Sensory Play
Sensory Bags for Babies – Helpful Tummy Time Distractions
These sensory bags for babies are so easy to make and are such a great distraction during tummy time. Here are 4 ways you can make them!
DIY Baby Toy – How to Make Sensory Wrist Bands
This DIY baby toy is so easy to make! Babies will enjoy exploring the high contrast colors and jingly sounds of these homemade wrist rattles!
Baby Activity at 3 months – Fun with Balloons
Tying balloons to the hands and feet is a great baby activity at 3 months. Perfect for strengthening gross motor skills, eye sight, and more.
Scented Play Dough – How to Make Rose Swirls
This rose scented play dough recipe smells divine! It is a fun activity to do around Valentine’s Day and also make great gifts!
Black and White Patterns for Babies – Free Printable Cards
There are a ton of benefits to providing black and white patterns for babies. Get your free printable set of 12 dozen cards here.
Shaving Cream Art – A Vibrant and Sensory-Packed Activity
This vibrantly colored activity is all about making shaving cream art! It is easy to set up and such a rich sensory experience for kids!
Aladdin Party Idea – How to Make a Themed Play Dough Kit
This Aladdin party idea will be a hit with the kids! It is such a fun activity to play with and also makes a great homemade gift!
Activity for Toddlers – Colorful Taste Safe Sensory Play With Cereal
This activity for toddlers is a colorful way to use stale cereal for sensory play that is also taste safe! Plus, it’s super easy set up!
Peppa Pig Activity – Make This Adorable Play Dough Kit
Looking for a Peppa Pig activity? This DIY play dough kit is adorable, so easy to make, and can be played with time and time again!
Toddler Fun – Cut Paper Tubes to Strengthen Hand Eye Coordination
This stacking game made out of recycled paper tubes is toddler fun at its best! Super easy to set up and great for hand-eye coordination!
Salt Dough Handprint Ornaments – How to Make This Adorable Keepsake
Salt dough handprint ornaments are such great keepsakes! Find out how to make the dough and find ideas on how to decorate!
Christmas Sensory Activity – How to Make Candy Cane Oobleck
Candy Cane Oobleck is such a fun Christmas sensory activity. Plus, add tongs to pick out candy canes to strengthen hand muscles!
Fun Winter Activity – Make Your Own Snowman Puzzle
Make your own snowman puzzle using rocks! It is a budget-friendly and fun winter activity for learning numbers and counting!
Lacing Activity – How to Make a Toy for Preschoolers
This lacing activity is great for strengthening fine motor skills and hand eye coordination. A super easy to make DIY toy!
Play Dough Gift – Easily Assemble a Fun Princess Kit
Kids can enjoy not one, but so many princesses in this fun kit! These boxes are easy to assemble and make such great play dough gifts!
Animal Themed Party, Everything You Need to Know
Everything you need to know to throw a super fun animal themed party! From animal-themed activities, to cake & table design, we got you covered!
Beads Activity – Fun with Play Dough and Spaghetti
The kids are going to love this beads activity! Thread the beads onto spaghetti stuck inside play dough to help strengthen fine motor skills!
Frozen Play Doh – Make Your Own Kit
This Frozen Play Doh Kit is easy to create and assemble. It makes the perfect homemade gift for a Frozen fan too!
Autumn Activity for Preschool – Easy Pine Cone Pom Pom
This autumn activity for preschool using pine cones & pom poms is a great way to use an ordinary object for strengthening fine motor skills!
Jelly Sensory Play – Make a Zombie Brain with Bugs
This jelly sensory play is all about making an ooey gooey zombie brain that is full of creepy critters! Find out how to make it too!
Make Oobleck with a Pumpkin Autumn Twist
This oobleck activity is a fun sensory play for Fall! Kids will enjoy tapping into their inner chef to make pumpkin spice oobleck soup!
Q-Tip Skeleton Craft with Easy Play Dough Recipe
This Q-Tip skeleton craft is where sensory play and anatomy collide! Cotton swab bones and DIY black play dough combine to look like x-rays!
Messy Play for Toddlers – Make a Pudding Sensory Bin
Messy play for toddlers is the ultimate sensory experience. This pumpkin patch pudding activity is great way to explore all of the 5 senses!
Skeleton Printable Activity – Unique Puzzle Using Cotton Swabs
This skeleton printable activity, is a unique way to play and learn using cotton swabs as puzzle pieces! Find out how easy it is to set up!
Pumpkin Activities – Being Creative with a Real Pumpkin
These pumpkin activities are a fun way for kids to crack open a pumpkin and create some fun festive decor while learning about plants!
DIY Maracas – How to Easily Make a Musical Instrument
These DIY Maracas are not only so much fun, but they are super easy to make and allow kids to explore their artistic and musical sides!
5 Senses Activity – How to Make a Puzzle for Kids
This 5 senses activity is a fun way for kids to learn about the sense of smell, taste, sight, hearing, and touch with a DIY puzzle.
Kids Halloween Party – The Ultimate List of Fun Ideas
Everything you need to know to throw a fun kids Halloween party! From spooky-themed activities, to decor and party favors, we got you covered!
Magnetic Slime Recipe, Awesome & Easy Science Project
This magnetic slime recipe is the coolest! It is the best excuse to play with slime while learning about what scientific magnetic forces are!
Hydrophobic Sand – How to Make Magic Sand
Hydrophobic sand, also known as Magic Sand, is sand that doesn’t get wet! Find out how to make this fun science-based activity for kids!
Shaving Cream Slime Recipe – How to Make Fluffy Slime
This shaving cream slime recipe makes vibrantly colored fluffy slime! It is super simple to make and has the coolest texture!
Fall Activity for Toddlers – Easy Autumn Sensory Bin
This Fall activity for toddlers is a fun way to enjoy all things Autumn! This set up is great for sensory play and fine motor skills!
Dinosaur Party, Inspiring Ideas for a Roar-some Birthday
Everything you need to know to throw a roar-some dinosaur party! From dinosaur-themed activities, to cake & table design, we got you covered!
Birthday Play Dough Kit – Easy Party in a Box!
This birthday play dough kit is so much fun! Assemble it once, and then use the loose parts to make cupcakes time and time again!
How to Make Mud for Play – Taste Safe Oobleck
This taste-safe recipe is a fun sensory play activity for young kids. Learn how to make mud for play using 3 simple ingredients!
Food Activity for Kids – The Real Life Mr. Potato Head
This food activity for kids is a great way to expose children to fruits and veggies while constructing a real life Mr. Potato Head!
Making Play Dough into Beautiful Rainbow Swirls
Making play dough with our simple recipe is so easy and fast! Take it one step further by transforming it into beautiful rainbow swirls!
Fall Sensory Bin – How to Make Taste-Safe Foam
This fall sensory bin includes a taste safe foam that even babies and toddlers can enjoy! Read on for the easy how-to recipe!
Sensory Sand – Easy to Make and Taste Safe!
This sensory sand recipe is made with just a few taste-safe ingredients including stale cereal! It’s moldable and crumbly, but not sticky!
Preschool Insect Activity – Fun Sensory Kit They’ll Love
Where sensory and imaginative play collide! This insect preschool activity is a fun way to get hands on while learning all about bugs!
Ocean Activity in a Fun-Filled Play Dough Kit
Explore the deep blue sea and all of its creatures with this fun ocean activity play dough kit. Includes all the details on kit items!
Sand Play Dough – Exciting Ocean Sensory Activity
A tiny bit of sand and a few simple ingredients create this easy no-bake sand play dough recipe for a fun textured-filled sensory experience!
Simple Slime Recipe – Ooey Gooey Egg Inspired
This simple slime recipe looks just like an egg! Not only is it taste-safe, but it also makes for a fun egg-making pretend play set up!
Painting on Ice – Cool Down Process Art for Kids
Painting on ice is a fun way to not only be creative with art, but also learn the science behind melting and freezing points!
Ocean Sensory Bin – Simple Sea Creature Set Up!
This ocean sensory bin is not only a fun way to spark imaginative play with sand and sea creatures, but it’s also so simple to set up!
Easy to Make Play Dough – No Cook Recipe
With just a handful of simple ingredients, this easy to make play dough recipe is a fast, no-cook way to make the ultimate sensory base!
Number Recognition Game – Feed Cookie Monster
Make your own Feed the Cookie Monster game. It is super budget friendly and teaches number recognition while strengthening fine motor skills.
Water Activity for Toddlers – Milk Jug Car Wash
Make a car wash water activity for toddlers using a milk jug, plastic cups, and garden hose for a lasting, engaging fun time!
Splatter Paint Art – Fun Painting Idea for Kids!
Splatter paint art is a fun way to express yourself artistically! Here are some tips on making the most of this messy yet awesome activity!
Oobleck Experiment – Everything You Need to Know!
Oobleck experiments are so easy to set up and are such a great sensory experience! Here’s everything you need to know about it!
Blooming Paper Flower Experiment
This blooming paper flower experiment is magical! Grab our free printable with flowers you can cut out in different shapes and colors!
DIY Stress Toy – Super Fun Squishy Ball
Does your kiddo love squishy and stretchy toys?! This DIY stress toy is super easy to make and is a budget-friendly way to get out that urge to squish!
Elephant Toothpaste for Kids – Super Fun and Foamy
Elephant Toothpaste for kids is a fun experiment with a foamy reaction! Here is everything you need to know to do it yourself!
Water Beads Guide – Everything You Need To Know
This is everything you ever needed to know about water beads. Learn how to make them, how to store them, and how to dispose of them.
Rainbow Science Experiment – Fizzy Frozen Cubes
This rainbow science experiment is a colorful way to explore chemical reactions! Plus, all you need are some common household items!
Bubble Slime – How to Make Slime That Pops!
Bubble slime is slime you can pop! With only just a few ingredients, whipping up a batch is so simple and oh so entertaining to play with!
Counting Numbers for Kids – Count the Petals
Here is a fun way to practice counting numbers for kids! This spring-themed activity is all about flower petals! Plus, get our free printable!
Hand-Eye Coordination Game – Hatch the Egg
This hand-eye coordination game is so much fun for toddlers! They will love cracking some leftover eggshells to help the chick hatch!
Fine Motor Activity for Toddlers – Poke the Porcupine
This fine motor activity for toddlers is a fun way to strengthen pincer grasp, hand eye coordination, and more! Plus, get the free printable!
Fine Motor Skills Development – Fill Up the Bottle
Filling up a recycled bottle with pasta is great for fine motor skills development! Bonus points for adding a color recognition game!
Color Mixing Green – Make the Leaf Activity
This mix the leaf activity is a fun way to answer the question: blue and yellow make what color? Plus, it’s mess free!
Red and White Make What Color: Mix the Heart
This mix the heart activity is a fun way to answer the question: red and white make what color? Plus, it is a mess free!
Fishing Game for Toddlers
This fishing game for toddlers and preschoolers is the perfect combination of sensory play, fine motor skills, and so much more!
Alphabet Game for Preschoolers – Magic Letters!
This alphabet game for preschoolers is a winner! Your child will love making the letters appear like magic. Plus it’s so easy to set-up!
Easy Experiment to Do at Home – Fizzy Science
Discover fizzy chemical reactions while channeling their inner Jackson Pollock with this easy experiment to do at home and beyond.
Winter Science Experiment – Fizzy Snowman
Introduce your kiddos to chemistry with this fun winter science experiment. All you need is some fake snow with baking soda and vinegar!
How To Make DIY Snow For Sensory Play
These DIY snow recipes are perfect for educational sensory play. Learn how to make it with supplies you likely already have at home.
DIY Christmas Tree Decorations – Galaxy Ornaments
These DIY Christmas tree decorations are out-of-this-world gorgeous! They are homemade ornaments that look just like the Milky Way!
Uppercase and Lowercase Letters: ABC Parking Lot
Learn uppercase and lowercase letters with this fun interactive game that you can make out of recycled cardboard!
How To Make Taste-Safe Foam For Sensory Play
Use this recipe to make taste-safe foam for young kids. It is a perfect sensory base for little ones who put everything in their mouth!
Easy Toddler Craft – Cotton Ball Sheep
This is how to make a really easy toddler craft. It helps them improve their fine motor skills, and it’s mess-free!
Color Mixing Activity – The Color Path
This color mixing activity is where gross motor, sensory, and science collide to discover how primary colors mix to form secondary colors!