Read for some Mardi Gras beads process art you can do with your kids? We picked up a pack of Mardi Gras beads from our local Dollar Tree (5 for a dollar) to add to our dress up station but before they made it to the dress up clothes we used them for some art […]
Toddlers Activities
Kids activities, art activities, and simple crafts for toddlers.
Counting Practice for Toddlers with Pom Poms & Tubes
We’ve been doing a lot of hands on counting activities lately and this is one of my daughter’s favorites. For her and the other toddlers in my daycare counting practice is our way of beginning math activities and doing some critical thinking at the same time. Of course to them these math games are just playing and having fun! […]
Simple Calming Sensory Box for Kids
Our days are fairly busy and the transition to our bedtime routine has been a bit hectic lately so in an attempt to slow down and create a calming transition into bath and bedtime I put together this simple calming sensory box for my daughter. It’s a great way for her to have some low-key, […]
Water Bead Letter Matching Game for the Light Table
Do your kids love water beads? Are they beginning to learn letters? Then this water bead letter matching game is perfect for them! It’s a simple activity that mixes sensory play with letter recognition practice and fine motor skill development. We used this on the light table but it’s also fun off the light table […]
Glowing Crystals Black Light Play
Our black light has created some pretty fun activities for us recently, like our glowing shaving cream or our counting practice, and we’ve been looking for more ways to use it. While mixing up a hand soak in the sink for my husband using Epsom salt I found myself wondering if it would work with the […]
Counting with Circles on the Light Table
Welcome to a new year of our Light & Reflections Series with Dyan from And Next Comes L, Katie from Happily Ever Mom and our newest collaborator Devany from Still Playing School! All year long we will be bringing you a new post each month centered around light and reflections with a different theme each month! […]
Fine Motor Light Table Activity: Cutting Water Beads!
This is such a fun light table activity that helps develop fine motor skills! Water beads are some of our favorite sensory materials. We generally play with the same batch for quite some time, around 4-6 weeks, before it’s time for a new batch to be “grown.” Usually we have a squishing party outside and […]
Best Kids Activities of 2013 Blog Hop
Happy New Year!!!! Hoping 2014 brings happiness & joy to your family! With 2013 officially behind and a new year of possibilities ahead it’s time to take a look back at last year and our favorite post from 2013! In doing this I’ve joined up with a number of other bloggers from the Kid Blogger Network […]
Top 10 Posts of 2013
With 2013 nearly over it’s time to take a look back and reminisce about all the great things we did this year. Below is a list of my top ten most popular posts from 2013. Top 10 posts of 2013: Apple Pie Playdough & Apple Books: Our recipe for homemade apple pie scented playdough as […]