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 This week I let the kids play with shaving cream – for the first time ever! Shaving cream isn’t my favorite substance, but it seemed worth the sensory experience. Emma surprised me by digging right in – but quickly decided she wanted to wash her hands and use utensils instead: We added [...] Sensory play is one of my top strategies for dealing with “difficult” days. Putting play dough (we love this play dough recipe) and rocks together was my inspired solution for a day that started with a nightmare-induced meltdown from one of the kids at 4am. Tired mom plus tired kids = we need something [...] It may already be (nearly) melted after two glorious days of 60+ degree weather, but we were never happier to see March come in like a lion! My kids have been waiting and waiting for snow, and they had a wonderful time playing in the snow – and in the warmer weather! [...] Emma made these lovely beads out of salt dough. We used 1 cup of flour, 1/4 cup of salt, and however much water it took to form a play dough-type consistency, then baked at 325 for maybe 20 minutes (larger objects would require more time). Then she painted them, mostly using a finger paint [...] I think one of the best ways to encourage children to be creative is for parents to be creative alongside them! Every once in a while, Mike sits down with Emma and Johnny for a “drawing lesson”, which consists of brainstorming things they want to draw – and drawing them! It’s not about technique, [...] Weather is one of those universals that you can discuss with anyone. And when I saw this post at Deceptively Educational about studying weather in five US cities, I knew I had found the perfect way to tie geography and weather together for my kids! I wanted to make the activity accessible to all [...] Johnny discovered the joy of tracing last week! He got the idea when his attempts to draw the lego figures pictures on the back of his Lego City: Fight This Fire! didn’t meet his expectations. He was trying to trace through regular paper, so I got him some proper tracing paper – and he [...] Vinyl wall décor is all the rage in children’s rooms right now, and this is a simple way to create your own! All you need is some contact paper (matte, if you can find it) and Sharpie pens! It’s always a special treat when I let the kids use Sharpie pens, and I think [...] If you want to catch the Tooth Fairy, you might want to start by making some pretty things! Fairies like nature, so be sure to include some sticks in your crafting! They also like things neat and tidy, so be sure to make a broom: Be sure your fairy [...]
Like most kids, my kids enjoy playing with bingo-style dot markers. They enjoy completing dot marker worksheets (we’ve found some fun ones here and here), as well as creating open-ended art with them. Which is where the seeing comes in. One of the reasons I started blogging was because I wanted to focus [...] |
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