Are you looking for a fun sensory bin for spring? Look no further because this floating flowers sensory bin is one your kids will love! Spring is the season for planting flowers, which inspired me to make this sensory bin. I love to use water as the base of sensory bins because it's easy, kids love it, and it's great for sensory processing skills. Here's what I used to create it: large container flat rocks, mosaic accents, or gems large faux flowers small faux flowers (I … [Read more...]
10 Rainy Day Crafts
It's April, which means lots of rain where we live! To keep my kids busy on rainy days, we like to do crafts. Here are 10 rainy day crafts that we love! Umbrellas make an adorable craft! Here are some of my favorites. Looks Like Rain Craft from Cutting Tiny Bites Umbrella Craft Coffee Filter Umbrella Craft from B-Inspired Mama 3D Umbrella Card from Crafty Morning Rainy Day Collage from Artsy Craftsy Mom Tissue Paper Umbrella from Mama's Little Muse Rainy … [Read more...]
Ladybug Craft for Toddlers & Preschoolers
Today I am starting a brand-new series on bugs and insects! I am super excited to study bugs and insects with my boys and share our crafts and activities with you. For week 1, we learned about ladybugs. I let my boys pick out which bug or insect they wanted to study first and they chose ladybugs! So today, I am sharing the ladybug craft we did. Here’s what you need: paper plate black pipe cleaners (3 per ladybug) 2 googly eyes red tissue paper modge podge (or … [Read more...]
Planting a Garden with Preschoolers
Are you ready for spring?! We cannot wait. Every single day Troy tells me what he wants to do when it's spring and summer. Even though it did snow this week, we decided to do a springtime activity and plant a garden! It's an indoor garden for now, but once it gets warmer, we'll transfer the plants outside! Troy was SO excited to do this activity, and I think your little one will love it, too! Here's what we used: I got all the supplies at Target for around $7. I could've bought a kit, but … [Read more...]