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Homemade Puffy Paint

by Angela Thayer 25 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: puffy paint, recipe, recipe for play

Lemon-Scented Cloud Dough

by Angela Thayer 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Sensory Play Tagged With: cloud dough, invitation to play, recipe

Super Soft Playdough Recipe

by Angela Thayer 46 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Sensory Play Tagged With: invitation to play, playdough, recipe

Marshmallow Playdough

by Angela Thayer 13 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Sensory Play Tagged With: marshmallow, playdough, recipe

Week in Review

by Angela Thayer Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Thoughts on Life Tagged With: recipe, sale, week in review

Kool Aid Playdough

by Angela Thayer 11 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Sensory Play Tagged With: invitation to play, playdough, recipe

Snow Ice Cream

by Angela Thayer Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized, Winter Activities Tagged With: recipe, snow

Reindeer Crunch: A 5 Minute Recipe!

by Angela Thayer 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Holidays Tagged With: Christmas, recipe

Homemade Applesauce

by Angela Thayer 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Fall Activities, Uncategorized Tagged With: apples, recipe

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