Woah there 100-degree weather! I don’t know what it’s like where you are, but we’ve been hitting the triple digits every day this week. Which means our daily walks to the park just aren’t happening. Be we definitely need to stay active because being locked up in the house with a 2-year-old is enough to […]
Today we are taking the traditional baking soda and vinegar science experiment to the next level. I have yet to find a kiddo who doesn’t think this is cool. I’ve done it with my own child when he was 17 months and would do this in my classroom when I taught first grade, each of […]
Since G has been standing up and walking around things for a while, I thought it was time to pull his sensory bin off the floor and make it a little higher so he can stand and play. But when I was looking them up to buy, I found sensory tables ranging from $90 to […]
I know what you’re thinking: This looks fun BUT IT’S SO MESSY! Yes, I know. It can be. But that’s the fun of it, for your child at least. For us, the 3 minutes it takes to sweep and wipe everything up, is worth the 15-20 minutes of play and discovery my child will get. […]
What is a fine motor activity? Fine motor skills are the movements your child makes using their small muscles, like those found in the fingers and wrists. When they pick up a bean and put it in a cup, they are using those fine motor skills. Fine motor activities are the activities that focus on […]
I’ve made colored oats in the past, and I let G play in a sensory bin of rice all the time. He loves to dig his hand in it, scoop it into varies bowls, and pour it through a funnel. In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I thought it would be fun to make some […]
“I love your activities but they’re just too messy for me.” I get this message a lot. And I get it. Sensory play can be messy. But that’s part of how kiddos use their senses to explore. So, for all my clean mamas out there, this activity is for you! The best part of a […]
I have yet to met a kid who doesn’t find the reaction that baking soda and vinegar make to be fascinating. This activity is both a fun sensory experience and a fine motor activity. It uses many senses with the colors, the smell of the vinegar, the sound it makes, and of course the visual […]
What do you do when the baby is awake but you still want to get a good workout in? It can be difficult to get a workout in with a baby, but I have put together a few of our favorite and simplest sensory play activities to keep your baby distracted all while building their […]
Because it’s fall, which means all things pumpkin right? So why not incorporate pumpkin into our fall sensory play for some seriously fun puffy pumpkin paint?! This is truly easy to whip up. Who knew that two simple ingredients, Elmer’s glue and shaving cream, could give you the perfect puffy paint texture?! Your painting […]
