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Shucking Corn With Toddlers

Having little helpers are the best, aren’t they? Shucking corn with toddlers is great for working on fine motor skills and patience. Your child will have fun doing this with you and you can also use it for an art craft as well >>HERE<< Fun Fall Themed Practical Life Activity For Toddlers Fall is just around the corner and we are so excited for all there is to feel grateful for during this season. Watching the leaves change colors is...

Washing Pumpkins Station

This washing pumpkins station is a great activity for rainy days and is just as exciting to do outdoors! We love sensory bins in our home and this foamy soap recipe added a more exciting feel to the activity. Sensory bins offer so many skill-building opportunities to further development and are so much fun for toddlers and preschoolers. How To Make Foamy Soap You only need 3 things to create this foamy soap and I got the idea from Mother...

All About Me

A whole month of All About Me themed crafts and activities for toddlers and preschoolers. Scroll through to find 20 different all about me themed ideas for your little ones to do at home with you. All About Me Craft Ideas (1) Paper Plate Faces These cute crafts are so fun for toddlers to decorate and glue on different facial expressions and their make their own hairdos. Materials + Guide Paper plates Yarn for hair Paper cutouts of facial features...

Baking Soda Science Experiment

Exploring different activities using science today. This baking soda science experiment for toddlers is a great way to introduce different reactions and explosions of colors. They will use their fine motor skills to grasp the liquid droppers and have a blast watching all the different colors appear. What Do You Need For This Activity? You don’t need much to do this baking soda science experiment at home with your toddler. All you need is baking soda, vinegar, food coloring, liquid...

Earth Day

What are some ways you and your children are honoring Earth Day? Are you doing art crafts? Will you plant a flower or tree? How about making a homemade bird feeder for the birds? There are so many ways to celebrate our planet on this day, but here are five fun Earth Day toddler crafts and activities for you to try at home. 1. Earth Day Sensory Bin If you love sensory play ideas, this Earth Day Sensory Bin is...

Painting Ice

Art craft of the day, painting ice! This is such an easy activity to put together that focuses on using their senses and is engaging for children and adults! Using one color or many, you can quickly gather what you need for this activity to do indoors or outdoors! Other Fun Painting Activities For Toddlers Edible Paint Painting With A Re-Purpose Dinosaur Painting Cotton Ball Painting Some Things You Can Talk About During This Activity An activity like painting ice...

Rainbow Rice Sensory Bin

This week is going to be a color-themed week at our house. My toddlers are showing interest in learning their colors so it was a perfect opportunity to start this week off with a rainbow rice sensory bin. This bright and colorful, taste safe activity is great for toddlers and they love scooping and pouring all the wonderful little grains of rice. What Do I Need To Make Rainbow Rice? This simple activity is so easy to make with little...

Alphabet Search Sensory Bin

As your toddler gets older they will put fewer things in their mouth; you can start to incorporate smaller objects in their activities at this stage. Today I put together an alphabet search sensory bin full of fun ways to explore the different textures, items, and tools in the bin. What Materials Do I Need For This Sensory Bin? Finding different ways to challenge your child during activities in a fun way can be easy to do and inexpensive as...

Christmas Play-Doh

All kids love play-doh am I right? Adding some small touches we created some Christmas Play-Doh today. This recipe is by far my favorite and the easiest to make. Using only a few ingredients you’ll have the most fun with your children and celebrate the holidays while doing it. I have another great salt dough recipe that’s taste-safe as well! How Do I Make Christmas Play-Doh We all know toddlers L O V E to stick everything and anything in...

Christmas Sensory Tray

Okay, it’s time to count down the days to Christmas and there are so many crafts and activities you can create and enjoy with your kiddos at home Try this easy Christmas sensory tray and explore with magnets, bells and Christmas colors to celebrate the holidays. Where can you find the materials for this Christmas sensory bin? When buying supplies for crafts and activities stick with the less expensive stuff. I like to shop at Dollar Tree and Walmart for...