Fine motor skills are so important for kids to be able to cut with scissors, write and do other tasks. Whether your kid needs help with fine motor development or just likes a bit of a sensory break every now … Read More ...
Butterfly Life Cycle Sensory Jars
When my daughter was in kindergarten they did a big unit on butterflies, including watching caterpillars make their chrysalises and hatch into butterflies. The life cycle of a butterfly is endlessly fascinating, and it’s kind of fun to craft, too.… Read More ...
Make a Sensory Bottle for St. Patrick’s Day
Sensory bottles or calm-down bottles are great for preschoolers and other kids who need something to focus on when big emotions are happening.
My Home-Based Life has a cute idea for making a St. Patrick’s Day sensory bottle using green … Read More ...
Practice Hand Washing with Water Play
Washing hands is so important to develop as a habit for little kids. If you want to encourage kids to wash their hands more, you can try this water play idea from Play Learn Every Day.
Just use a bucket … Read More ...
Dinosaur Swap Sensory Play for a Bit of Summer Fun
Kids universally seem to love to play in water, and a water table or tub of water can be a great alternative to having a pool or sprinkler or larger area of water that kids can play in.
Having themes … Read More ...
Tactile Name Writing Practice
One of the first things we often do when teaching kids to write is to have them learn how to write their name. There are lots of ways to make recognizing and learning the letters of your name more fun, … Read More ...
Have a Calm Down Corner? These Bottles are the Best!
My daughter has a calm down jar filled with water, glitter and glitter glue (I think; it’s been years since I made it) that she still loves to use every now and then.
Calm down jars are great for focusing … Read More ...
Slime Recipes Inspired by Children’s Books
I know a lot of kids are still into the slime craze, so you might as well make it slightly educational while you’re at it right?
Books and Giggles has a great roundup of slime recipes inspired by books, … Read More ...
Make Amazing Chalkboard Slime to Entertain the Kids
I don’t know where in the winter (or summer?) holidays you are where you live, but we’re at that point in my household where we’ve done most of the fun out-of-the-house things we can and it’s too cold to play … Read More ...
Fun Ways to Play with Fall Leaves
My daughter always says fall is her favorite season because she loves to play in leaves, but there are a lot of fun activities we can do with leaves beyond just making a big pile and jumping in it over … Read More ...
Using Natural Objects in the Fall Classroom
It seems like fall offers a lot of bounty that we can use in learning activities, from leaves and acorns to pinecones, apples and pumpkins.
Keeping these items in a science center is an easy way to bring the outside … Read More ...
Easy Touch and Feel Letters to Make at Home
There are lots of ways to teach letter recognition, but adding a sensory element is helpful for a lot of kids.
With these touch and feel letter cards from Teach Me Mommy, kids can see the letters and trace the … Read More ...
Have Fun With Easy Homemade Floam
The kids are going to love playing with this homemade floam and it is so easy to make. You will need Borax which I know is a little hard to find in some countries. Once you find all your ingredients … Read More ...
Safe Mini Water Beads
I have seen many posts about using water beads for sensory play for kids and, while they are non-toxic, I sometimes wonder how good of an idea it is to use these beads with very young children who still might … Read More ...
14 Treasure Bins for Baby
When it comes to planning lessons, your mind probably thinks of elementary-aged kids, preschoolers, and even toddlers. I am sure most people would think to plan learning lessons for babies, but this is actually the age group that is sometimes … Read More ...