{Welcome Susan from Kindergarten & Preschool for Parents & Teachers!} Do your children look at you like they are bored - or maybe even use that awful word? Are you tired of them watching too much television? Do their eyes glaze over when you bring out the flashcards? Then take time to [...]Continue Reading
sensory activities for preschoolers
Transportation Sensory Bin {Guest Bloggers Best Sensory Play Series}
{Welcome Andie of Crayon Freckles!} My son, Bear {4 yrs}, is fascinated by anything with wheels. Always has been. His first word wasn't the typical "mama" or "dada", it was "truck". The transportation theme has carried through into his preschool years. We needed a new sensory box, but I wasn't [...]Continue Reading
Calm Down Kids- Blow Bubbles!
How do you get three kids to go from screeching and grouchy to quiet and calm? (you'll think this is too simple) Give them straws and bowls with water and a squirt of dishsoap and show them how to blow bubbles. How do you get a toddler overcome her fear of the bath? (you guessed [...]Continue Reading
How to Teach Your Child to Write Their Name Using a Salt Sensory Tray
Our salt sensory tray has been in frequent use lately as a tool for beginning writing. Salt has the benefit of being slightly translucent so you can provide a writing guide sheet underneath for your child to follow as they learn to write their name. Our tray is made from a wooden box that some [...]Continue Reading
