Embrace your toddler’s love for diggers, dump trucks, and excavators with this oobleck construction site sensory play activity. Oobleck Construction Site Sensory Play Oozy Oobleck is a fun and sensory material that toddlers can play with. Oobleck is a non-Newtonian fluid is made by mixing cornstarch and water. This substance behaves like both a liquid…
Painting with construction trucks is a creative and enjoyable activity for your digger-loving toddler! Painting with trucks combines the excitement of playing with vehicles and the artistic expression of painting. It offers a unique approach to creating artwork by using the wheels of toy trucks to create fascinating patterns and textures on a canvas or…
Pop your paint brush aside and have fun with rubber ducky stamping with your toddler. This is a great standalone activity or one to further expand on a 5 little ducks theme. Rubber ducks are a great tool for babies and toddlers to use for painting. Learn more about rubber stamping and the benefits of…
Learn how to make a construction trucks taste-safe dirt sensory bin for your toddler. Construction trucks are all the rage in our house at the moment. This super simple sensory play idea was quick to set up. It kept Mr 2 engaged in learning with a busy mind and busy hands for the better part…
Learn how to make taste-safe dirt for sensory play with toddlers and preschoolers. Taste-safe dirt is a sensory play material that is safe for toddlers to taste and play with. It is made using edible ingredients that are safe for consumption. Therefore, do not pose a risk to your child’s health if ingested. We use…
Learn about the benefits of exploring dinosaur footprints in play dough with your toddler. Exploring dinosaur footprints in play dough can be a fun and educational activity for toddlers. It is a quick and easy activity to fill in that 20 minutes before school pick up as proven just yesterday. Here is how making dinosaur…
Enjoy the sensory experience of smashing, grinding and pounding with mortar and pestle flower play. Making potions in the back yard holds many fond memories of my childhood. I remember grinding flowers between two rocks with sandy toes, leaves in my hair and being completely lost in a world created in my imagination. Well in…
In this article, you will learn how to build a magnetic tile pulley system. This is a simple (and fabulous) way to bring some physics and STEM into your child’s play. We were inspired by Mr 2s current favourite book featuring a crane with its long boom. Using magnetic tiles and some household materials, we…
A magic writing cloth is a great tool for paint-less painting for your toddler. How does painting with black paint sound…. indoors… with a toddler? If this scenario makes you crinkle your nose and cringe a little, I have the answer for you. It’s a magic writing cloth. Magic Writing Cloth Toddlers love painting for…
Repurpose milk bottles and wooden cubes to create a fun posting activity for your toddler. Kids love putting objects into small spaces. Lost your remote lately? Check your toddler’s play space. My bet is it is in a little box or stashed in their play kitchen. Creating a fun and educational activity for toddlers using…
Alright folks, get ready to go on a wild adventure through the world of natural loose parts play! Today, we’re going to explore 101 totally awesome Natural Loose Parts that you can use to create all sorts of fun and imaginative play scenarios. 101 Natural Loose Parts But before we dive in, let’s talk about…
Have Christmas activities sorted for 2022 with this complete Christmas activity pack of printable activities for toddlers and preschoolers. Breathe knowing you have Christmas fun at the ready with the push of ‘print’. These activities are fun and they also support the development of so many life skills. Printable Christmas 2022 Activity Pack Little Wooden…
If you have pom poms lying around then pom pom soup is a must-do activity! If you don’t have any pom pom… get some! Pom poms are such versatile resources that can be used and reused repeatedly. We have been using the same pom poms (plus some) since Miss 8 was a toddler. They have…
Taste-safe or edible water beads are a great alternative to traditional water beads for safe sensory play for your baby and toddler! Tapioca pearls offer the same sensory opportunities as water beads while being completely edible! Parents can relax a little more knowing they provide their babies and toddlers with a great sensory play learning…
Your kids will love this quick, simple DIY homemade, taste-safe chalk paint. Let us face reality. Kids love mess. It is a bonus that so much organic learning happens through interaction with messy play. Sometimes we parents just need to embrace the chaos and paint a rainbow! What better way to canoodle the turmoil than…
Create something beautiful with your child’s nature finds with this simple DIY sticky nature collage. The frame is super simple to put together and the designs are only limited by your imagination. This is a beautiful way of celebrating those sticks, leaves, and flowers collected along walks and nature adventures. DIY Sticky Nature Collage Does…
Taste safe aquafaba play foam is such an amazing foam for toddler and baby sensory play. I have inherited a little saying from my dear, lovely Grandma – ‘Waste not, want not,’. When I heard about the numerous ways to use this amazing substance, I was thrilled to be able to use this product rather…
A shredded paper sensory bin is perfect for messy play! We are huge fans of bugs at our house. There aren’t often many days between a little six-legged friend joining us in play. The girls will often care for them in their little bug box before being re-released back into the garden. Today, we kept…
Alfoil-wrapped puzzle pieces have been a huge hit for years in our house. That is, for the bigger kids just as much as the small! What am I saying? Any toy wrapped in alfoil has been a huge hit. There is something special in taking something familiar but presenting it to them differently. Apart from…
Taste safe mud is a must have sensory play experience. While I am all up for a good splash about in the real deal, being able to provide a taste safe option for mouthing babies and toddlers is a good compromise for play at home. There are so many learning benefits associated with sensory play….
