If you find this content useful, please consider helping me keep the site ad free by making a contribution. Ohhhh boy. We’ve made a LOT of bubbles recipes this week! I haven’t been able to buy bubbles through driveup at Target all summer but it is really a blessing in disguise because making your own… Continue reading DIY Bubbles
Month: July 2020
Leaf Beading
If you find this content useful, please consider helping me keep the site ad free by making a contribution. This is a fun project to do with your 2.5+ year olds. The under 3 set will surely have fun with this, but it will be MUCH more about the process of exploring the materials and… Continue reading Leaf Beading
Magic Sensory Foam and Bubbly Bath Sand
If you find this content useful, please consider helping me keep the site ad free by making a contribution. This is the MAGIC sensory foam you didn’t know you needed, but won’t be able to live without once you try it. In its first stage of life it is a fluffy foam that grows and… Continue reading Magic Sensory Foam and Bubbly Bath Sand
Geometric Shape Contact Paper Play
If you find this content useful, please consider helping me keep the site ad free by making a contribution. Contact paper is one our favorite tools to facilitate design play. It is such a fun, easy way to engage your 1+ year old with art. Loose parts can be modified to make this process fun… Continue reading Geometric Shape Contact Paper Play
Coloring Air Dry Clay with Natural Pigments
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Organic Shape Cut Paper Collage
If you find this content useful, please consider helping me keep the site ad free by making a contribution. This art play is a fun way for your 2.5-6 year olds to explore shape groups through design play while working on gluing skills. 6+ year olds will certainly enjoy this collage play as well, but… Continue reading Organic Shape Cut Paper Collage
Delicious, Nutritious Edible Paint
If you find this content useful, please consider helping me keep the site ad free by making a contribution. This is a great way to differentiate for babies while big kid is using different art materials unsuitable for eating.I love snacktivities like this because it cuts my prep work in half: snack and activity, all… Continue reading Delicious, Nutritious Edible Paint
Edible Play Dough
If you find this content useful, please consider helping me keep the site ad free by making a contribution. This is a great way to differentiate for babies while your big kids are playing with big kid play dough. My favorite edible dough has just two ingredients: equal parts nut or seed butter and powdered… Continue reading Edible Play Dough
Mud and Sand Play Doughs
If you find this content useful, please consider helping me keep the site ad free by making a contribution. Making your own high quality play dough is easy and fun. If you haven’t tried it yet, this is a great version to start with! Mud play dough, sand play dough and blue ecoslime This play… Continue reading Mud and Sand Play Doughs
Painting and Printmaking with Legos
If you find this content useful, please consider helping me keep the site ad free by making a contribution. This process based art play is a great way for your 2-6 year old to play with printmaking and color and experiment with painting using something other than a paintbrush. Materials 3-5 different washable tempera colors… Continue reading Painting and Printmaking with Legos