This post is brought to you by Creative QT. The content and opinions expressed below are 100% that of Where Imagination Grows. Turn an easy DIY Lego table into a quiet calm down space for kids! Do you have a child that sometimes needs a space where they can be alone or refocus their energy into […]
Outdoor Creative Art Station for Kids
This post has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ProjectAmazing #CollectiveBias Do you spend a lot of time outside in the summer? We live in predominantly rainy climate but thankfully we get a good two months (three if we’re really lucky) of warm summer sun. When the […]
DIY Water Wall! Summer Fun for Kids
It’s officially summertime! The weather has been warming up here which means it’s time to pull out the water play activities and get the summer fun started! I’ve been wanting to make a water wall forever so when we forgot to set put our overflowing recycle bin on recycle day I decided it was the […]
Learn about Emotion With Rocks!
Learn about emotions with story stones! My daughter has been struggling to put her emotions into words or express them in effective ways lately so to help her better understand and articulate her feelings, so we’ve been talking a lot about emotions and doing kids activities that center on learning emotions. Kids love to explore with simple hands-on activities […]
Ice Building Blocks- Simple Summer STEM for Kids
It’s summertime! Let’s make building blocks that can cool your down! This is a simple STEM activity for kids that both my toddlers and preschoolers loved. It’s super easy, what’s simpler than making ice, and these ice building blocks kept my kids busy until the were nearly melted! Plus it’s a great way to introduce kids to simple science. Ice […]
Mind Jars & Mini Mind Jars For Kids
I’ve been making meditation jars (aka mind jars, calm down jars, & time out jars) since first learning about them years ago in a college psychology class and we usually have at least one large meditation/mind jar available during the day when my daughter is having a hard time. Mind jars are fairly easy to […]
Counting & Sorting DIY Love Bug Rocks
I had been planning to do some rock painting with MB and the daycare girls in the upcoming days but due to a BBQ with friends and creative little school-ager we ended up with these AMAZING love bug rocks instead. One of our friends has a creative 2nd grader who saw the rocks and […]
DIY Felt Play Mats: Farm & Grassland Pretend Play
My kids love our felt car mat so I decided to make one for our Anamalz. I decided to make DIY felt play mats with a farm and grassland theme. I drew out a basic template of what I planned to do and then cut my felt to match, I organized it a bit […]
DIY Nature Slides for Kids for the Light Table (or window!)
These DIY nature slides for the light table are so easy to make! It’s a hands-on way for kids to learn about plants and flowers in your own neighborhood! PS- If you don’t have a light table, no problem! Just use a window or white table to explore your nature slides! Being outside and exploring […]