Lately, my son has been obsessed with wanting to make pictures with glue. That means he makes designs on a paper with a glue bottle. After asking for the hundredth time to do this, I thought of the idea of making puffy paint for him to use instead. That way he can use a variety of colors and make a pretty picture. This puffy paint turned out great and your kids are gonna love it! Puffy Paint Recipe 1 cup of flour 3 teaspoons of baking soda 1 teaspoon of salt about 1-1/4 cup of … [Read more...]
Lemon-Scented Cloud Dough
I don't know about you, but I love the smell of lemons! It smells so fresh and reminds me of a clean house. Since I love the smell of lemons, I wanted to see if I could add it to our favorite sensory activity! I'm happy to report that it turned out amazing!! Today, I am excited to share the lemon-scented cloud dough recipe with you! Here's what you need: 8 cups of flour 1 cup of vegetable oil (baby oil ruined the smell of lemons) 1 lemon (you will squeeze the lemons for 3-4 … [Read more...]
Super Soft Playdough Recipe
It's no secret that we love playdough at our house. We play with it almost every day! Since I like making different kinds of playdough, like jello playdough, marshmallow playdough, and kool-aid playdough, I wanted experiment in the kitchen and try some of my other ideas out. And it worked because I came up with a recipe for SUPER soft playdough. It is really the softest playdough we've made. Now that I've talked it up, are you ready for the recipe? Here's what you need: 3/4 cup … [Read more...]
Marshmallow Playdough
Marshmallow playdough is a unique dough for children to play with. It's soft, stretchy, and smells great! Today I'm excited to share with you this great recipe for this playdough. Here's what you need: 30 Large Marshmallows 1 Tablespoon of Coconut Oil (or another type of cooking oil for medium temperatures) About 1 cup of Cornstarch or Flour Food Coloring To start, I put 1 tablespoon of coconut oil into the pan on medium heat. After it melted, I added about 30 large … [Read more...]
Week in Review
Hope you are having a great Friday! Here is a peak at this past week... Troy's favorite activity... Riding his bike with his NEW helmet! You can label us bad parents of the year for not buying a helmet sooner! The good news is that he LOVES his helmet and always wants to wear it! (And yes, I see that his helmet straps need to be tightened!) Wes' favorite activity... Playing with his magnets! Speaking of toys, the boys have played with this toy for HOURS this week. It is a Matchbox … [Read more...]
Kool Aid Playdough
Every mom loves a good play dough recipe, but have you ever made play dough that looks and smells really great?! Today I'm going to show you how to make Kool-Aid play dough! This is a fantastic sensory activity because we're working on our sense of smell, touch, and sight. I love play dough for kids. They get to be creative and it builds up strength in their tiny hands. Here's what you'll need: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup salt 1 pkg. Kool-Aid Unsweetened Drink Mix 1 … [Read more...]
Snow Ice Cream
I have always wanted to make snow ice cream. For some people, this is a tradition, but for us this was a first! With the first snow storm of the season yesterday, we decided to try it out! Here's what you'll need: *8 cups of freshly fallen snow *1/2 cup sugar *1/2 Tablespoon of Vanilla *1 cup of milk (we used almond milk) To start, gather some fresh snow. It's pretty obvious that you would want fresh snow...none of that dirty snow! Add in the sugar and vanilla and … [Read more...]
Reindeer Crunch: A 5 Minute Recipe!
Today we made an easy snack with only 4 ingredients and it took 5 minutes! We made Reindeer Crunch. We aren't too into Santa here, but Troy does know who he is. Traditionally, kids leave out cookies and milk for Santa, but what about the reindeer?! They get jipped. So we decided to make something special for them. Here's what you'll need: *Almond Bark (1 pkg, 24 oz.) *Andes Peppermint Crunch Baking Chips (1 cup) *Rice Chex Cereal (8-9 cups) *sprinkles First, put the Almond Bark … [Read more...]
Homemade Applesauce
Today we made homemade applesauce in the crockpot. It smelled SO delicious and tasted SO yummy! I will definitely be making this again. It's also a fun activity to do with your little one. Here are the ingredients: 4 apples (I used 3 Gala and 1 Honeycrisp) Juice from 1 lemon 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp vanilla 1 T brown sugar 1/4 cup water 1st step: Peel the apples. I peeled the apples and Troy cleaned up the scraps … [Read more...]
