We have been using busy bags in our house from the time Mack was about 1. They are amazing for keeping kids busy in church, waiting rooms, airplanes, hotels, restaurants, etc. The general idea is that the activity is small enough to fit in a bag, doesn’t make a mess,
6 Fun Beach Activities: Beyond Sandcastles
Who needs beach activities? Playing at the beach is the ultimate sensory experience. The feel of the sand in your toes, the taste of the salty ocean air, the sound of the waves….why would you need anything more than that? But if you are planning a beach vacation or a
Making Colored Sand at the Beach
This is so simple I’m not sure it deserves a whole blog post but it was just too much fun not to share! We brought a box of food coloring to the beach today to spice up the sand castles we’ve been building. We decided to add it
Name Prints in the Sand
Ok…so sometimes our projects really don’t turn out as planned…today we tried out a really cool idea that I had seen floating around Pinterest but it just didn’t work. I’m blogging about it anyway hoping that you will try it and get much better results than we did!
Driftwood Train Tracks at the Beach
We are really enjoying our beach vacation projects – this one was extremely simple and tons of fun! We packed a toy train to take to the beach with us. I chose to use a bath toy train as opposed to the wooden trains…I didn’t
Painting Rocks and Shells at the Beach
We are on vacation this week so I have been brainstorming activities and projects that I can do with the kiddos on the beach! I love watching the kids play and explore with the natural environment so this is going to be a lot of fun for me! We
8 Indoor Painter’s Tape Activities: Rainy Day Fun
I love painter’s tape, we have used it for so many different projects and my local dollar store usually has it in stock which is a major bonus! I’m going to list a few of my favorite activities, some that we have done and other that I want to try!
Garden Sensory Bin for Outdoor or Indoor Play
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,
Ice Erosion Experiment: Preschool Science
Mack enjoyed learning about erosion with our backyard project a couple of days ago so I decided to follow it up with another ‘erosion-inspired’ science experiment. We used ice, epsom salt and watercolors to explore the effects of combining these ingredients. I froze some blocks of ice in tupperware containers so
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