Explore outer space with your toddler using this simple space themed flour sensory bin. This toddler activity can be set up in literally seconds and is priming with learning opportunities for your little space explorer. This article discusses benefits of sensory play, how to make this sensory bin taste safe and little tips to make…
Create a colourful easy set up sensory water play activity for your toddler with flower soup! Now we aren’t talking an edible soup but this array of petals, stamen and leaves will inspire loads of learning through play while your toddler also has plenty of fun. Flower soup takes minutes to set up and will…
Paper pulp clean mud is a simple and fun sensory bin filler for your toddlers next messy play session. Whether your using saved scrap paper or collecting shredded paper from a business in your community, this is a fun way of further extending the use of a resource that would otherwise be disposed of. Introduction…
I’ve found the perfect summer project to share with you: DIY Sponge Water Bombs. After being gifted a pack of water bombs or water balloons, my children had the best afternoon filling and throwing them at each other. They were running around, being active it fits of laughter. However as the giggles turned to requests…
Fun water play activities for kids are a great way to spend the day! Whether you are at home or out and about, water play is always a hit with my kids. I hope your family loves these activities as much as we do. Introduction to Summer Water Fun Summer has always beckoned us to…
Team up your fresh homemade play dough with a kitchen staple to create a potato masher play dough smash activity for your toddler. The humble second draw down in your kitchen is a treasure trove for tools that can be repurposed for play dough fun. Today, we are celebrating our beloved potato masher to have…
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…
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…
Be inspired to create your own duck pond water play sensory experience with loose parts. Oh my feathers! Can you quack-ing believe it? Our neighbourhood ponds are just swimming with ducks, and we’re lucky enough to have front-row seats to their ducky shenanigans! But wait, it gets even better – while having our morning scooter…
This is a guide to Australia’s favourite Tuff Tray for sensory play. Over the years tuff trays have been becoming increasingly popular to host sensory play, picnics, use as a table, and water play. It’s not hard to understand why. The benefits of sensory play have been long advocated for. Now it is even easier…
Okay it’s time to get excited and feel the weight lift off your shoulders- the Beginners Sensory Play Course is a comprehensive and insightful introduction to the world of sensory play for parents, early childhood educators, and teachers alike and it is ready to play… now. Little Wooden Toybox’s Beginners Sensory Play Course Review Toddlers…
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…
Taste safe sand can be used in so many meaningful play experiences! There are so many benefits associated with sensory play. Taste safe sand is perfect to use for so many different activities for babies and toddlers to access opportunities to support their growth and development. Not only do kids love playing in this sand,…
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….
Muddy pigs sensory play is so much fun! Muddy Pigs Small World How to make you taste safe mud aka chocolate oobleck for muddy pig play What you need to make chocolate oobleck Meet a favourite muddy pig – Portly Pig! Other pig themed childrens books How to make chocolate oobleck for muddy pigs play…
Sensory play is has been long known to offer so many opportunities for learning and development. I have seen some folks using Kinetic Sand in their play trays however never really ventured into the ventures that it brings. That is until today. We made our own DIY Kinetic Sand. DIY Kinetic Sand While this recipe…
