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Hang It Out To Dry
We had the most fun with laundry day during our Bubbles, Boats and Floats theme with Mother Goose Time. The best way to learn is hands on and through play, right? So that’s what we did – washed laundry...
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Treasure Sand Sensory Play
Sensory play is a major component of our play and learning in preschool. While playing in the sand, children can measure sand and map out roads developing spatial relationships. Pouring, dumping,...
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Starry Night Sensory Play
One of our favorite activities from July’s Art Studio theme was the Starry Night Sensory Play. We took our inspiration from The Starry Night painting by Vincent Van Gogh. The Starry Night is a painting...
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What’s Inside a Pumpkin?
What’s inside a pumpkin? Opening a pumpkin and looking inside is a seasonal, hands-on learning experience that supports science, sensory, and language development as well as curiosity. Just presenting...
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Sing a Song of Sixpence
Sing a Song of Sixpence is a strange nursery rhyme (a lot of them are!) with 24 blackbirds in a pie… how can that be? A great conversation with preschoolers! What is a sixpence? What is rye? This...
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Straws & Play Dough
Straws and play dough are nothing new but they sure are fun! We tried something different – wrapping several straws together with rubber bands. The activity focuses on fine motor work as well as visual...
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DIY Sand Play Dough
Sand and play dough are staples in childhood but combining the two is a real hit! The sand adds a different texture to the dough and gives that beachy feeling. It’s been the perfect play dough to go...
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Noodle Brain Sensory Play
Last week we started learning about My Amazing Body: Body Parts. We learned that our heads are hard bone and it protects the soft brain that is inside. Our brains make our bodies move! Our brain is the...
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All Kinds of Weather
Our first week of Weather & Changing Seasons was about all kinds of weather. Learning about different types of weather allows children to look outside of themselves and investigate the world around...
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Gingerbread Man Play Dough
The holidays are coming and it’s a wonderful time for all activities sensory for the little ones. Children can experience the scent of ginger and cinnamon with this Gingerbread Man Play Dough recipe....
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Dinosaur Fossil Clay Recipe
We are well into our January theme, Dinosaur Dig. It’s been so fun learning about paleontology! Investigating the science of rocks and fossils, creating an excavation dig and making fossils. Using a...
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Dinosaur Sensory Bins
Creating sensory bins is one of the most fun parts of planning my environment. Each one can be different depending on the theme we’re learning about. Nearly anything can go into a bin, just see what...
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Easter Sensory Play Ideas
Sensory play is necessary for children all year long. We know that children learn through hands-on play that involves their senses. Sensory play usually includes fine motor skill development, which is...
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Create an Ocean Creature Sensory Bin
I’m excited to share a wonderful ocean creature sensory bin idea. The blue water beads look so inviting, everyone will be wanting a turn in the sensory table. That’s the great thing about sensory bins...
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Coral Collages and STEAM Station
I have some awesome Coral Collages and STEAM Station activities to share with you today from our Mother Goose Time Ocean Commotion theme. We loved these activities this week! It’s been so fun to...
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Ocean Commotion Sand Foam Sensory Experience
I set out the shaving cream… and the blue sand… Everyone wanted to know “What are we going to do?” They just wanted their little hands on the cream and the sand! So that’s what we did! Sand Foam...
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Pink Bubble Gum Slime
Loving this fun Pink Bubble Gum Slime of slime version – the texture and scent of bubble gum! Little hands won’t be able to get enough! It’s not edible, sadly, so please supervise while your kids are...
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Gardening Sensory Bin
Everyone learns best by doing so I made a gardening sensory bin for my preschoolers to explore gardening. Obviously, we can garden outdoors but our wet spring was causing problems with that. Our...
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Learning About Responsibilities
Week three of the Alphabet House theme was all about household chores and learning about responsibilities. Our activities included cleaning up, laundry, caring for pets, outdoor chores and welcoming...
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Super Soft Pumpkin Play Dough
Fall is just around the corner so you may be planning your fall fun centers. Add super soft pumpkin play dough to your list! It’s going to be a hit. Have the kids help make this recipe, it’s just a few...
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