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June 29, 2020 By Kim Leave a Comment

Sensory Bag Number Hunt: Learning Numbers in a Unique Squishy Way

Sensory bag number hunt: Simple Sensory STEM Activity for Toddlers

Toddlers love touching things. They like touching things that squish, smush, and they seem to have an extra attraction to things that can make a mess.

We can work with this.

Sensory activities are a perfect way to engage your child and help them learn. And while sensory play can get messy at times, there are plenty of ways to utilize sensory experiences without making a giant fiasco to clean up.

We can also create sensory play that encourages number sense skills like number recognition and counting. Here is a super easy and fun way to work on number sense through a sensory bag number hunt.

Number hunt squish bags Sensory Number Sense with picture of baggie of shaving cream for sensory play and number page to put under

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June 11, 2020 By Kim Leave a Comment

How To Make Slime Worms

How to make slime worms at home without a kit.

We all know kids love slime. I get it. Slime is squishy and oozes and very interesting sensory-wise. Plus watching it get made is super cool.

We’ve made a lot of slimes. (You can learn about our best slime here.) We go with themes for holidays, and we’ve made edible slime too. So at this point in time, I felt pretty confident in my slime making abilities.

Then my children saw something on TV that challenged my slime skills. I was so excited to learn how to make these. We tried several ways to get this to work, and this was the method that finally worked. You’ll want to make them too.

Time to make Slime Worms.

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May 27, 2020 By Kim Leave a Comment

Cauldron Bath Bombs for Kids: How To Make Bath Time Magic

Cauldron Bath Bombs for Kids!

My kids adore bath time. And I can’t say I blame them, it is pretty nice to relax in a warm tub. Add in a few toys and it’s a nice time.

The best way to take it up a level is to add in some color or a soothing scent. Maybe some bubbles or relaxing bath salts to really make it amazing. We can do all that, and get the kids involved in the preparation. (Oh, and add in some science.)

We are making cauldron bath bombs for kids. (And your kids can totally help make these!!)

Cauldron Bath Bombs sensory STEM for kids with picture of two cauldron bath bombs

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May 25, 2020 By Kim Leave a Comment

35+ Toddler Activities for Summer

This post has been updated with more activities May 2020.

It’s been an interesting spring to say the least. We, like most people, have been spending almost all our time at home. That means we have been doing all our at home activities.

We plan on staying home a lot more than usual in the next few months too. This is a big change from our normal breaks of library trips, splash pads, zoo time, and more. We have to find more things to do at home.

Anyone else getting a little burnt out on the at home activities?

I know I’m not alone in wondering this. But I have a good start on how to entertain kids 5 years old and under this summer.

picture of two toddlers playing in a kiddie pool

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May 18, 2020 By Kim Leave a Comment

Paint-Less Watercolor Process Art for Kids

Paint-less watercolor process art for kids: The easiest art project you’ve ever done.

Confession time: As much as I love doing projects with my kids, sometimes I just do not want to do art. Okay, coloring, drawing, that’s fine. But painting or anything more complicated? No.

It isn’t that I don’t like art or think it isn’t important. I just don’t want to worry about the mess. Or take the effort to get out paint, water bowls, fill the paint pallets, find the brushes.

Yes, it is a bit lazy of me, but I can’t be the only one.

Fortunately, we found an easier way to ‘paint.’ Yes, it is kind of a cheater way. And no, it doesn’t use real paint. But the results were really good and the kids were happy.

Here is the easiest watercolor process art you have ever done.

paint-less watercolor process art for kids

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