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Katy and the Big Snow Activity: Sensory Play

February 25, 2016

Learn more with this Katy and the Big Snow activity for kids.

Welcome back to Amy of Sunlit Pages who has a Katy and the Big Snow activity and play idea. This book extension activity is perfect for sensory play with your kids and a great indoor boredom buster. It takes indoor snow play with toy vehicles to a new level! Katy and the Big Snow Activity One of our…
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by: Amy posted in: Books, Sensory Play 3 Comments

I Survived Making Slime, One Kid Touched It, and No Superheroes Were Injured

November 7, 2014

Superhero slime play for kids indoor activity

I write a kid activities blog and yet I have never made slime. How can that be? I don’t have any good excuse except that neither of my kids have a great appreciation for sensory play. My oldest son flat out refuses to touch anything slimy, gooey or sticky, and his brother is very hesitant….
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by: Erica posted in: Sensory Play 3 Comments

Indoor Snow Play: Toy Car Traffic Jam

December 4, 2013

Indoor snow

When it’s cold outside, indoor snow activities are a fun way to enjoy winter with the kids without getting frozen toes. One morning the kids woke up to a snowy winter wonderland, eager to pop on their boots and get outside. The problem? It was 5 am. The solution? Indoor snow play. I scooped up…
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by: Erica posted in: Sensory Play 8 Comments

Shell Activities for Kids

June 26, 2013

shell activities for kids to do at home - bring the beach fun home!

Do your kids like to look for shells at the beach? I’ve always found something so satisfying about looking for shells, finding them in the sand, turning them over and over, comparing them to the others I’ve already placed in the bucket. Shell Activities for Kids Even though kids don’t necessarily need any shell extension…
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by: Erica posted in: Sensory Play, Water Play 6 Comments

Mini Sensory Bin Play

January 3, 2013

Mini sensory bin play for kids

Mini Sensory Bin for Kids Sensory bins are all the rage! If you Google “sensory bins for kids” you will get an enormous variety of ideas: valentine sensory bins, messy sensory bins, birthday sensory bins, the list goes on. It’s enough to overload your … um… senses. (Oh, come on! I had to say that!)…
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by: Erica posted in: Sensory Play 14 Comments

Sensory Tray for Cars {Transportation Tuesday}

November 15, 2011

Simple and easy as it may seem, tray of  rice and a few cars keeps my 2 year old occupied for quite sometime. Plus, it doubles as a fun sensory activity. Once they get bored with rice, you can move on to a shaving cream sensory car wash, or perhaps a simple bubble bath car…
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by: Erica posted in: Sensory Play, Transportation Tuesday 3 Comments

Why I Let My Kids Make Big Giant Messes

April 25, 2011

I let my kids make a big mess indoors. It's not that hard to clean up. Truly.

Why do I let my kids make a big mess? Sensory trays dumped all over the place? Toys strewn every which way? This picture gives a fairly accurate portray of what goes on around here on a daily basis, indoors. One word: SANITY Okay, now you are thinking, but isn’t sanity more at risk when…
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by: Erica posted in: Parenting, Sensory Play 16 Comments

Dough Boy

September 15, 2010

If I dare to do anything in the kitchen, New Kid hangs on my legs and demands attention. To keep him busy while I rolled out the pizza dough I gave him a bit to play with while he sat at the table with me. He found the dough to be very amusing. And a…
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by: Erica posted in: Sensory Play, Toddler 4 Comments

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