Sensory Activity

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Science & Sensory Play

Zoey’s Random but Fun Sixth Birthday

Here's a quick glimpse at what we did for both Zoey's sixth birthday party and some of her actual birthday this year.

Food & Dessert

Super Simple Rainbow Colored Angel Food Cupcakes

This year for Zoey's birthday party we took an angel food box mix and made it custom with some food dye, whip cream, and sprinkles. Everyone loved it and I had to share this super simple hack with you.

Science & Sensory Play

Simple Ways to Easily Change up Your Playdough Time

Are you looking to change up your playdough fun? Here are ways we've changed or added to our play.

Science & Sensory Play

My Quick and Simple Towel Technique for Kitchen Sink Sensory Play

Does your child love playing in the sink and you hate the mess? Does water always seem to pool within your under-sink cupboard? Why not add a simple towel? Here's how I've gained peace of mind with sink play.

Science & Sensory Play

Create an Exciting Playdough World Then Explode a Volcano

Does your child love dinosaurs or volcanoes? Are you looking for a fun sensory and science activity? We made playdough to create a scene to stomp dinosaurs through and then later turned it into a volcano! Come check it out.

Science & Sensory Play

Incredibly Simple Play Bandages with Masking Tape

Are you looking for something to keep your child(ren) entertained? Do you have masking tape on hand? Why not have them decorate strips of it and turn it into pretend play bandages. Maybe their toys are sick and need to be fixed? So many options!

Science & Sensory Play

Give That Old Play-Doh Kit a Brand New Feeling

Do you have a Play-Doh set that's looking a bit sad? Have your kids stopped enjoying it? Why not make it feel like brand new by refilling the Play-Doh containers with homemade soft playdough!

Science & Sensory Play

Create a Simple Cardboard Changing Pad for Dolly

Does your child love dolls? Do they love crafts? Are you looking for another doll accessory? Why not make a simple dolly changing pad? This can be as simple as a plain piece of cardboard or it can be thoroughly decorated. Here's what we made!

Science & Sensory Play

Simple and Exciting Sensory Play Gift Ideas

Are you looking for a simple gift idea for kids? Why not put together a simple sensory play kit? Here's the one I put together this year for Christmas and so many other ideas you could do too.

Science & Sensory Play

Easily Dye Pantry Staples for Fun and Simple Sensory Materials

Are you looking for a fun sensory material for your kids to play with? If you have extra pasta, rice, or beans you could dye them. Here's how my experiment went.

Science & Sensory Play

Easily Change Up Your Playdough With Scents

Are you looking at changing up your playdough? Are you looking to making an amazingly scented playdough? I want to share several ways I've added scent to my playdough so you can do the same. Plus since you can't photograph smells I included some glittery playdough too.

Craftiness

Simple, Easy, and (Sometimes) Free Advent Calendar Ideas

Are you debating making an advent calendar this year? Are you trying to think of ways to make this Christmastime magical? Here are ways that we've filled in our advent calendar throughout the years to help you have a great December.

Craftiness

Announcing Ada’s Simple Zoom Birthday Party

Are you wondering what kind of online birthday party you can throw for you kid? For my daughter, Ada, I hired Wonder Woman to join our birthday Zoom call and added some fun themed goodie bag treats for anyone that leaved nearby.

Craftiness

My Simple Marker Holder - Hardest Part Was Drying The Mod Podge

Are you looking for a craft to do with your older kids? Is your toddler having difficulties using the markers by themselves? Did you want to make a simple marker holder that's easy for them to use? This is what I did!

Food & Dessert

Simple Create Your Own Pizza

Looking for a way to change up your meals? Trying to come up with more ideas to entertain your kids? Why not solve both issues by having them make simple personal pizzas themselves?

Science & Sensory Play

Ideas For When It's Hot Outside

Are you worried about what you can do with your kids when it gets hot out? Are you looking for cool snacks and drinks? Are you currently experiencing a heat wave? Why not check out my ideas for when it gets hot outside?

Science & Sensory Play

Simple Water Play

Are you looking for easy ways to entertain your kids? Why not use simple water? My girls love playing with water sensory bins as they grew. And you can keep it novel by changing out the toys, adding bubbles, or dying the water. For such a crazy time water play is a simple solution.

Science & Sensory Play

Playdough Troubleshooting

Have you attempted to make playdough and found it either too wet or much too dry? I have an awesome playdough recipe I make all the time and just added a video on how I recovered my playdough when it's crumbly dry or soppy wet.

Science & Sensory Play

Random Things That May Make My Days Better

I'm powering through this time with a bit too much Viola's Quest on my phone and a Costco-sized container of peanut M&Ms... or two so far. How are you doing? Hope these simple ideas that help me can also help you regardless of what you're going through.

Science & Sensory Play

Practice 'Erasable' Sight Words

Are you looking for a way to get your kids more interested in their sight words? Or do you want them to try to write letters or numbers? Do you have salt or sand? Why not make an erasable tray so they can write them again and again.

Science & Sensory Play

Ideas For When You're Home With Kids

An umbrella post containing all the fun kid activities listed on my blog up to March 2020. I've also included some external resources available over March and April and maybe beyond.

Sewing

Quiet Book Page - Interactive Button Play

Are you looking for a new quiet book page design? I used buttons and fabric markers to create an interactive button play page. I made some mistakes along the way but wanted to share this to give you inspiration and learn from my mistakes.

Craftiness

Footprint and Fingerprint Christmas Cards

Are you looking for some way to include your child's foot or hand prints in your annual Christmas card? I made pretty adorable Christmas cards with footprints (tree) and fingerprints (snowmen). If you're feeling adventurous you could even add a hand print reindeer.

Craftiness

Simple Toddler Started Christmas Tree Cards

Does your child enjoy stamps or do they smear instead of lift? Did you attempt to make Christmas cards and aren't sure how to continue? Why not turn your child's smears into something more deliberate by turning their art into a Christmas tree?

Craftiness

Shaving Cream Marbling

Are you looking at making a unique birthday card? Looking to get your kids involved with making Christmas cards? Want to do an art activity that makes super cool paper? Why not use shaving cream and watercolors to marble paper?