In honor of National Cookie Day on December 4, PBS KIDS is excited to share an educational and delicious cookie recipe that encourages children to communicate how they’re feeling. Talking through a range of emotions like happy, mad and sad with children through fun activities can help them develop [...]Continue Reading
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Lego Water Play Sensory Activity Ideas
Washing Legos for Sensory Fun- Did you know Legos are dishwasher safe? Yes, they can go through a sanitize setting with no problems. Don't ask why I wanted to find THAT out. During a recent room cleaning when it became apparent that we needed to "deep clean" some of the Legos we sent a few [...]Continue Reading
Board Games Preschoolers Love – and you will too.
Our Favorite Board Games for 3, 4 and 5-year-olds The board games for preschoolers we’ve listed here include our family favorites as well as the top games for preschoolers recommended by parents. The best thing is that we’ve chosen games that everyone likes to play, including parents. They’re fun, [...]Continue Reading
Best Outdoor Toys for 4 – 5 Year Olds
Get those preschoolers active and playing outside with these play toys for the backyard and beyond. These are our favorite outdoor toys for 4 - 5 year olds that encourage movement, creativity and open ended play! When selecting outdoor toys for the early years I look for play toys that meet [...]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
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
