My kids love to play with slime! It keeps them busy for such a long time and it is a great calming activity. You can make this fall slime in just a few minutes with just a few supplies! This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for details. Here's what you need for fall slime: 1/2 cup clear Elmer's glue 1/2 cup lukewarm water glitter (I bought mine at Michaels) 1/2 cup liquid starch Start by mixing the 1/2 cup of clear glue with the 1/2 cup of water in a … [Read more...]
Five Little Pumpkins – Free Rhyme Booklet
When October comes around, my boys love to chant the Five Little Pumpkins rhyme. It's such a cute sweet little rhyme for Halloween. My 2-year-old learned it this year and it is the cutest thing to hear him recite the whole poem! Today I am sharing with you a fun little booklet I created using this poem. For those of you who have never heard the poem, here is how it goes: Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate. The first one said, "Oh my, it's getting late!" The second one said, "There … [Read more...]
Apple Racing Game – Cooperative Learning Game
Apple season is in full swing and I've got a very fun game to share with you today! This Apple Racing Game is a cooperative learning game. That simply means instead of competing with each other to win the game, players work together to win the game. This is such an important skill for young children to work on and this game makes it fun! The Great Apple Race was inspired by a game we love to play at our house called Hoot Owl Hoot. In this game, you have 3 apple game pieces. The goal of … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Fluff Sensory Activity
I am so excited to share with you my latest sensory play activity! I came up with this play activity that is great to do during fall because it uses pumpkins! Your kids are gonna love it and the best part is, is that Pumpkin Fluff only uses 2 ingredients! Yes, this is a messy play activity. But you know what? I actually love planning messy sensory activities for my children. This type of play encourages using the senses and lets them be creative and have fun without me telling them "no" … [Read more...]
Apple Cider Cloud Dough
It's apple season and I've got a fun apple-themed sensory play activity to share today! This recipe is for Apple Cider Cloud Dough. It smells yummy and my kids looooved playing with it! Here's what you need for Apple Cider Cloud Dough: 7 cups flour 1 cup vegetable oil 6 packets of spiced apple cider mix 1-2 tablespoons of cinnamon & clove spices plastic tub To make the cloud dough, simply combine the flour with the apple cider packets in a large tub. Then add in the … [Read more...]
Apple Cinnamon Play Dough
Hope you all had a great 3-day weekend! My boys had an awesome time camping with their grandparents. Since the boys were gone, I had time to come up with a new play dough recipe. I know there are lots of play dough recipes that are apple themed, but none of them use real apples. This recipe does! After hours in the kitchen, I perfected a new recipe of apple cinnamon play dough! It smells so great! This post contains affiliate links. This recipe uses ingredients you probably already have in … [Read more...]
Fall Clothes Dress Up Busy Bag {Free Printable}
Summer is winding down and my favorite season, fall, is just around the corner! I am thrilled that so many of you love the dress up busy bags that I've created for spring, summer, and winter. So today, I'm sharing with you my dress up busy bag for FALL! This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for details. Here’s what you need for the activity: fall clothes printable (download at the bottom of this post) magnets glue scissors card stock paper laminator … [Read more...]
Fall Sunset Sensory Bottle
We love creating sensory bottles at our home. All three of my boys like playing with them! My toddler (15 months) is the one that plays with them the most. In fact, he prefers to play with them over toys most of the time! I found some red lamp oil in my cupboards and decided to create a sensory bottle with it. In the end it looked like a sunset, so I'm calling it our Fall Sunset Sensory Bottle. Here's what we used in the bottle: Red Lamp Oil (you can also get this at Michael's craft … [Read more...]
Counting Turkey Activity for Preschoolers
Thanksgiving is around the corner and I've got a fun counting turkey activity for your preschoolers! It's easy to set up and a great way to practice number sense and counting. Here's what you need for the activity: brown, yellow, red, green, and orange felt 2 googly eyes white puffy paint (affiliate link) glue To set up the activity, you'll need to cut out some pieces from the felt: 1 round circle with the brown felt. (I used the shape of a cd to cut my circle … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Life Cycle Booklet (Free Printable)
It's that time of year where pumpkins are everywhere! I love it! It is also a great time of year to teach little ones the life cycle of a pumpkin. To teach my preschooler and kindergartener about this, I created a little booklet. I'll be sharing it with you today and sharing the free printable at the end of the post. This booklet teaches children the process the pumpkin goes through to go from a small seed to a big pumpkin! I created two versions of this booklet. The first is a … [Read more...]