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Christmas sensory bin (small things)
(Nov 27, 2012) I knew I wanted to make him a Christmas sensory bin, maybe two, we’ll see So for this one we put together small Christmas themed things over white rice and silver glitter. Here is what we put in there: Small bells (so small the rice won’t get in), small ornaments, small silver balls, small jewel stars, red berries on a branch, blue clear plastic snowflakes, Christmas pompoms, glittery foam shapes (santas, trees, … Read entire article »
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Kids On the Go! – Exploring the Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills, MI
It’s me, PlayDrMom, and I’m back to share another one of our favorite places to visit. This time it’s a wonderful place that I’ve been visiting since I was a child … Cranbrook Institute of Science which is located in Bloomfield Hills, MI. The science institute is part of (and located within) the campus of Cranbrook, which includes the Cranbrook schools (one of the largest private schools in the U.S … PK-12), Cranbrook Academy of Art (only … Read entire article »
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Sensory feet fun (sand box)
Once it got warmer, Nico wanted to play in his sandbox, so I told him that it wasn’t warm enough to remove his shoes yet, to just keep them on. I turned around for one minute and came back to a naked feet boy. I ran in to get the camera and let him enjoy, it wasn’t that cold after all, I checked the sand He enjoyed pushing his feet in/under the sand. He liked … Read entire article »
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Sensory play – Cloud dough
Ok I’ve been seeing this around for a while and avoiding it, thinking Nico wouldn’t play with it anyways (he doesn’t like touching stuff like that). Most people I saw trying this had older kids, but after 2 months of seeing how much fun everyone was having, I gave in and gave it a try. I used Tinkerlab‘s recipe and it worked really well. After measuring and adding all the ingredients (impromptu math/number lesson), he liked … Read entire article »
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Sensory box – weather and animals/bugs that fly
So we were working on a project for this weather blog hop and Nico was having fun with the batting while I was simultaneously working on another project needing batting (might as well while it’s out). Even thought at first he didn’t want to touch it with his hand… He liked tearing it apart and we talked about how it reassembled a cloud like in the sky. We also talked about what else is in/comes from … Read entire article »
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Discovering craft scissors
Nico had been kind of obsessed with anything “cut cut”, be it scissors or knives (of course we would never even think of giving him any of that, I mean obsessed with wanting them), so when Valerie and her mom started to work on the storage room turned spare bedroom turned storage room turned craft room, we found Valerie’s collection of Fiskars craft scissors, you know the ones that make nicely fancy cuts and corners … Read entire article »
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Sensory bath – kitchen fun in the tub!
Found this new blog the other day, Growing A Jeweled Rose, a mom of 2 adorable little girls showing us a bunch of different fun activities. One activity stuck to my mind: Sensory bath! Nico has been against baths for about the last year or so, only wanting to take showers, but lately he’s been wanting to take baths, so I thought this would be great for him! I was trying to think what kinda … Read entire article »
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