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Pop-Up Cards and Crafts for Kids
This week I’m excited to share a few fun Pop-Up crafts and cards ideas for kids to explore and create. Pop-up crafts are a great way to learn about basic movement mechanisms and levers through crafting. Mechanisms provide movement in books, cards, or crafts using a pop-up. We saw the History of Pop-Ups linked up by Tina’s…
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Basketball Theme Party Ideas
We love to host a fun party. From the decorations to the themed snacks, planning a party is a creative way to share a special day or event with friends and family. This time of year is the perfect time to host a basketball event party using a few easy party essentials. We’re sharing…
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Metallic Sparkly Crayon Play Dough
This metallic crayon play dough is just one of the hits in house! Use crayon pieces to make a sparkly play dough and then try one of the other crayon play dough recipes that we love! Homemade play dough is one of our favorite sensory ways to play! We’re playing our way though the year…
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Sensory Shaker Bottles for Baby
It is so much fun to watch a baby play. They learn every day and through every experience with their environment and family. Our littlest one is nine months and really interacting with her older brother and sisters. We made these sensory shaker bottles from recycled spice containers for baby sensory and auditory play and she’s been…
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Cherry Blossom Fine Motor Patterns
Spring is around the corner and one of my favorite signs of the season are cherry blossoms! We made this cherry blossom fine motor and pattern activity recently. Practice fine motor skills and pattern math abilities with this easy spring activity, and for more fun Spring activities, be sure to check out the other cherry…
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St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Chocolate Pops Treats
This St. Patrick’s Day, surprise someone special (or a whole crowd) with these easy miniature Shamrock chocolate lollipop treats. These little treats are quick to put together and a big hit. Sometimes, my kids receive treats that are huge and then the sugar rush is a little out of control. These small sized lollipops are…
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Carrot Veggie Puffs Recipe
Cooking with kids is such a fun way for us to create and learn in the kitchen. Not only are we able to experiment with mixing, pouring, and scooping, but we are trying new recipes together with the kids. As we cook our way through the alphabet, we’re excited to share new fun recipes and cooking…
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My Many Colored Days Color Feelings Calendar Craft
Today we bring you a Color Feelings Calendar craft based on Dr. Seuss’ book, “My Many Colored Days”. Celebrating Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss’ birthday is fun with this book and we decided to create a colorful reusable calendar based on the book and the many feelings we feel. We’ve made an activity…
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Math Art Activities
These math art activities and math art projects are fun ways to explore and learn! We’ve shared previously, the fine motor benefits in math, so as OT professionals, we love these ideas! Explore the activities below for use in both math AND art! Math Art Mathmatics and art have gone together since early artists began…
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How to Make Crayon Floam Dough
Play dough made with crayons are one of our favorite ways to play and this Crayon Floam Dough recipe was a HUGE hit in our house! We’ve love crayon dough since we experimented with how to make crayon play dough. We decided to give another sensory dough a twist on the crayon dying method and made our…
