Made By Humans
I’m participating in the 60 Day Junk Play Challenge, in which a bunch of bloggers from all over the world are sharing their ideas for using old stuff in new ways. You can learn more about the challenge and see some of the other materials that are being used over at Best Toys 4 Toddlers, […]
I happen to be a part of a great group of bloggers, the Kid Blogger Network, which is celebrating spring in a big way. Today we’re all sharing some great craft ideas that are perfect for this time of year, and giving our loyal readers a change to win one of three prizes of $500 […]
I wanted to name this post “Corn Starch is Magical” because that’s basically what this is about. Cooks know that corn starch is great for thickening just about any liquid, and in the sensory play world it’s wonderful for changing the texture of all sorts of things, too. We use it in sidewalk chalk paint. […]
As a brand ambassador for Better Beginnings, I am being compensated for this post, but all thoughts are my own. Do your kids engage in small world play? What I mean by that is any kind of pretend play that uses little animals or people set up in an environment where your child’s imagination and […]
I usually let the girl choose all the books we bring home from the library, but on a recent trip (in which we brought home 17!) I slipped in a couple I thought she would particularly enjoy. One of these was Mix It Up! by Hervé Tullet. Like his previous book, Press Here, it’s an […]
I’ve been doing some cleaning in the girl’s art area lately, and one good thing about that is that it means we’re finding things we forgot we had. It was nearly a year ago the last time we played with paint and glitter gel, and the girl found the remains of the bottle over the […]
We had our first snow this weekend, and though it didn’t cause a snow day, I’m suddenly thinking about the very real possibility that snow days are coming soon and the reality that the girl is home from school all next week and two weeks for winter break. With all that in mind I’ve been […]