This activity came to our rescue the other day. My kids really needed something to keep them occupied, so this small world play in the sink ended up being perfect. Here's how I set it up. I sprinkled a little jello powder (for smell) and a few drops of food coloring in the sink filled with water. Then I set ocean animals and shells around the sink. I also put in some foam sheets in the water for the plastic sea creatures to float on (since they would just sink in the … [Read more...]
Jello Ocean Sensory Tray {Guest Post}
Happy Friday! Today we are blessed have another special guest sharing here. Heather is a dear blogging friend from Golden Reflections Blog. She has neat ideas for toddlers and preschoolers and also shares great ideas from the viewpoint as an occupational therapist. One of my favorite posts from Heather is series on whether a child has behavior problems or sensory processing issues. Thanks, Heather, for sharing your sensory play idea with us today! Thank you to Angela for inviting me to … [Read more...]
O is for Ocean Animals — Letter O Printables
This letter O packet was fun to make! I decided to go with the theme, O is for Ocean Animals! It goes along well with the chapter on letter O in my ebook. In this printable packet, there’s practice on the following skills: identifying letter o tracing color identification ovals patterns finding differences Here are a few sample pages: To download your printable packet click here —> O is for Ocean Animals And to download more printable alphabet packets, please … [Read more...]
Toddler Tuesday: Orange Sensory Bin
Happy Toddler Tuesday! Something a toddler should learn is their colors. Some naturally learn them through daily life or books and others need time to really learn them. My oldest son learned them naturally and my youngest son called everything green until I did some color activities with him. Today I am sharing one way you could teach toddlers to learn their colors. Toddlers love sensory bins, so I thought I would create a bin all with one color. Today I am sharing our Orange Sensory Bin. … [Read more...]