Recently we have been spending a lot of time sharing indoor activities for toddlers because, lets face it, the weather is miserable but my toddler does not seem to share my love of “the duvet day”. Nope, he requires full force energy, entertainment and activity regardless of the weather. If your toddler is the same,…
Recently we’ve been focussing on indoor activities in an attempt to chase those winter blues away! Buddy, like most toddlers, is super energetic and hates being locked indoors just as much as I do, so we’ve been working hard to make sure he has lots of indoor activities to entertain him. This week we’ve been…
I am in love with Rainbows at the minute, I think it is becoming somewhat an obsession. Every time I create something for Buddy a little voice in the back of my head says “Wouldn’t this look amazing in Rainbow?” The truth of the matter is, everything looks better in Rainbow, and it is visually…
Today we have been having sensory fun with potato flakes. I had never actually touched potato flakes before today. I have never really understood the need to make a potato more simple to prepare so have never used the flakes in cooking, however I was inspired by a post I saw on How to be…
If you’ve been following the blog recently you will have probably noticed that we have been practising lots of scooping activities to help Buddy to develop spoon control. This week, we decided to roll out another. I love these Rainbow Oats. They are really easy to make and they look fantastic. They are also super…
We love a good sensory bin in our house and as Buddy gets older his engagement with them has definitely improved. Sensory bins can be used to teach textures, seasons, colours, numbers…. the possibilities are endless. You can read a great post about the purpose of Sensory bins over at Suzy Homeschooler. What is the Point…
Recently we have been enjoying lots of activities that involve scooping and dumping to help Buddy to develop his spoon control. He has an excellent grasp when using a spoon and he knows exactly where it needs to go, however his excitement and natural boisterousness often leads to the food ending up on the ceiling, carpet, fireplace…
I’m totally embracing the changing seasons this year and I have been itching to try new sensory plays with Buddy that incorporate the Autumn theme. Fortunately we had some spaghetti left over from our Rainbow Spaghetti Play that looked like the perfect base for an Autumnal Sensory Discovery Bin. How we made our Autumn Fall…
Slime, Gak, Ooze or Oobleck. Whatever you call it Slime is FUN! Fortunately for me we can now play with slime because the wonderful Asia at Fun at Home with Kids invented a super duper Edible Slime. We couldn’t wait to get stuck in! You can find the recipe and instructions for Edible Slime on…
Things have been pretty busy around here this week as we have been preparing for Buddy’s first birthday! However, we still found time today for a super fun sensory play with Edible Rainbow Spaghetti. We got this idea from Asia at Fun at Home with Kids. This lady is a genius when it comes to…
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