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Sticky Heart Fine Motor Activity

This easy sticky heart fine motor activity will have your kids engaged for a long time and its a fun activity you can sit down and enjoy with them. They will love sticking things on and off over and over again! Its an inexpensive Valentine’s Day themed activity to add to your February ideas for your little ones. What Do You Need For This Activity? I like to stick the contact paper on the window to bring in some natural...

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...

Dinosaur Painting

Dinosaurs are great am I right? Don’t all kids love them at some point? My toddler is obsessed right now so I’m following his interests and it led me to this dinosaur painting idea. It’s fun to come up with different ways to paint by not using the traditional paintbrush. Kids love to use new and exciting things that follow their interests and when you add in things like dinosaurs to paint with, kids have more of an opportunity for...

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...

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...

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...

Deep Sea Sensory Bin

Deep Sea Sensory Bin Water play is always an awesome time but when the weather is preventing you from doing it outside why not bring water play inside? It’s been so hot and rainy lately my boys haven’t been able to enjoy the water outside. That why I chose to do my Deep Sea Sensory Bin for water play today and adding some cool effects made it even more exciting. Where Can You Find The Materials For Deep Sea Sensory...