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Pool Noodle Sensory Bin
This pool noodle sensory bin is a water bin activity that uses one item…a dollar store pool noodle! We love the therapeutic benefits of ball pit activities, and using pool noodles cut into pieces is an inexpensive option with sensory benefits. This is a pool noodle game and a great summer activity for building skills…
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Summer Kick-Off Playdate party details
We had a Summer Kick-Off Play Date last month (this post is just a little delayed, haha!) …and we wanted to share the party details and fun! We invited some friends over for a play date and instructed the moms to dress the kids in their bathing suits, and bring towels. What else says “summer” like…
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Share it Saturday #29
Fun Ways to Practice Writing and Learning Letters Another week has gone by and now we are already over halfway through July. Before we know it the end of summer will be here and the beginning of the school year (gulp). My little girl will be heading to kindergarten in the fall and this mommy…
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Suncatcher Craft for Toddlers
This craft idea for toddlers is an old one on the blog! Many years ago, we made a suncatcher craft using simple items found around the home, and it was a hit with our 2 and 3 year-olds. Creating a suncatcher craft is a wonderful art project for 2-year-olds that engages their creativity and fine…
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Swamp Water Bin Sensory Play
This is the third water bin in our Water Bin Play Series where we have committed to making and playing in a water bin each week in the month of July. We have joined Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails in our Play the Summer Away: Water Bins for Kids series. Our theme for this week is Swamp/Alligators/Turtles…and…
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Fork Painting Ice Cream Craft for Kids
July is National Ice Cream Month! I have so much fun planning the craft for our play group kids once a month. This month had an Ice Cream Sundae in honor of National Ice Cream month. And because ice cream sundaes are perfect any time of day. Even at 10 am. And, what would be…
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DIY Taco Seasoning Mix
What do you do when tacos are on the menu for dinner, you go to grab your taco seasoning packet from the cupboard, and find not one single packet there waiting for you? When it’s 5:00 pm, and the thought of taking three kids to the grocery store for one little seasoning packet is the…
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Swamp Dough
One morning we had some fun with our Goopy Dough and some swamp creatures. I added a green tint to the uncolored dough and threw in a handful of frogs, bugs, foam stickers. We also added the alligator from our Little People A to Z Learning Zoo Playset. This goopy dough is great for hiding the little creatures…
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Island/Luau Water Bin Sensory Play
In case you missed last week’s post, we are teaming up with Jaime from Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails in a Water Bin play series for the month of July. Did you see our Relaxing Lavender Water Bin we enjoyed last week? You can see all of ours and Jaime’s water bins and themes each…
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Outdoor Dandelion Messy Water Play
When it comes to playing outside, my kids seem to really love the basics. Some water, dirt, and flowers are the ingredients to messy sensory play that is just…fun! Here is one simple activity idea that uses what you’ve got in your yard. We used some dandelion flowers for a sensory activity that the kids…
