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Counting Nature
This was a fun play activity that we did one day this week. Simple. Nature…and a little fun Learning. I wrote numbers 1-12 on the bottom of this candy mold. (I wrote on the bottom and with a sharpie, so I had to write it backwards for it to show correctly. But, just in case…
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In-Hand Manipulation ~ 2 fine motor play ideas
In-hand manipulation is the ability to move small objects around in your hand without using the other hand to help. There are three parts to In-hand manipulation…translation, shift, and rotation. Translation is using your fingers to moving a little item from your palm to your finger tips (or your fingertips to squirrel the item into the palm). When you hold a…
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Purple Waterbead Sensory Bin
This purple sensory bin is a fun way to explore the color purple using one of our favorite sensory play materials: a water bead sensory bin! While this is a very old post on our blog (circa 2013), we still love the mesmerizing impact of a color themed sensory play activity. Plus, if you are…
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How to Create a Recycled-materials Craft Bin
We all have piles of recyclable materials that can be used in crafts and use recycling bin crafts on the regular! Here, we’re talking about how to make a recycle craft bin for supplies that can be used at any time. Once you have made a craft supply bin from recycled materials, check out our…
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Share It Saturday #16 and our Week-In-Review
Our Week-In-Review… Whew, what a week this has been! We have been keeping it simple. …throwing sticks in the lake on a beautiful spring day… …a little sensory bin fun… …starting potty training with my 18 month old “Baby” Girl. We’re stocked up on paper towels and carpet cleaner! …and TONS of outside play, nature walks, and…
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Magnetic Letters on the Garage Door
We have a bin of magnetic letters that we’ve been playing with for years. Packs of these magnetic alphabets are everywhere; You can find them at the dollar store and so many other stores. I have pulled this bin out so many times for play. Each child has loved to sort, dump the bin out, place…
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Invitation to Scoop and Pour
Scooping and Pouring for Toddlers and Preschoolers is such a great fine motor and visual perceptual activity for little ones. Not to mention the neat pinging sound you get when pouring grains of corn onto a metal tray 🙂 Toddlers who are learning to control the spoon during eating, scooping food with a spoon, and…
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Earth Day Recycle Bin Craft
This was a craft I was putting together for a playgroup, so I needed a bunch of little pieces and wanted to keep it Earth-friendly. I cut up a few cereal boxes and egg cartons for the flower parts, cut some clouds from a newspaper, and cut some leaf shapes from bubble wrap. We were…
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Share It Saturday #15 and Our Week in Review
It’s Saturday!!! Here we are again, where did this week go??? I know we say that every week, but seriously this week went by at super speed. We had some major fun on a preschool field trip at the Pittsburgh Children’s Museum. The picture below was a fun light table covered with sand. Little guy…
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Recycled Magazine Roses
We made these fun roses this week. Materials: Colorful magazine page torn in half glue straw glitter tape Tear the magazine page in half lengthwise. Tearing paper is a great hand strengthening exercise. Holding the paper with both hands encourages bilateral coordination and whole arm movements, and a tripod grasp to pinch the paper while…
