For the second letter in our A to Z of Fine Motor Series, we created a Water Bead Balloon for Hand Strengthening. This activity helps children better the control of their hand muscles, improve and strengthen their hand grasp. So far we haven’t completed many activities that focus on developing my son’s hand muscles. He…
Top 10 Sensory Toys for 3 Year Olds
Toys from the list of the top 10 sensory toys for 3 year olds will teach your quickly growing toddler so many new things. Things like sounds, shapes, colors, and textures are essential for our little one’s growing minds. Learning about their senses from sensory play will allow your toddlers communicate more effectively. Now that…
Sensory Play Activities for Sense of Touch
Our skin is our body’s largest organ. So it makes sense that much of what our brains learn and perceive about our world is first communicated to us through our skin. Our sense of touch is so important, in fact, that it is the first to develop in the womb and babies can die from…
Astronaut Pretend Play with Fine Motor Practice
We are excited to be starting our second A-Z series. This time we will be focusing on fine motor skill activities across the alphabet. Today we are kicking off the series with A is for Astronaut Fine Motor Skills. What is it with young children and their obsession with space? The topic seems to capture…
Sensory Play through the Alphabet (A-Z)
There are many things we love about sensory play, including how it allows toddlers to explore new textures and new materials. In most cases, it’s really easy to set up sensory activity and many of them are safe for kids who still place everything in their mouth. You can use sensory bins to add a…
Taste and Smell Sensory Play Activities
If you’ve ever had a stuffy nose and not been able to taste anything you understand how closely related taste and smell really are. One greatly affects the other. And if you’ve had young children you also know how much exploring happens with the mouth. How something feels in the mouth is one of baby’s first…
Zero Sensory Bin
Setting up a sensory activity doesn’t have to be elaborate or expensive. You can set up a simple sensory bin with lots of benefits in just seconds. Today’s sensory bin is like that – set up zero sensory bin quickly and let your toddler work on counting and fine motor skills. Entertaining a toddler can…
Auditory Processing Sensory Play Activities
“Pick up your shoes and put them by the door.” This seems like a pretty straightforward direction. But for someone with an auditory processing disorder following through with those tasks could present a problem. They may have trouble remembering what was just said or might seem as if they couldn’t hear what was said at all….
Yarn Minion Sensory Bin
Yarn is a resource we have never explored. As we are on our penultimate letter in our A-Z of Sensory Play Series I thought it was time to experiment with Yarn. However, I only had three colours which were yellow, blue and black yarn. Now in our family yellow and blue can only mean one thing…
33 Quick Play Ideas for Toddlers and Preschoolers with Playdough
My kids love to play with playdough. They enjoy both playdough purchased in the store or homemade, plain or scented! It really doesn’t matter to them, as long as it’s playdough! If you are looking for playdough play ideas for your toddlers and preschoolers, you’ll surely find one among these 33 ideas! Begin by creating…