Disclaimer: This was neither my work nor my idea. All credit goes to @moorethanhappy who was playing with the children during morning table time at school and created this with Play-Doh and some tools. I’m including it here because it’s beautiful, festive, and easy to reproduce. 💕 The options and benefits for open-ended play are significant and require little to no prep. In case you haven’t…
Sensory bags open up so many possibilities for our children, including practicing fine motor skills and experiencing different textures and temperatures. In this case, we got to decorate the Christmas tree, which had red, green, gold, and silver ornaments of different colors made from sequins and rhinestones. I included several of the same decoration in different sizes and colors, allowing us to sort by size, color, and shape. You’ll…
I absolutely love messy play and food, and this activity involved both. It was so simple and fun, that I would absolutely do it again. MATERIALS:• Milano cookies (or any oval shaped cracker)• Nutella (peanut butter would work too)• Pretzels (we chose chocolate covered)• Edible eyes• Any round candy for the nose (we chose M&Ms) I set out the materials in small containers, made one example in front…
Depending on the age and creativity of your littles, this activity could turn out a dozen different ways. Draw or print out a Christmas tree 🎄, add some paint 🎨, and use a fork 🍴 as a paintbrush 🖌 to give it the texture of pine needles. It also gives the kids an opportunity to experience painting with a different medium, mixing colors if you use more than one, and the supplies are something…
I came across this activity via @funwithrashikaarav the other day and HAD to try it. @moorethanhappy was kind enough to indulge me by laying out the tree with painter’s tape, and Bianca grew weary as I raided the art supplies for potential decorations…until she realized what it was for and became excited. The great part? ANYTHING can be a decoration! Cut up pieces of tissue paper and felt…