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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...

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...

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...

Taste Safe MoonSand

Trying out different textures, materials, ingredients to keep learning interesting and fun has been a blast! Today we added this Taste Safe MoonSand Recipe to our list of favorite sensory bin fillers. This soft yet durable MoonSand recipe was easy and quick to make and you can involve your children to make it as well! Raising a toddler you realize how fast they find objects and put their mouths. This MoonSand recipe is a go-to activity in our house and...

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...

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...