This is exactly what it sounds like. Yep. Boot Camp for Big Kids. It's our second year doing this 𝐚𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 activity! Do your kiddos have a handful of things that you’d love to see them master and become more self-sufficient with, but really don’t know when to fit it in or it’s a power struggle to do so on a daily basis? We do. Always. So we picked a day for “Big Kid Boot Camp”. Listen, I talked this one up for a solid week. “I bet you cannot wait to be able to tie those

It's been a little while since we've done some fun ice cream sensory play! I created this sensory play station for a sensory class where...

🚗⚠️🚙🚦🚐 Objects just seem so much more engaging and play-worthy when they are created by the ones playing with them! My boy clan here 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐒 painting. It hasn't always been this way, but as they are getting older, painting and creating seems to be an awesome common theme with my little people. It's sometimes hard for me to sit back and not dictate how I want them to design things. But... with a deep breath and open-mind, I'm learning to let it go and allow them to be t

It's a bittersweet phase when your little people who 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄 on sensory play are growing and looking for something a little more challenging, yet creative. This is where chalk paint comes to fruition! I've said it once and I'll say it again... there's something magical about playing with an item you helped create by yourself! For this, all we simply need is a food grater, empty Parmesan cheese shaker (or herb shaker), a paper plate and a paintbrush with water! After grat

My usual sensory table themes for summer include water, but here I've decided to do something a little different. I collected all loose...

No better time to pretend play with honeybees than springtime! The weather is heating up and bees are waking up for their start of...

Mulch, wood stumps, cement stepping stones, and wood planks. It doesn't need to be complex! The most time consuming part of this project was clearing the patch of ivy that used to be here! We (and by we I mean my husband 🤪) laid down barrier fabric underneath the mulch to prevent weeds peeking through. The obstacle course is a bit challenging for our 2 year old, but our 4, 7 and 9 year old love it. It's short, simple and entertaining!

What better way to celebrate Earth Day than to use items that would normally get "pitched" in the trash, for loose part play? This took a...

Dino Lab is an AWESOME sensory and pretend play combo! My boys at the time were 5 and 3 and right in the thick of loving dinosaurs. I...

Insects are the best! Wouldn't you agree? What is it about bugs that kiddos 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄? We made a few of these tables over the years. This...

We love our flower set-up come springtime! If you have kiddos that love "planting" and digging and watering flowers, they will love this...

Is it really this easy to sort by color? Yes! Do you need a fancy learning toy or colorful bins to collect colored items? 𝐍𝐎! Gather what small items you have in solid colors. Gather four pieces of construction paper. If you're kiddo is a bit older, you can write numerals on your pieces of paper and challenge them by sorting by color and placing the correct number of items per construction paper sheet! Super simple ways to disguise learning as play!! ❤️💛💚💙

It seems so simple... and it is!! I colored the bottom of an icecube tray with paint sticks-- one color per space. Then, found these 𝙰𝚆𝙴𝚂𝙾𝙼𝙴 little person, multi-colored game pieces! My kids loves sorting them into the spaces on the tray. This is a cheap and easy activity for color identification and classification! Game Pieces: https://amzn.to/3TLzYCU Paint Sticks: https://amzn.to/3PxSR9H

We have had this color muffin sort set for over five years! https://amzn.to/3VkcUME My toddlers have loved the color sort, while my preschoolers have loved rolling the dice and seeing how many of each color they need to collect or following the color or numeral on the muffin space. Over the years we have added a 𝐓𝐎𝐍 of loose parts to sort along with pieces of different colors for fun! Some loose parts we have incorporated into our sort are: buttons, clothespins and beads

Have a budding color-learner? Need a bit of reinforcement and fun? Check out this 𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚞𝚗 activity! All you need are clear solo cups and colored paper straws. I used regular sharpies and acrylic markers to color these clear plain cups. You can practice sorting and also add numbers and counting if your little person is starting to understand number concepts! Plastic cups: https://amzn.to/3Ptu32O Paper Straws: https://amzn.to/3IGQldr

We usually go for a more "bunny" themed table around this time of year, however, this year we opted to use the most adorable crate and...

These are in no way ranked in any particular order, but I need to say that all of them have been a ＨＵＧＥ item of play and creativity in...

We are in the prime stage of loving rainbows and learning colors here, while simultaneously learning how to use letters to create short...

Is there anything more fun than play coins, Pluffle and leprechauns? My kids LOVE the feel of Pluffle. It has a rubbery-soft and almost...

Black rice or chia seeds. Popsicle sticks or plastic fences. Easter grass and plastic zoo animals. It's as easy as 1, zoo, 3! Black rice...