This garden sensory bin is perfect for discussing the importance of gardening and fresh fruits and veggies with kids. What a way to celebrate Spring! One of my favorite activities to do with my kids are monthly, themed sensory bins. I think the value of sensory play is highly underrated,
Invitation to Create: Cinco de Mayo Maracas
Set up an invitation to create allowing children to make homemade maracas out of toilet paper tubes, rice, beans, beads and more. Cinco de Mayo is always a fun holiday to celebrate. The colors and sounds are among my favorite, and these homemade maracas are an excellent Cinco de Mayo
Soil Erosion Science for Preschoolers
This morning while at the park we took the time for a little impromptu lesson on soil erosion. The park that we most recently discovered had a little creek that we originally went to looking for tadpoles to begin our week of ‘F’ is for frog. We didn’t find any
Celebrating Arbor Day
We wrapped up our ‘Earth week’ by celebrating Arbor Day today! How perfect did that work out for us?! We had an eventful day exploring different kinds of trees and how they grow. We began the day at Terhune Orchards; it’s one of my favorite places to take the
Homemade Bird Feeders: Recycling Toilet Paper Rolls
We have been discussing recycling as part of our ‘Earth Week’ exploration so have decided to use toilet paper rolls instead of pinecones for these DIY bird feeders! Continue reading to see how babies, or kids with nut allergies, can make these too! These are
Homemade Seed Paper Kids Can Plant
Did you know you can make your own, homemade seed paper you can plant? What a way to celebrate Earth Day! A perfect Spring activity for kids. We make this homemade seed paper for Earth Day and it feels like magic every time! Use construction paper, blend it with
Homemade Earth Day Cookies
Earth Day is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate with the kiddos. I love anything that has to do with the outdoors and celebrating our great, green earth. We start conversations about trees, soil, recycling and endangered species…and what better way to introduce the topic that with some hands-on,
Getting Ready for Spring: DIY Bird Bath and an Updated Play House!
As you might know by now we have been enthusiastically getting ready for Spring around here! We didn’t do many of our ‘normal’ activities or projects this weekend because we spent both days getting our outside ready for activities and play to come by making a DIY bird bath and
Water Bead Play: Celebrating Spring
Have you tried playing with water beads yet?? It is definitely one of the coolest trends in sensory play. Mack (3 years old) LOVES playing with water beads. Everything about the process in which they expand, how difficult it is to see them in water, and how they feel in
Edible Garden Sensory Bin
As you might know by now we love sensory play in my house! I love finding things that can interest both a 3 year old as well as a baby and that usually requires something edible. While at the store today Mack found some little plastic insects that he wanted