Nature playdough Recipe using Real Flowers

spring playdough

It’s time to welcome spring with a new nature playdough recipe! Here is the easiest spring playdough recipe you can make at home or at school to welcome this new season. For a printable copy of this spring playdough recipe, scroll to the bottom of the post. Supplies: What Flowers to use? For this nature …

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educational Easter Basket Ideas for toddlers

From bunnies to bubbles, we’ve got you covered with unique easter basket ideas for toddlers that are not just fun but are meant to engage their senses while encouraging their development. Hi, I’m Alexa! A nature and sensory teacher for toddlers and a passionate learning-through-play advocate. And while I love Easter baskets I bring you …

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Make this Rainbow fluffy Slime for Spring

My favorite thing in in the slime world is now THIS! Specially this Rainbow fluffy Slime The pop of color, the possibilities of play and the stretchiness is just enough and safe enough for a toddlers. To makeRainbow fluffy Slime you are going to need the following ingredients per each color. We used this recipe …

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Before Teaching letters do this Valentine’s Day Pre-reading Activity

Learning letters requires a lot of pre-writing and pre-reading skills to be developed first. Use this Valentine’s Day matching game to work on an important pre-reading and pre-writing skill: Visual Discrimination. Visual discrimination is a crucial skill for toddlers to develop before they begin to write letters. Here’s why: Overall, visual discrimination provides toddlers with …

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Valentine’s Day Slime

Slime, a gooey and stretchy substance, is a popular sensory play material that can be customized to fit various themes, including Valentine’s Day. I love to make slime and Valentine’s Day makes it a perfect occasion. Use our signature recipe to make yours! This recipe is awesome because is less stretchy and slimy than store-bought …

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The Best Glitter Valentine’s Day Sensory Bottle

Sensory bottles are a great sensory activity for babies and a calming tool for toddlers and kids. Make this Valentine’s Day bottle to celebrate Valentine’s Day When using sensory bottles, like this Valentine’s Day Sensory Bottle, it’s essential to ensure that the materials inside are safe and age-appropriate for your baby. Always supervise playtime and …

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Valentine’s Day Flower Painting

Valentine’s Day is the perfect day to work on some art activities. I like activities that are process-based instead of following step-by-step instructions (because tired mama will end up doing most of it – and that’s no fun). So, if you are up for some messy fun with lots of learning and pretty then let’s …

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Love sensory play but short on time? Try this!

Sensory play is more than a sensory bin! it is more than making a Pinterest craft. it is the ability to use and explore all of our senses to gain information about the world, make connections in the brain, and develop problem-solving skills, and resilience among other benefits. Here are 3 easy sensory ideas you …

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The Thing About Yetis StoryTime With Alexa

looking for a virtual storytime for toddlers or babies? join Alexa as she reads The Thing about Yetis. Learn counting, vocabulary, and language development. Story Time with Alexa The Thing About Yetis Video Join us as we read this book about yetis and the snow. This Story Time for babies and toddlers aims to work …

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