eye Monsters Sensory Play using googly eyes! This sensory activity is super easy to set up and provides a…
33 Out of the Box Activities with Drinking Straws for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Looking for a simple and cheap ways to keep your toddlers busy? We have put together a collection of 33 very simple activities with drinking straws you can use with your toddlers (and older kids too!) any day of the year! You will find here ideas to use drinking straws for activities that will promote…
Wheels on the Bus Learning Activities
Nursery rhyme The Wheels on The Bus is one of my daughter’s favorite rhymes. She sings it all the time and even makes up her own rhymes to that melody! There are many nursery rhymes available, online, on CDs, DVDs and books. Common to the most of the nursery rhymes: babies, toddlers, preschoolers and children of…
How to Deal with a Moody Toddler
Let’s face it: there are days in every parent’s life when your toddlers are simply driving you crazy! We all had those days in our own lives. When nothing goes as it should be and it’s really easy to lose control and start yelling for every single little thing. One thing we, as parents, keep…
How to Keep Toddlers Active, Happy and Occupied
Toddlers are always on the move, exploring and looking for new things and new experiences. Sometimes they need a little guide to keep them active, moving, happy, occupied and to assist them burn that extra energy they have. After all, our goal as parents is to raise happy toddlers! It’s important to keep toddlers active…
What To Do When Toddler Hits or Bites
Toddlers are known for trying to push limits as a way to learn how the world around them functions. At times, this type of behaviour is acceptable but we all have to draw a line and react when pushing limits turns to aggressive behaviour towards other kids or even us, parents. Here are several ideas…
One Simple Trick for Choosing Just Enough Toys
Sometimes, life chooses how many toys your kids will have around them. Today we are welcoming Christy from Thriving STEM who will share with us her story and the way she came up with the way to choose just enough toys for her children: “Less Toys” does equal more play. However, as Mihaela told us…
