Cotton Ball Painting

Cotton Ball Painting Using cotton balls, clothespins, and paint, we were able to create a cotton ball painting activity today! Finding things around the house and transforming them into painting utensils is a great way to let our children express their imagination and our appreciation for art. Playing with primary colors blue, yellow and red allows our children to mix and play with more than just the three colors given to them. Where To Find The Materials You can find...

Bug Sensory Bin

BUGS!! My toddler is all about bugs right now! Every time he see’s a bug he gets so excited running around yelling “BUG, BEE, SPIDER, FLY!” Really any bug name he knows right now he will yell about it. It was only fitting to put together a bug sensory bin today. I’m doing a whole bug theme this week and I’m loving all the ideas I’m coming up with for them. Where To Find The Materials For This Sensory Bin...

Color Sorting

This color sorting activity is quick and easy to prepare and a great way to get your child’s thinking process going. As simple as picking up the balls and sorting them by colors focuses on core skills important for development. Keep reading to find out how to get the most out of this fun sorting activitiy for toddlers. One of the things we did today was color sorting with three different colors. Wesley, my ten-month-old, is very intuitive when it...

Paint with Re-Purpose

Today’s art craft we used a re-purposed probably the most used household item, the paper towel roll. If you’re crafty or do activities with your kids already you may have these stocked up. If you are just getting started with arts and crafts, start storing them away for future crafts and activities. That’s how I came up with this paint with a re-purpose activity. These rolls can be used in so many ways and once you start saving items like...

Taste Safe Play-Doh

We all know our toddlers will stick literally everting in their mouths and finding activities that are safe for your little ones may be difficult sometimes. This taste safe play-doh recipe is a perfect activity you can prepare at home with only 3 ingredients. Having activities that are fast and easy to prepare are great ways to redirect your kids and have fun doing it. How Do I Make Taste-Safe Play-Doh With three ingredients to work with, I’d say this...

Down By The Shore Sensory Bin

When you cant go to the beach, bring the beach home! This activity was based on some materials I had lying around the house such as buckets and seashells of my old wedding decorations! This is how I came up with this down by the shore sensory bin. A beach theme seemed necessary despite all the rain here in Tennessee. I wanted to create a beach theme activity full of shells and sand/rocky type beach textures. Where Can I Find...

Dinosaur Fossil Activity

This cute activity was from my favorite place to find inspiration for just about everything, Pinterest! That’s how I found this idea to make this dinosaur fossil activity for my own boys. We had the ingredients to make the “taste safe” play-doh (Only 3 ingredients) and the dinosaurs to go with it! Check out my “Taste Safe” Play-Doh Post to see how to make this. My toddler had a blast pressing down dinosaurs and seeing them leave a print. What...

Monster Truck Sensory Bin

Monster trucks and some dried cranberry beans, who knew? This sensory play activity today was based around the idea of monster trucks on the rocky road. Therefore this led to my plan for a monster truck sensory bin. There are crazy amounts of ideas and themes for sensory bins to put together for your child to get them working with their senses. What Are Sensory Bins? Sensory bins are simple activities you can put together that are quick and easy...

Edible Paint

There are lots of different ways to make edible paint but I wanted to try to make it with fresh ingredients today to incorporate my youngest in this activity. Using fresh fruits and veggies and purees I was able to create an edible paint. This dye-free 2-ingredient paint is taste-safe for toddlers and babies. Check out how to make your own below! *This page contains affiliate links to products I recommend. If you purchase something from this page, I may...

Edible Sand Sensory Bin

This edible sand sensory bin is so fun to do with toddlers and babies and 100% taste safe. When I plan activities for my boys I try to find something they can do together. I have found many taste-safe activities but this one is by far the easiest to put together. What Is Edible Sand + How To Make It Edible sand is usually made up of one ingredient. However, there are many different ingredients you can use. I used...