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Popsicle Stick Puzzles
Hello and welcome! I hope you enjoy what you read here. If you want to stay up to date sign up for my RSS feed or get my new posts sent to your email or find me on Facebook or Pinterest! Landon has been on a major puzzle kick the last few weeks. I’m happy…
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Weekly Activities – Sensory Play
Sensory Sensation! Monday Shaved Crayons Tuesday Cornmeal Sensory Play Gelatin Math Wednesday Water Beads Thursday Allergy Friendly Edible Finger Paints Friday Baked cotton balls Supplies Needed (other than “typical” stuff like construction paper, glue, etc.) Old Crayons Old Cheese Grater Cornmeal Unflavored Gelatin Marbles or other counters Number cards Water beads (Some places call them…
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Gelatin Math
Gelatin math? Yeah, you read right! Today we worked on number recognition and counting and had a blast getting messy at the same time! Gelatin Math Unflavored Gelatin food coloring (optional) Marbles or other counters Number cards Mix 1 packet of gelatin in 1/2 cup warm water and mix, add 1 cup cold water in…
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Baked Cotton Balls
I came across this post on pinterest from Play Create Explore – I think it’s a super great idea, not only as a sensory activity, cooking activity and color practice, but a great way to get out a little aggression and pent up energy. As you may figure out by now we have allergy considerations due…
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I’m a superman Landon
Me: “Why do you keep pulling your pockets so they’re hanging out? Landon: “Because I’m a superman Landon!!”
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Water Beads
If you have never tried these – they are SUPER awesome. They are something I’ve seen on pinterest and thought – that would be cool, but that was like 6 months ago and we’ve never explored them. Some places call them Water Gems, and I got mine at Micheals. You can get them in a…
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Edible Finger Paints {Allergy Friendly!}
I love the art projects that you can eat. Seriously the look on Landon’s face when I tell him he CAN put something random in his mouth is priceless. There have been some posts going around about edible finger paints and they look like tons of fun – except if you’re allergic to wheat or…
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Crock Pot Freezer Cooking FAQ
I’ve had so many questions about how I do my crock pot freezer cooking I thought it would be a good idea to compile all of the questions into one place for everyone else to see! This is a great place to look over before you delve into chopping as there are also some great…
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Corn Meal Sensory Play
One great sensory play that’s safe for pretty much any age is cornmeal (unless you have a corn allergy!). Since it’s etible, it’s safe for any age of child that’s had corn introduced already. They may take handfuls and put it in their mouths – but that’s one way that babies explore the world around…
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Grated Crayons Sensory Play
Last week Landon and I were making the Apple Sun Catcher and in the process we were grating the crayons. As the shavings were falling on to the wax paper, Landon couldn’t stop from touching and playing with the crayon shavings… which lead me to think that grated wax would make a wonderful sensory bin item.…
