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Water Bead Sensory Box
This is an OLD blog post. We do not recommend doing this activity or any activity that uses water beads as a sensory toy. We do a ton of sensory play in our house and always have a pack of water beads ready to go for a water bead sensory activity. So the inquiring little baby-sized hands want…
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Boo Boos Bee Gone Get Well Soon Card
Sometimes a kid-made get well soon card can mean a lot to a sick loved one. We created this Boo Boo Bee Gone get well soon card using yellow band aides for a cute card made by kids. Follow our Bug Crafts for Kids Pinterest board here. Boo Boos Bee Gone Get Well Soon…
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Fine Motor Workout Foam Sensory Bin
This foam sensory bin is a fine motor workout and SO much fun! We actually did this activity (and took these pictures) last summer, but I’m just getting around to sharing them. The secret to the foam is not what you might expect. We used a common household item that you probably just…
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Jam and Greek Yogurt Fruit Dip Recipe
We’re back again with our Cooking With Kids A-Z series and today we’re sharing our J is for Jam and Greek Yogurt Fruit Dip recipe. This dip is an easy one to throw together with the kid chefs in your family. The mamas will be happy to see their little ones gobbling up the fruit with a…
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DIY Rhythm Sticks and Activities
Rhythm and learning go hand in hand. The beat of a tune and repetition of sounds make learning the alphabet and songs fun from a very young age. We made these miniature DIY Rhythm Sticks using craft sticks for a fun beat activity with a little preschool aged learning. DIY Rhythm Sticks for Preschool Kids:…
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Outer Space Books for Kids
You may have noticed that we’ve been on a bit of an Outer Space theme. We’ve had a stack of space library books and favorites from our own collection out in the traffic of the living room for a few weeks now. These are our favorite Outer Space books for reference, fun, and space-themed activities. If…
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Summer Kick-Off Bucket
One fun way to celebrate the start of summer is with a family fun activity and this summer kick off idea is just that! We wanted to to start summer off with a bang and came up with this summer bucket full of summer toys and activities. We do love using Summer occupational therapy activities…
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Galaxy and Outer Space Sensory Activities
We have been loving all things Outer Space lately. We have been having a ball pinning to our Outer Space Awesome pin board. And last week’s constellation crafts were such a hit that we had to dig for more fun space ideas. When we saw the Outer Space Discovery bottle from Artsy Momma linked up in this week’s Share It Saturday, we…
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How to Take Phone Pictures and Stay in the Moment
Capturing Summer memories is easy when your phone is on hand. Most of us have a phone always in the back pocket or within reach in a purse pocket, so capturing summer memories of the kids at the park is quick and accessible. How do you capture the moment in a photo while engaging and savoring…
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Rhyming Grace Before Meals
In this blog post, you’ll find some ideas to use as a prayer before meals for kids. A rhyming grace before meals is an easy way to use the rhythm and rhyme to make the rhyming prayers “stick”. Take a look at the rhyming prayers for kids and families below. prayer before meals for kids…
