Open Minds & Messy Hands
A simple shark sensory bin that uses rocks, sand and water to create a natural water play sensory bin with a shark theme for kids. We love sensory play that we can take outside! This shark sensory bin is super simple to set up and is perfect for playing with
These summer activities for 1 year olds and toddlers include sensory play ideas, outdoor motor fun, and arts and crafts to keep little ones busy all summer. It can seem difficult to keep 1 and 2 year olds busy all summer long. Kids this age need to move and explore,
This ocean soap foam recipe mixes soap and water with cornstarch to create foam that has a great texture. Color it blue and add sea animals for an ocean theme! We love sensory play that we can take outside! This soapy sea foam sensory play has a really great texture and
This is a summer bucket list of 10 ways to engage in sensory play this summer. Have you wanted to test out a slime recipe? Heard of oobleck? Give it a go! I love sensory play. Seriously. I LOVE it. I’m cool with the mess (most days) and even
Turn Violet water made from freshly-picked flowers into Violet lemonade in this fun color-changing science experiment for kids. It’s tasty too! We love nature activities, and we love science and experimentation, so this color-changing Violet lemonade has been one of our favorites yet! We can’t go for a walk or
How to setup a backyard art space, and suggestions for simple ways to create outdoors. Art that is easy and accessible, and inspired by nature. My kids love to engage in art, and open-ended process art is my favorite to do with kids. We are setting up an space
This outdoor sidewalk chalk board game is the perfect outside activity for families. Simple to make and tons of family fun to play with. Spring is such a fun time to get outside with kids! We love to find fun games to play with sidewalk chalk, lawn games, outdoor
Hands-on, are the best for learning! So many simple boredom busters can be used as educational activities, and bonus if they can be taken outside. This soap foam sidewalk paint puts a spin on soap foam sensory play. Check out how we used it on the sidewalk for some fun
Engaging in summer fun as a family is a wonderful way to make the most of your time together! I was recently reminded that we only get 18 summers with our kids…18! Here are some awesome ways to make the most of them. Grab this printable calendar of 30 days
This flower mandala process art was such a fun activity for my kiddos! We originally set out to work with flowers and a spray bottle making resist art on the sidewalk. This method kind of worked, and the kids enjoying finding dry areas of sidewalk where the flowers had been,