Welcome to a new year of our Light & Reflections Series with Dyan from And Next Comes L, Katie from Happily Ever Mom and our newest collaborator Devany from Still Playing School! All year long we will be bringing you a new post each month centered around light and reflections with a different theme each month! […]
Winter Wonderland Sensory Box for Kids
Winter is here! Bring some winter indoors with this super fun winter wonderland sensory box for toddlers and preschoolers. Over the recent holiday break my daughter had a great time playing with our had lots of fun playing with our Scented Snow Sensory Box but with Christmas over and winter in full swing I thought […]
Fine Motor Light Table Activity: Cutting Water Beads!
This is such a fun light table activity that helps develop fine motor skills! Water beads are some of our favorite sensory materials. We generally play with the same batch for quite some time, around 4-6 weeks, before it’s time for a new batch to be “grown.” Usually we have a squishing party outside and […]
Best Kids Activities of 2013 Blog Hop
Happy New Year!!!! Hoping 2014 brings happiness & joy to your family! With 2013 officially behind and a new year of possibilities ahead it’s time to take a look back at last year and our favorite post from 2013! In doing this I’ve joined up with a number of other bloggers from the Kid Blogger Network […]
Glow in the Dark Fine Motor Pasta Threading Activity
Ready for some glow in the dark fun for kids? Do you have a black light at home? We’ve been using our black light more than usual lately to do fun learning activities. I like trying to find ways to use our black light with everyday activities because it adds a fun new twist and renews the […]
Top 10 Posts of 2013
With 2013 nearly over it’s time to take a look back and reminisce about all the great things we did this year. Below is a list of my top ten most popular posts from 2013. Top 10 posts of 2013: Apple Pie Playdough & Apple Books: Our recipe for homemade apple pie scented playdough as […]
Scented Snow Christmas Sensory Bin for Kids
Need a Christmas sensory bin for your kids? Try this easy one today! We recently had a bit of snow, nothing major just an inch or two but in our neck of the woods that is usual. Rain is a staple but snow is rare! Getting to play in that bit of snow, which miraculously […]
DIY Felt Play Mats: Farm & Grassland Pretend Play
My kids love our felt car mat so I decided to make one for our Anamalz. I decided to make DIY felt play mats with a farm and grassland theme. I drew out a basic template of what I planned to do and then cut my felt to match, I organized it a bit […]
Glittery Christmas Tree Collages for Toddlers
Need a simple toddler art activity for Christmas? Make these simple Christmas tree collages today! The best part about this activity is that it can use all those odds and ends you have collecting dust in your art supply closet! I threw together this glittery Christmas tree craft with all the sparkly and glitter items […]