A few weeks ago, I wrote about sensory play ideas for preschoolers. I provided a rundown of activities we do at home. But then I realized, it might be more convenient for you if I broke those activities down into individual blog posts with more specific recipes. So here we are! Today’s blog post focuses on our family’s beloved rainbow rice recipe. It is modified from Asia Citro’s priceless book, 150+ Screen-Free Activities for Kids. For this recipe to work, it had to meet a few criteria. ... continue reading...
Sensory Play Ideas for Preschoolers
Spiriteds, WHAT IN THE ACTUAL WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING? Or not happening, as it were? Where is SPRING???? And if you’re a Midwesterner, you know how this weather is going to go down. We’ll be in the middle of a snowstorm on Wednesday and have 85-degree weather by Friday. I remember reading Laura Ingalls Wilder’s book The Long Winter as a child and thinking how fun it would be to cozy up indoors until May. Mom disagreed. What tomfoolery was I even trying to sell myself? Winter until May, Mom’s ... continue reading...
Sensory Play Activities for Children – Loose Parts
Spiriteds, we break from our regularly-scheduled food programming to bring you Sensory Play Activities for Children: Loose Parts. I’ve written about this before, and undoubtedly I’ll write about it again: Toodle and Twinkle are spirited children through and through. In fact, this spiritedness permeates our family (including Mom, The Gram, and Auntie) so much, it inspired the name for this blog. And channeling Toodle’s and Twinkle’s energy levels is a WHOLE THING in our house. In the event you ... continue reading...
