Sometimes it’s the simple things. A piece of bread & some cookie cutters make for one happy little boy.
Pin Itsensory: Carrot Garden Sensory Bin
Monday, April 8, 2013 1 Comment
A cute and simple-to-make sensory bin that will introduce your child to the exploration of gardening in a fun way.
Pin Itholiday: Valentine Roundup Kids Crafts & Recipes
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 Leave a Comment
A last minute round-up of some kiddo crafts & recipes – it’s never to late (that’s my motto – but hey – I’m late to almost everything)!
Pin Itsensory: Valentine Rice Bin
Thursday, January 24, 2013 18 Comments
A simple & fun sensory bin made with Kool-Aid dyed rice and valentine trinkets. It’s sure to be a hit with your little valentines.
Pin Itholiday: Beaded Pipe Cleaner Mini Wreaths {The Studio}
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 Leave a Comment
And yet another fun new craft/ornament I made for Kiwi Crate’s “The Studio” this week. Head on over now to check out how to make & do this fun Christmas kid craft! Beaded Pipe Cleaner Mini Wreaths ♥ xx ♥ m Pin It
Pin Itholiday: Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes {The Studio}
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 Leave a Comment
Here’s another fun new craft/ornament I just made for Kiwi Crate’s “The Studio”. Head on over now to check out how to make & do this fun Christmas kid craft! Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes ♥ xx ♥ m Pin It
Pin Itbook and craft: Little Pea Sensory Bin
Sunday, November 18, 2012 7 Comments
As part of the Virtual Book Club this month, we read Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. This is our second month participating in the Virtual Book Club. Each month we head to the library and check out every book from that author that we can get our hands on. This month we read MANY [...]
sensory: Winter Sensory Bin with Word Recognition {Kids Winter Holiday Hop}
Thursday, November 15, 2012 13 Comments
I’m participating in the Winter Holiday Hop hosted by Projects for Preschoolers. The Winter Holiday Hop is all about child focused holiday ideas, activities, handmade gifts, goodies & recipes. If you’ve been following along with me & my two little’s, we simply think that sensory bins are the best thing since sliced bread. So it [...]
sensory: Seek-n-Find Fall Sensory Bin
Thursday, October 4, 2012 1 Comment
If you haven’t seen already, we are a sensory bin loving house! The last one I made for V was the Dinosaur Dig Sensory Bin, & that was in July – OY! So, that means I am making a new one today – yippee! Here are a couple of other sensory bins we have done [...]
learning monkeys: Experimentation
Thursday, August 23, 2012 10 Comments
Yay, it’s Thursday – kiddo fun! I saw this cool post in parenting magazine about adding vinegar to baking soda & watching the reaction. I thought this would be the perfect activity for little miss V, and when better than “experiment week” to try out? :) Oh, & the article is misleading in the sense [...]
sensory: Dinosaur Dig Sensory Bin
Thursday, July 19, 2012 11 Comments
My love for sensory bins is bringing you more ♥ today! What we have here is an archeological dig site for dinosaurs…or simply a dinosaur dig sensory bin ;) To make one for your little ones, be sure to include some of these tools. More specifically, here’s the lowdown on what I used to make [...]
sensory: Sea Life Sensory Bin
Thursday, June 7, 2012 4 Comments
I love sensory bins with all my heart – I mean ♥! They are such cool cheap activities for the little ones, that usually for little miss V provide her at least an hour of entertainment. Sensory bins, ever since I introduced V to them, are really the only regular thing besides her Little People [...]
create kiddo: Kool-Aid Dyed Pasta
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 3 Comments
Like the rice, dyeing pasta with Kool-Aid is quite similar. If I haven’t convinced you by now in using Kool-Aid as a dyeing technique, here’s another tutorial to sway you ;) (you can also check out these tutorials on making Kool-Aid dyed rice & Kool-Aid dyed play-doh). As noted in the Kool-Aid dyed rice tutorial, [...]
sensory: Spring Sensory Bin
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 1 Comment
This spring sensory bin has amazing colors. I added little flowers, a watering can, and some shovels.
Pin Itcreate kiddo: Kool-Aid Dyed Rice
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 5 Comments
so here are the GENIUS reasons why I dye with kool-aid vs. food coloring kool-aid doesn’t dye your hands after it dries like the food coloring does it smells good, so it covers the rubbing alcohol smell, which even after the rice dries can still be overwhelming the colors are gorgeous, much brighter than food [...]
