Holiday sensory play activities are wonderful to have on hand during the holidays because they not only help children build a variety of skills but also incorporate many items you likely already have around the house, or can find more readily at the store this time of year. I’ve written about our family’s love of loose parts play and sensory play activities. So it was only a matter of time before we developed holiday sensory play activities, too. Friends, I cannot even tell you how much I ... continue reading...
Rainbow Sensory Trays
Do you ever wish you had creative, hands-on, intellectually-stimulating activities for your kids right at your fingertips??? If you are a resounding YES to this oft-asked question, then look no further than these Rainbow Sensory Trays. They are everything magical and wonderful in the world. AND they have limitless extended play opportunities! Be still, hearts and minds, this is happening. Oh, yes, Rainbow Sensory Trays are the new hit in our house, and I cannot even with how much I also kind ... continue reading...
Gluten-Free Playdough
Spiriteds, I have never loved playdough. It crumbles. I find it on the floor, in between my toes, and ground into the kitchen floor grout. I would rather step on a LEGO than clean up playdough. And both of those things have happened to me in my actual real life. So when we discovered a wheat allergy in our family and also that store-bought playdough contains wheat, please note my not-so-maternal glee at saying bye-bye to that madness. Until now. Lately, we’ve been getting super crazy in our ... continue reading...
Homemade Easy Slime
Spiriteds, school starts today. A summer full of shenanigans comes to a close, and Twinkle and I are back to our dynamic duo status. It’s our last year at home together before she heads off to kindergarten. I am ALL UP IN MY FEELINGS ABOUT THIS. Excited for new beginnings and weepy over the end of an era. For ten years, every day will have been “take your daughter to work day.” It wasn’t easy but it was my normal. Melodramatic much? Ooh, and dear Spiriteds, you only have an entire calendar year ... continue reading...
Gluten-Free Easy Cloud Dough
If you want a super-easy, hands-on activity for your preschooler (or maybe second grader), may I highly suggest Easy Cloud Dough? It is exactly like it sounds. Easy to make and easy to use in sensory play activities. It's also gluten-free! I have a confession, though. While I totally found a version of this in Asia Citro’s ridiculously amazing book 150+ Screen-Free Activities for Kids, I managed a similar recipe WAAAAAY back in the day when Toodle was two. Back then, I didn’t even know “sensory ... continue reading...
