Category: Kids Activites
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Fall Family Fun while Social Distancing
There is NO doubt that Fall in St. Louis is the most beautiful time of year here. I used to hate fall until I moved here. In Chicago, Fall means the beginning of a long, cold winter but here in STL, we have beautifu weather in the mid 70s and not a cloud in the…
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11 Easy Sensory Bins for Toddlers
Sensory bins are fun but they have so many benefits. Did you know that sensory play help with language development, help develop fine motor skills, provide opportunity to practice for social skills, help develop math and reasoning skills and provide sensory information to their little bodies. In fact, if you have a child who is hyperactive,…
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How to Stay Busy at Home with your Preschooler
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting burnt out by the daily grind of staying home every day, all day. Now that our playgrounds are finally opening, we will be able to get outside of our home and play. But there will still be rainy days and with cool weather coming (hard to believe…
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The Softest Playdough
There are SO many playdough recipes out there. We have tried several of them, here is our favorite. I prefer non cook playdough because my kids get inpatient waiting for it to cool off. So I prefer using hot water because it doesn’t get as hot. 1 cup of flour ¼ cup of salt ½…
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Teaching Kids Empathy and Compassion through Books
My good friend Alison Manahan is a Speech Language Pathologist, specializing in early speech and language intervention and she also is an Usborne Books & More consultant. As an SLP, Ali chooses Usborne Books because the books are interactive, colorful, and engaging. Children love being part of the book whether it be lifting flaps, using…
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Boredom Busters
These days can be long and leave your kids asking you “what’s next!” I made you a great guide of boredom busters so you never have to hear “I’m bored” again! Tip: Rotate new and old toys in and out of your playroom to help beat boredom before it starts! Sensory play We have tried…
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Boredom Busters
These days can be long and leave your kids asking you “what’s next!” I made you a great guide of boredom busters so you never have to hear “I’m bored” again! Tip: Rotate new and old toys in and out of your playroom to help beat boredom before it starts! Sensory play We have tried…
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Boredom Busters
These days can be long and leave your kids asking you “what’s next!” I made you a great guide of boredom busters so you never have to hear “I’m bored” again! Tip: Rotate new and old toys in and out of your playroom to help beat boredom before it starts! Sensory play We have tried…
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Melting Rainbow
This MIGHT have been my least favorite scienceProject I’ve done to date, it just seemed to be a lot of work and wasn’t any cooler than baking soda in a tray, but here we go. Ingredients:•Baking soda•dish soap•food coloring•vinegar•pipette/dropper We added 1 tablespoon of baking soda in to each cup of a 6-cup muffin tin…
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Bath Playdough
My kids LOVE the bath. When my husband works late, I often put them in the bath really early and let them play together before bed. They are big fans of bubbles or bath bombs but sometimes we want to switch it up and do something different. I found a recipe for bath playdough and…