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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...

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...