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Apple Activities for Therapy
It’s that time of year again for all of the apple activities! The kids are headed back to school and crisp, fall days are ahead. The excitement that comes with summer has dwindled, but don’t you worry – we are here to help fill your days with fall-themed fun, starting with Apple Activities to use…
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Water Bead Tea Party Pretend Play
We LOVE water beads! They are such a fun way to play. We’ve done so many fun activities with water beads: color matching, seasonal sensory bins, and even fine motor play with them. One day we pulled out a pretty pink color for a little tea party pretend play. Water Bead Tea Party Note~…
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Glitter Glue Salt Dough Recipe
This salt dough recipe is a spin on the classic play dough made with salt. It’s got a unique coloring agent that adds a bit of “stick” to the dough, making is an awesome sensory material for challenging the tactile sensory system while encouraging fine motor skills. If you love creative and fun dough recipes,…
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Back to School Lunch Ideas for Picky Eaters
Have a picky eater? These back to school lunch ideas for picky eaters have you covered so kids can eat a healthy lunch so they can learn. Let’s explore some of the best ways to support kids with picky palates. Back to School Lunch Ideas for Picky Eaters Back to School means it’s time to…
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Beans and Bugs Simple Sensory Bin
Simple sensory bins are fun to throw together in a few minutes. Sometimes, all it takes to occupy the kids in a sensory learning activity is just two items that you can find around the house or in the toy bin. We started a Simple Sensory Bin series a few weeks ago, making sensory bins with…
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DIY Cardboard Car Childhood Must-do
Everyone has those childhood memories that just stick with you for a lifetime. Simple outside play are some of our best memories that us Aunts laugh about anytime we think about our childhood. Getting messy in dirt, playing with sticks, and cardboard on a hill are just a few of the simple ways that we played…
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Circus Sensory Bin
A while back, we were on a bit of a Circus Theme in our pretend play. We had a bunch of fun with our circus party ideas and read a bunch of circus books. We did this sensory bin around that time, but are just now getting the chance to blog about it. This was…
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The Kissing Hand DIY Salt Dough Charm
Make a Kissing Hand craft to help kids with separation anxiety when they go back to school or have to leave parents and feel a bit nervous. We’re back for another installment of the Preschool Book Club! Last time around, we created crafts and activities for some of our favorite books. This fall we’re…
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Recipes for Sensory Play
We love all things Sensory Play. So when we went through the link ups from last month’s Share It Saturday linky party, we were drawn to the sensory activities. Even better than sensory play with the kids, is a material that needs to be mixed, baked, whipped, or stirred. Part of the sensory play experience…
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Hand-Eye Coordination Letter Activity for Kids
This hand eye coordination letter activity is not only a great way to work on letter identification and visual discrimination skills, it’s also a motivating activity because we used letter cookies! Hand Eye Coordination Letter Activity How many times a day do you hear the phrase, “I’m hungry!” ?? It seems like that’s all I…
