Originally Published: June 20, 2014; Updated: July 2026 Looking for a simple sensory activity that encourages imaginative play while building fine motor skills? This Animal Washing Sensory Bin is easy to set up using toys you probably already have at home or in your classroom. Children love pretending to care for animals, and adding warm, […]
Easy Tissue Paper Fall Tree Craft for Toddlers and Preschoolers
This tissue paper fall tree craft gives toddlers and preschoolers a fun way to make their own autumn leaves. With brown construction paper, colorful tissue paper, and glue, children can build a tree and fill its branches with red, orange, yellow, and green. It’s a simple project for home, preschool, or home daycare. Younger children […]
Glue Art on the Light Table: Suncatcher Craft for Kids
Our Light & Reflections Collaborative Series is back this month and its all about art! My daughter has been really into glue lately so I wanted to created an open-ended art or craft activity that used the light table and some glue. I debated just letting her create on the light table itself but instead we […]
15+ Light Table Learning Activities
Do you have a light table? We love ours! There are so many fun light table learning activities that you can do on it! From math to literacy to science and much more! Below you will find 15 of our favorite light table learning activities! These are kid-approved ways to use your light table that […]
Nature Art Flower Collages for Kids!
Do your kids love making art with nature? If so, then these nature art flower collages are perfect for them! We love using natural materials in play and learning activities. I try to incorporate simple materials from our backyard into everyday activities and the kids always love it. It’s a great way to explore the […]
Painting on Mirrors Process Art for Kids
Do you have kids at home that like to paint? We love to paint and painting on mirrors has been on my list to try for some time. I try to find different ways to shake it up a bit and keep it interesting for the girls. We’ve painted with trains and even done glow in the […]
Sensory Play with Colored Pasta
We love sensory play activities. From themed sensory bins to shaving cream and scented playdough my daughter loves to get messy and play with new textures and try new sensory bin fillers! Surprisingly we haven’t done a lot with pasta yet and it’s been on my list to try so when a daycare parent donated a […]
Salt Tray Letter Hunt Game for Kids
We’ve recently been getting a lot of use out of our rainbow salt tray on the light table. In order to keep them engaged and the salt tray interesting I decided to switch it up a bit and turned it into a letter recognition game on the light table. Salt Tray Letter Hunt Game for Kids For this activity […]
Pom Pom Drop – Simple Fine Motor Activities for Infants
The youngest of my daycare kids is now just over a year so I’ve been adding simple activities for infants and toddlers that promote fine motor skill development and simple hand-eye coordination. Simple infant activities don’t require much and don’t have to be flashy. We made this activity from a recycled bottle sitting in our kitchen, I’m sure many of […]
Straw Painting Lion Craft for Kids (Virtual Book Club)
This lion craft is so cute! My daughter is getting more and more interested in crafts so today I’m sharing a fun craft we did recently with straws and paint! This craft was created as part of our Poppins Book Nook virtual book club. Poppins Book Nook is a monthly virtual book club connecting books with art projects and […]