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Counting Christmas Tree

by Jeana Kinne Leave a Comment

The holidays are coming and so is Christmas tree hunting! Do you and your family find a live Christmas tree every year? This is one of our family’s favorite Christmas traditions. The local Christmas tree farms here have Santa, hot cocoa and candy canes galore. One year we even had a Christmas tree flocked! Before you head out to gather your tree this year, let’s build a Christmas tree plan with sensory and fine motor practice. Children learn so much when they “plan ahead” and this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays Tagged With: Christmas, counting, fine motor skills, sensory activities

20 Easy Ways to Make Slime

by Angela Thayer Leave a Comment

easy slime recipes

Slime is all the rage these days! Creating slime is actually very easy to do and kids love it! We've made so many slimes and many of them are quite simple to do! Today I'm sharing my two favorite recipes for life as well as 20 more easy ways to make slime. There are so many ways to make slime. From galaxy slime, to fluffy slime, to unicorn slime, to edible slime...there are so many recipes! Slime can be made with a combination of these key ingredients: Elmer's glue baking soda … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sensory Play Tagged With: easy recipes, sensory activities, sensory play, slime

Sensory Writing Tray with Alphabet Cards

by Angela Thayer 7 Comments

My preschooler is not quite ready to write using a paper and pencil. In fact, it frustrates him to try to write something on a piece of paper! And you know what? I'm totally fine with that. He is 4 and he is still practicing fine motor skills to prepare for handwriting. I still want him to practice letter formations, so I put together a sensory writing tray. With the tray, he draws the letters in the tray with his finger. He thinks it is actually fun to write this way! Here's what you need … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Preschool, Writing Tagged With: sensory activities, writing

Toddler Tuesday: Sensory Balloon Bugs

by Angela Thayer 28 Comments

Don't you love a simple activity that keeps kids busy for hours? Well these sensory balloon animals are perfect for keeping little ones busy. A sensory balloon is filled with material that kids can squish around and it's really a great way for children to explore the sense of touch. These little critters are so much fun to squish around. Not only is this a sensory activity, it's also great for building up fine motor skills. When the kids squeeze the balloon animals, they build up hand … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gross Motor Skills, Sensory Play, Toddlers Tagged With: bugs and insect theme, sensory activities

Fabric Matching Game

by Angela Thayer 4 Comments

Good Morning! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! We had a great weekend...nothing too exciting happened, but I love having a quiet weekend. I didn't feel the greatest, but my awesome husband took great care of me and helped out tremendously with the kids. He is the best and I feel so blessed! :) Today I'm sharing with you a fun Montessori-insprired sensory activity. It's a Fabric Matching Game and it is great for 2-5 year olds. Here's what you'll need: *box or basket *pairs of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baby Activities, Games, Sensory Play, Toddlers Tagged With: sensory activities, sensory play

Playing with Snow Indoors!

by Angela Thayer 1 Comment

snow

Oh the weather outside is frightful....but for some reason we're loving it!! We had a snowstorm blow in last night and it's the first blizzard in a long time. I'm sure it's the first one for Wes and the first one Troy remembers. Of course they wanted to play outside first thing in the morning, but this mama was not up for it at 6am! So for now, we'll stay cozy and warm indoors. My cousin, Liz, told me her kids enjoy playing with snow inside in a sensory tub, so I thought we would try that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Indoor Activities, Sensory Play, Winter Activities Tagged With: indoor activities, sensory activities, snow

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