Sensory activities offer children the opportunity to learn, explore, and play through their senses. Being able to manipulate items helps young children develop, engage, and learn. Sensory play has been an activity all of my children (both in my home and the classroom) have always gravitated towards and enjoyed participating in. This is part of …
Halloween is fast approaching and I’m struggling to cram in all those fun activities I’ve jotted down in my ratty composition notebook. This activity, making caramel apple scented homemade playdough was one of them. Caramel apples are symbolic of fall for us. A trip to the local pumpkin patch isn’t complete without one of their yummy, sticky …
Despicable Me 3 is out in theatres right now! I don’t know about you, but there’s something about those silly little yellow creatures that are mesmerizing to my kids. So when I found a travel sized bottle of banana scented Minion shampoo on clearance a few weeks ago, I immediately knew what I wanted to …
I love looking at pictures of pomanders. They’re so pretty, but not anything we’d probably ever make because oranges are a rare commodity at our house. So when I came across a box of expired orange jello in the pantry, I knew just what we’d do with it! We made pomander inspired orange cinnamon spice playdough. …
Bear {5} loves playdough. I love playdough. It’s just good fun. So I thought I thought I’d share some of our favorite playdough activities and a great playdough activities ebook. I think that the most fun activity we’ve done with play-doh was to make a play-doh catapult. Then there’s the time that chocolate playdough became …
The book Tuesday by David Weisner is one of our favorite books. What makes it so great for children is that there are only a few words at the beginning and the end of the book. And the only function of those words is to set the stage for what time it is. …
I got the awesome opportunity to become a contributor over at the Kids Activities Blog last year. The experience has been awesome and I’ve been able to share even more ideas with others. I just wanted to share the posts I’ve written for them so far in case you’ve missed them…{I’ll update this as I …
Today, we’ve combined 2 of our favourite play items and learning manipulatives, play dough and pompoms. Together, they provide a squishy, sensory experience that is perfect for little hands that are learning about the world around them and practicing and developing their fine motor skills. See how you can help your child practice their number …
Ms. Liz from the Fit Kids Clubhouse always puts a smile on my face. i’m not sure why that is… there’s just this overall happy feel to her blog. here are a few of the my favorite clubhouse kids activities: Clubhouse Mail: Hugs for Grandma, Clubhouse Bubbles: Just Exhale, and Clubhouse Tray: 3D Art. ~andie Today I am totally …
is cloud dough fun? yes. is cloud dough messy? yes. is cloud dough for you? maybe. after reading the book Little Cloud, Bear and i made the infamous cloud dough that is viral all over pinterest. i gotta say, i loved it. it felt nice. smelt nice. and most importantly, Bear loved it. the …
