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National Cookie Month!
Anyone who knows me, knows that I love cookies. I love to bake them. I love to make them for people I love. I love love love to eat them! My husband laughs at me because one of the highlights for me at any wedding, is the cookie table 🙂 So, when I found out that October…
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Lemon-Raspberry Cupcakes
Lemon-Raspberry Cupcakes With summer coming to an end, I decided to bake something to remind me of the hot days- what could be more summery than raspberry lemonade? These little minis were such a hit at my work bake-sale. People bought them two for a dollar! I went the easy way and bought a lemon cake mix-…
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Recycle Bin Project
Many years ago, we created this recycle bin project, using materials found in our recycle bin. You could create practically anything from our recycled crafts list using items that are going to be thrown away or recycled. The benefit is that these items are free and they develop all of the skills that kids crafting…
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Golf Tees and a Hammer
This hammering golf tees activity is one of our oldest blog posts here on the website. I loved showing my toddlers how to use a toy hammer with golf tees in an egg carton. This is a wonderful fine motor activity for kids, and one that is very motivating for all ages! Hammering Golf Tees…
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Healthy Double Chocolate Chip Muffins
These healthy double chocolate chip muffins are a delicious recipe that kids can help to make. Getting kids active in the kitchen in cooking with kids recipes supports development of skills, and this muffin recipe does the job! Here’s how you make this healthy treat. Healthy Double Chocolate Chip Muffins If you like chocolate, this…
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Super Cool Ice Play
One super “cool” and fun way to encourage sensory motor exploration is with ice play! You might be thinking, “What is ice play?!” Well, many years ago, we shared a blog post about playing with ice in the bath tub as a sensory and fine motor activity for kids. This idea was designed to build…
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Fine Motor Water Bead Activities
We love water bead activities and just like our water bead sensory bin, the activities in this blog post are fun ways to target fine motor skills through play. You’ll also find a list of fun water bead ideas to support sensory play and multisensory learning. Have you ever experienced the unique fun and sensory…
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Rainy Day Fun- “Beach Day”
Rainy Day Fun “Beach Day”! Last week I was working at home on Tuesday and it was raining. I was trying to think of a fun activity to keep both the kids busy. I got to thinking about what I remember doing as a little girl with my sisters. We would wake up early, all go…
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Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcakes If you like mint chocolate chip ice cream, you need to try these! I signed up to bake something at a bake sale at work and I wanted to try something different. I usually make chocolate chip cookies but others had already signed up to make those. I had an idea…what about…
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No Mess Sensory Play
mess free sensory play ingredients on a table- aloe vera, food coloring, a plastic bag, and small items.
