Earth Day is in April, and playdough mats are fun to help with learning. The free Earth Day Playdough mats are easy and fun to use. We always have fun using them for learning centers. The Earth Day playdough mats were made to go with the Free Mini Earth Day Pack and the Free Earth…
After enjoying our Rock Sensory Bin we wanted to do something different with the rocks. And thus this sensory activity can to be. We explored the different ways you can create artwork in the sand with rocks and made our own Zen Gardens. This is simple to set up and great for sensory play and…
A fun collection of sensory bin ideas for kids of all ages. Find different types of sensory bins like lose parts sensory bins, rice sensory bins, water bead sensory bins, and kinetic sand sensory bins. You will find different sensory bins for the different seasons and kids will have a blast playing in the sensory…
Several years ago we did a rock sen garden and loved it! And now we are doing a twist and doing a pumpkin patch zen garden. A simple sensory activity that works great for a calm down activity that can keep kids active for a long time. Plus kids can be as creative as they…
Sensory bins are fun for all ages. You can play in them and have fun exploring different sensory activities. I love water bead sensory bins because there are so many ways to play in them. And today we have a fun rainbow themed water bead sensory bin for kids to explore. I also that you…
We happen to love sensory bins. We use them all the time and I love to mix up how we use them. And water beads are one of our favorites! It is a great sensory play that is flexible and can be used in many different ways. Plus it is has been one of the…
Sensory bins happen to be a favorite at our house. Yup, they still are for my girls. Yes, they are older but they still love them. Christmas happens to be a stressful time and having a sensory bin totally helps everyone stay much calmer. Plus it gives me a place I can send them when…
Sensory bins have become a staple sensory play at our house. We are always switching them up or changing them often. We have been doing a summer theme and one of our favorite summer activities has been collecting rocks the different places we have gone. Now we have a new sensory bin with our rocks…
Frist off let me say I have never ever been a slime fan. I have seen it fail more times than I can count! But my girls really wanted to do it and I kept saying no and no again. When it came time to change up our sensory play for the week I got…
I saw all the signs but I listened to the advice and made up excuses along the way ignoring the oncoming ripples. “Oh, she will grow out of this phase!” – I just need to wait and it will go away. “They all catch up so don’t worry about it.” – I won’t worry about…
Messy, messy sensory is great fun by mixing two of our favorite sensory play together: water beads and shaving cream! My girls just love having sensory bins. We always have a sensory bin up to play in. After the last water bead sensory bin, I took the beads and added it to shaving cream to…
We really love our Kore Stools! My girls have been in love with them since we got them. I have one of my girls that really likes to wiggle and always be moving. She does not always want to site for homework time. This chair has been a lifesaver for us. A quick note about…
With Thanksgiving coming up we have been doing a few counting activities for it. We have doing lots of fun turkey activities. Today we did some fine motor and counting. This was fun and got her thinking. Turkeys are always a popular activity at this time. This ties in perfectly to that theme. This is…
We have several books that we love from Eric Carle. It was hard to pick just one for this month’s Virtual Book Club for kids. The girls each had a book they wanted to do. We decided that we would do each of their books on their own. For today I’m posting the first one….
Since spring has started we did some simple Seeing and Hearing Activities for the Sensory Challenge. My oldest can’t handle to many hands on Sensory activities. A lot of the hands on activities I have to provide a second way for her to interact with them. In order to avoid some major problems we did…
em>We have included links to some of the products and resources we have used with this activity. If you purchase via the links we may earn a small commission. This is a great addition to the Easter Activities on the site. Mary did a simple Easter Egg Matching Sensory bin. She had to open eggs,…
A lot of my last week was very broken up with helping my friend while she was in labor. I was gone for 3 days this last week. It made for a strange week for me and the girls. This week when I was home we have worked on hard vs. soft. I wanted them…
We had a hard time this week. It was not always easy to remember to do something. I did all the normal activities and a few days I did forget to do something different sensory. Every day we did at least play with the St. Patrick’s Day Sensory bin. They love to play with it….
Sensory has been really hard to remember. Some times little prep time to do and other activities take a lot more. I have to think are we doing sight, sound, taste, smell, or touch. If you are looking for suggestions check out my 31 Days of Simple Sensory Challenge Post or Royal Baloo’s. There are…
We have been having fun exploring the color green and counting coins. I left this bin out this morning and all three girls were playing with it while I was getting breakfast ready. Mary loves having sensory bins she can take down and play with over and over. What you need: clover foam stickers, St.Patrick’s…
March’s Challenge from Royal Baloo and 3 Dinosaurs will be 31 Days of Simple Sensory. For this challenge we want you to do 30 minutes of a simple sensory activity every day with your kids! This challenge runs from March 1st to 31st so do your activities! Our first linky will be on March 9th…