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Flour Sensory Bin for Toddlers and Babies

Jaimi Erickson — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 19:15:10 +0000

An item in your kitchen makes a great sensory activity for your little one. It is baking flour! With a few considerations, this idea turns regular flour into a fun sensory play experience for toddlers and babies. Flour sensory play for toddlers and babies can be done on a little table or in a high […]

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Hot Summer Day Activities for Kids Indoors

Jaimi Erickson — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 20:46:54 +0000

We all need hot summer day activities for kids indoors during the summer months. Some days are stormy or just too humid for play outside. These ideas are all inexpensive to set up. They can be done by children from infants to school age. Hot summer day activities for kids are great summer boredom busters […]

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Stay-at-Home Mom Activities for 18-Month-Old

Jaimi Erickson — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 18:54:25 +0000

Keep those mobile toddlers learning and growing in all the developmental stages with these stay-at-home mom activities for an 18-month-old.

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Hands-On Geology: Rock Identification Kit

Jaimi Erickson — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:45:00 +0000

Anyone else have kids that have brought a rock collection into the house? Every time we go on a walk, the twins find that special rock that they just can not leave behind. Taking that inspiration, we incorporated a rock identification kit into our recent geology unity study. >>>You can view all of our Geology […]

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Simple Kitchen Sensory Play for Babies

Jaimi Erickson — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 20:57:46 +0000

Scanning videos on my phone, I came across one of the twins playing in our sensory table. It was 3 homes ago but I still remember the afternoon like it was yesterday. My babies played in the sensory table regularly. It was an almost daily occurrence when the weather was warm. I always set up […]

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DIY Sensory Box Activity for Kids

Jaimi Erickson — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:48:08 +0000

{Guest Post} My girls are growing up, faster than I like to admit. They’re outgrowing clothes at an alarming rate. Their tastes change by the hour. I created this DIY Sensory Box Activity for kids to foster that brain teaser type challenge as the girls are getting older. Coming up with activities that challenge their […]

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12 Fall Activities for Toddlers

Jaimi Erickson — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 19:43:54 +0000

Toddlers can have so much fun in the Fall. Many craft projects are a little too advanced for these little ones, but there is still much hands-on learning for toddlers in this season. These Fall activities for toddlers are simple and fun. 12 Fall Activities for Toddlers 1. Pumpkin Guts The inside of a pumpkin […]

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40 Days of Sensory Bin Fillers: Oats & Table Salt

Jaimi Erickson — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 00:34:12 +0000

My older two will get their hands in just about anything. This oats and table salt sensory bin was easy to set up and fun for fine motor play. There are 40 Sensory bin fillers ideas for you too! Playing with textures and getting their hands dirty is fun for tall of my kids. There […]

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Exploring Shapes with Sand Sensory Activity

Jaimi Erickson — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 23:05:23 +0000

Outdoor playtime is essential to kids’ well-being. Anytime the grouchy behaviors show up (in me or the kids) we take a break and play outside. Of course gross motor activities like hopscotch or just playing at the playground are great for getting the wiggles out, but outdoor sensory activities can be a nice balance to […]

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Tissue Paper Toddler Activity

Jaimi Erickson — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 20:33:52 +0000

This tissue paper toddler activity is so good for a day when you are stuck inside! It can be used multiple times throughout the day, and my toddlers were so excited to see the tissue paper more than once. Tissue paper is a pretty perfect toddler plaything. It crinkles, it rips, it swings and sways. […]

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