cre·a·tive (kr-tv) adj. 1. Having the ability or power to create: Human beings are creative animals. 2. Productive; creating. 3. Characterized by originality and expressiveness; imaginative: creative writing. Why is it worthwhile to have a creative practice? Why do something like [...]Continue Reading
Printable Kids Sensory Activities List
A handy printable list of Sensory Activities for Kids Find all of our favorite sensory activities for kids posts here. This winter I made a few posts about sensory activities for preschoolers. They were about Fun in the Kitchen, Preschool Activities- Quick and another one about Indoor Bounce [...]Continue Reading
Kids Grab-and-Go Art Boxes
Nothing has made art easier lately than our grab-and-go art boxes. They're nothing fancy, but they're ready to go, portable and durable. Here's Leland's with the lid on. The contents change from time to time because aside from the regular crayons and paper and scissors I usually have little [...]Continue Reading
Sketch-a-day for May
So how did my goal go to sketch during the month of April? Honestly? I sketched about...50% of the days of the month. Hmmm. Not a great track record. So I'm recommitting this month- sketching every day for the month. Join me. Use my rules or make up your own. The one we're trying not to break [...]Continue Reading
Indoor Preschool Activities- Play With Your Food!
The kitchen offers a wide variety of preschool sensory play options. We love getting kids in the kitchen, and the more fun you can make it the better. Here's a list of ideas for cooking, eating and playing in the kitchen. Some of these ideas came from our wonderful Occupational Therapist, [...]Continue Reading
Bunny for a Baby
I found a cute tutorial this morning which you may like if you have any baby or toddler on your gift list this year. We "adopted" a four month old girl to give a gift to at one of our local women's shelters. The mom asked for clothing which we gave, but I wanted to include something handmade as [...]Continue Reading
