It is no secret that my kids love animals, especially my daughter. We have had numerous millipedes, worms, turtles, and even a salamander come to our house for short visits. Over the summer it seemed she was catching toads in our flower bed EVERY day. When I found the book Turtles, Toads […]
Colored Water Play
Ever since our Mad Scientist Laboratory, I have been collecting more empty squirt bottles, looking forward to some colorful water play. This week the weather has been perfect for lots of outdoor play, so I grabbed the food coloring, plenty of squirt bottles, empty liquid soap containers, and spray bottles and set up […]
Sensory Play: Rainbow Cream Pie
We’ve been having lots of fun with our water beads since our first water bead exploration. We’ve played with them in water and out, and with mermaids, pirates, and various animals. I have been looking forward to mixing it up a bit, so to speak. I gathered up a few materials: large tub […]
Water Bead Exploration
I have seen quite a few sensory bin ideas using water beads lately. I really had no idea what they were at first, and for the life of me I could not locate them in any of the toy departments when I checked. (Turns out they are often used for floral […]
Make Summer Awesome with this Water Blob Tutorial
How have you been keeping cool with the kids while still having fun outside? Summer is the perfect time for lots of fun water play activities. Last week we tried our hand at making a water blob. We had so much fun with it I wanted to share this simple water blob tutorial with you. […]
