Playing is Serious Business.
Explore winter indoors! Put together a winter sensory bin for your toddlers and preschoolers and let them enjoy playing in a warmth of your home. We have winter sensory bins with real snow, different bases for fake snow, sensory bins to explore Arctic and Antarctic, and Frozen inspired sensory bins for Olaf, Elsa and Anna…
When you think about winter, which scents come to your mind? For me, scents associated with winter are orange and cinnamon! So, today we made orange and cinnamon scented homemade playdough for pretend play in kid’s kitchen! Both of my kids enjoyed playing with orange and cinammon scented playdough – they kept sniffing the dough and their…
With upcoming Valentine’s day next month, we decided to make a red, sparkly, glittered slime for today’s sensory play. Slime is very popular with kids and it provides wonderful sensory experience. Hope your kids will also enjoy playing with sparkly red Valentine’s Day slime! Girls really enjoyed playing with the slime and had no trouble…
It’s summer-time and the great outdoors offers plenty of opportunities for kids’ sensory activities. But, wait. It’s unbearably hot, raining or just not a nice day to go outside. What now? Bring the outdoors in. Summer Plant Sensory Bin We’ve all been there. You’ve meticulously planned the best day ever. It includes a parkside picnic,…
What better materials to use in your spring or summer sensory play activities than dirt? Seriously. It’s everywhere. Oh, and it’s free. You can’t beat that, right? Here is a quick setup for sensory play with mud you can do in your own backyard! Mud Play Activity One summer our garden was in a…well, let’s…
Summer sensory activities are the perfect way to channel your little explorer’s curious nature. The weather’s warm. Okay it’s more like, the weather’s super-hot. And you need an activity that will keep your tot from whaling, “Mommy, I’m bored.” Sensory Beach Bag Your kiddo is bonkers over the beach. She remembers last year’s trip and…
Shaving cream paint is always tons of sensory play fun. But, the ooey gooey stuff can get kind of messy. Actually, more than kind of messy. Add in glitter and you’ve got a recipe for a sparkly disaster. Or, not. Clean Messy Fun You’re all about messy fun. Most of the time. Exploring with sensory…
Gift mom with this no-sew kid-created purse this Mother’s Day! Not only can your toddler or preschooler craft her way to the perfect present, but this art activity can help her to build developmental skills that she’ll use right now and in the years to come. No-Sew Kids’ Craft Your little artist can design and create…
What can Easter sensory play do for your child? Well, plenty. There’s the whole holiday theme going on here. And then there are the science, fine motor and creative aspects. Your child is sure to enjoy this sensory play shaving cream paint activity. Learning and Development This specific activity puts your child in the center…
We love to find more activities with supplies we have on hand! In the past, we extended our idea banks for items such as water beads, rubber bands, ice and so much more. Now, we took the time to find some new ideas how to play, learn and create with feathers! Some of these activities…
