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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...

Hickory Dickory Dock Clock

Today’s inspiration came from the nursery rhyme “Hickory Dickory Dock”. Using cardboard, some sewing thread, and a paper clip you’ll be able to make this Hickory Dickory Dock Clock at home as well! Step One Find a large cardboard box and cut off one of the longer sides. Find an image online of a grandfather clock and draw one on the cardboard with a pencil first. I find it easier to look up images as coloring book pages so I...

DIY Leaf Lacing Activity

Looking fun way to explore nature in a creative way? This is an easy DIY leaf lacing activity you can quickly prep and try at home with your own kids. As we head into spring and nature is changing in many ways, there are lots of ways to transform nature treasures into fun learning activities for kids. What Do I Need For This Activity? Gathering the materials for this activity may be your child’s favorite part. Picking out their most...

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...

DIY Nature Crowns

Bringing play outdoors today with these DIY nature crowns. This is an activity inspired by TinkerGarten an amazing place for outdoor inspiration. You can also sign up for outdoor classes to join other families with kids and a local TinkerGarten leader. I highly recommend checking them out its an amazing experience! What Are Nature Crowns And How Do I Make Them? First, you’ll need to go on a little walk with your little ones and find some lovely items that...

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...

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...