Lovin’ Lately: Baby Things With Wheels
Every Monday you can come and find a list of my favorite things. This week it’s all of my favorite things for baby with wheels. They see me strollin’ Radio Flyer Kid’s 4 in 1 Trike Bike: I saw this at the store a week ago and grabbed it on a whim. I intended to keep […]
Sensory Bottles
Another rainy Wednesday perfect for some indoor sensory play fun. Today, we put together some more sensory bottles. What I love about this simple sensory play activity is that you get multiple uses out of it. I made one a couple months ago that we still use today. This is also great for a wide range […]
Currently…
Want to know what’s currently going on in my life, what I’m loving or thinking about? Check back here every other Friday to find out. I’M CURRENTLY… LOVING taking G with me to our Stroller Strides workouts. It’s so much fun to get to workout with him and be around other adults. WORKING ON remodeling […]
Sensory Play For Babies: Oodles of Noodles
I love that just about anything can be turned into sensory play for your baby. A $1 box of spaghetti pasta with a little added coloring can be surprisingly fun for little hands to dig into. Since my baby loves to put anything and everything into his mouth I like to use different food things so […]
Sensory Play for Babies: Ice Ice Baby
Temperatures are rising and we’re finally getting some warm days. I mean we actually spent a few days at the pool last week for G’s first swim time! He loved it by the way, thanks for asking 😉 So to combat the hot sticky Texas days, I’ve been trying to figure out some more cooling off […]
Instead We Went to the Park…
I was going to do the laundry, Lord knows it needs to be done, but you looked up at me with those big blue eyes and instead we went to the park. I was going to do the dishes, they’ve been sitting there all week, but instead we laughed and giggled and played as I […]
Easter Sensory Play For Babies: Texture Eggs and Bunny Tails
This sensory play bin was SO simple to put together and happened by accident. I was putting together a little Easter basket for G to have on Easter Sunday, and as I was pulling out the colored plastic “grass” pieces, I just kept thinking it as such a fun texture and decided to throw it […]
Sensory Play For Babies: Water Play
Sensory play is so good for babies. It allows them to learn, explore, and develop their senses through imagination-based play and new experiences. Research has shown that sensory play for babies actually plays an important role in the development of babies’ brains and bodies, building nerve connections in the brain’s pathways, which lead to the child’s […]
How to Make a Baby Swing
I bet you’re wondering how I got the idea to make my own baby swing. Well, it went a little something like this: Me: “Oooo we should buy Griffin a swing! He’ll love it.” Hubs: “Why should we spend money on a swing when there’s a perfectly good park just down the street?” Me: ??♀️?? Me […]
Sensory Play For Babies: Bubble Wrap Walkway (or Crawlway)
What is sensory play and why should you do it? Sensory play for babies is basically any activity that allows your baby (or any toddler or kid) to safely explore using any combination of their senses. These are the body’s sensory systems: (source) auditory system – the sense of hearing olfactory system – the sense […]
