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TOY TᑌᗴᔕᗪᗩY – BALL RUN

🧩 A few of us over at #adaptmyplay are getting together every week to show parents different interpretations of play using common toys. 🪁 Our goal is to get you brainstorming how to adapt these toys for your own little one, depending on their level of ability, interest, and learning goals! 🚂 If you don’t own this common toy, no need to purchase it, because some of us give options on how…

CATERPILLAR MAZE

My sister-in-law took one look at this and asked if we were making caterpillars 🐛 . While the reality couldn’t be further from the truth, I could see why she thought so and recommend this activity as part of a STEM station during a butterfly 🦋 unit (or anytime, really). To start, I had B help me set this up. She selected the placement of the toilet paper rolls (great…

DOT STICKER LOVE 💗

@twotolove_bairantwins and I happen to share a love of dot stickers, so when I saw this activity on her grid, I knew I had to try it. 🤗 Sure enough, B was completely entertained for 20+ minutes. In our case, B just matched the color dot sticker with the corresponding heart ring, using her fine motor skills (pincer grasp) to peel the stickers off and affix them to the 💜), but there…

FINE MOTOR MATH

I wanted a break from arctic crafts and really didn’t feel like I was paying as much attention to number recognition as I have been to letter recognition. So, as I was guest hosting for #letsplayandlearntoday I stumbled upon a similar printable on the grid of @learning.with.the.smalls. I absolutely loved it and a little internet stalking later (I can be resourceful 😉), I discovered the IG page…

ALUMINUM FOIL ICICLES

B has been looking forward to making these since she saw me prepping them. At the time, they were nothing more than triangular pieces of foil with string taped to them, but she was excited. So much so that I let her help me prepare them. So often I find myself short on time to plan or prep activities, as I typically reserve this for when she’s asleep. Our…

TWO WAYS TO PLAY: A DIY SNOW EXPERIMENT AND SENSORY PLAY

I have tried multiple ways to make snow over the last few months, and none of them have impressed me. So, I decided to try 2 more ways…at the same time. Today we used baking soda and shaving cream for recipe #1 and cornstarch 🌽 and white conditioner for recipe #2 (using tinted conditioner may change the color of your snow). I asked a lot of guiding questions and B…