Do your kids hate practicing their spelling words each week? Does homework time become a battle when it comes to having them write out their words once again? End the drama. Hands-on spelling practice is more fun, especially when kinetic sand is involved. Materials Needed for Spelling Practice with Kinetic Sand Castles: Kinetic Sand […]
Memorial Day Sand Play
It’s Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start to summer for many. While it’s a great time to get together for family cook-outs and a swim in the pool, Memorial Day is really about so much more than that. It’s a time to remember all the servicemen who have died. This week I pulled out […]
Sand and Water Play: Building Rivers
When it comes to messy play there is just nothing like good old-fashioned sand and water play! We are lucky enough to have a pond next door at the in-laws’ for plenty of messy fun, but a sand box or even a storage container with play sand will also provide […]
Kinetic Sand Sensory Play
I’ve mentioned before how much I love Target. I don’t think I’ve ever left there empty handed! In fact, the last time we went I came across our latest favorite when it comes to sensory play: Kinetic Sand! I can not even begin to accurately describe this stuff — but I’ll […]
Magic Sand Sensory Play
When I was a kid, I remember a friend of mine had this awesome sand… She used it to make a castle underwater, and when she took a spoonful out of the water, it was dry! I never got any of the magic sand myself, and forgot all about it, until my […]