Threading onto natural branches is a great sensory activity for your toddler. Loads of incidental learning and developing vital skills. All with some natural branches! Threading with Natural Branches I discovered a gem of an activity that perfectly blends learning and nature. Threading wooden rings onto natural branches not only engaged my little one but…
Scoop and transfer activities have been a favourite go to in our play room for years and for good reason. Within. minutes a simple and engaging sensory activity can be set up and ready to play. These invitations to play always inspire creativity and allow for developing so many vital skills! Scoop and Transfer Activities…
This cotton ball fish activity is a great way to fill a spare half hour using resources that you likely have at home already. It is a perfect activity that proves simple can be the most engaging. All three of my kids have loved this easy set up fine motor activity. They love using the…
Be inspired to make play dough robots using recycled electronic parts from old controllers in this fun fine motor activity for toddlers and preschoolers. There is something fascinating about discovering the circuits, wires and springs inside old electronics. Using grown up tools such as a screwdriver (with proper adult supervision) adds an extra element of…
Dinner prep turned into an impromptu play time with some tops and peels sensory fun. Kids are non stop, ‘play with the box more than the toy that came in the box’. This is a perfect example of why kids don’t need all the fancy toys, bells and whistles. Simple play can be the best…
Strengthen those fine motor skills with this easy play idea, rubber bands on cans. With a decline of students entering kindergarten with the needed fine motor skills, as parents it is our responsibility to equip our children to give our kids the opportunity to develop these vital skills. These opportunities don’t need to be using…
What better way to get curious toddler hands exploring than a sensory play tray filled with boats in jelly! Better yet, we found an even more cost effective way to make jelly play, meaning more jelly for bigger play! We then teamed up our jelly with some boats to inspire magical spark in Mr 3s…
Level up your oobleck fun with this concrete oobleck construction truck sensory play activity for your truck loving toddler. We have made oobleck countless times over the years. Every single time, oobleck ticks the boxes and the kids love it. This time, I really wanted to follow Mr 3s current passion for all things construction…
Have fun exploring cause and effect with your toddler, rolling apples. Yup, apples. The first time we tried this activity was years ago and it was as much a hit then as it is now. The kids love it! The apples roll in unpredictable ways and there is something captivating watching them roll down the…
Reuse those plastic eggs left over from easter to cream this scoop and transfer egg water play activity for your toddler. Plastic fillable eggs are brilliant for play all year round. Teamed up with some kitchen essentials, and a bit of water and you can have this seemingly simple activity set up in minutes. I…
