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...]
20 Easy Ways to Make Slime
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...]
Sensory Writing Tray with Alphabet Cards
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...]
Toddler Tuesday: Sensory Balloon Bugs
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...]
Fabric Matching Game
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...]
Playing with Snow Indoors!
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...]
