Sand Paint

Happy Monday!

Sorry for the lack of post on Friday, but I was glued to CNN and terrified and anxious about the big man-hunt.

Anyway, here is a little activity that Liza and my 10 year old niece tried out last week. I saw a pin somewhere on Pinterest about this, but I can't find it to share with you now. If I find it, I will update this post with the link.

Sand Paint:

Materials:

• Elmer's Glue
• Paint (we used finger paint)
• Play sand
• Container
• paper, paint brushes

Procedure:

• Squirt some paint, glue, and sand into a container and mix up. I just eyeballed it, but probably should have added more paint.
• Paint away!

We used a fork to mix everything up.

And we used them to paint with because I could not find two paintbrushes :) I think using fingers and hands would add a whole new level to this sensory experience.

It's such a neat, gritty texture. The kids both enjoyed it.

And it is pretty neat when all dried too.

Just take my word for it and don't turn away from your almost three year old because she might add WAY too much sand to the paint. Sigh.

Have fun!

XOXO Sarah

How to Dye Rice

Hi friends!

A quick tutorial for you on this Friday morning.

Here is how I dye rice for our sensory play.

What You Need:

• rice
• rubbing alcohol
• food coloring
• Ziploc bag
• cookie sheet

Procedure:

1. Dump rice into Ziploc bag.
2. Squeeze a few drops of food coloring onto the rice. The more you add, the darker the color.
3. Pour in a teaspoon or so (eyeball it!) of rubbing alcohol over the rice.
4. Seal the bag and shake the rice until the color seems blended.
5. Pour rice onto a flat surface and allow to air dry

I dye pasta the same way!

XOXO Sarah

Egg shakers

Hi there! Hope your Monday is going well. This morning I did a quick Easter egg activity with my littles.

What you need:
Plastic Easter eggs
Rice or anything similar that will make a shaking noise
Tape



We filled the eggs halfway with Orzo then closed them and put tape around the opening. The kids love the noise they make, shaking them around using them as instruments around the house.

What activities are you doing with your kids? Please share below! 

Hugs,

Katey 

Easter Sensory Bin

This morning I set up Liza's Easter sensory bin while watching the snow fall outside.

We're ready for Spring!

I reused things I already had for this bin. Many of them were in last years bin.

I'll share with you everything in ours, but if you plan in making one use your imagination and make the best of things you have around the house.

Materials:
-Green yarn (I think I used Easter grass last year?)
-Plastic Easter eggs
-Dollar Store flower gems
-Pom poms
-Fake flowers
-kid tweezers
-Easter egg spoon/tong (I need a new one if anyone sees them let me know!!)
-Random baskets
-Bunny
-Easter books

So far, Liza has made Easter baskets, hid the eggs and gems in the "grass," and has filled the Easter eggs with the Pom poms.

Post pictures to our Facebook page if you make your own version!

XO Sarah

P.S. Hoping to have my laptop up and running this weekend. Cross your fingers!

Noodles of Fun

Hi friends!

I'm blogging from my iPhone since I'm having more computer problems. So frustrating!

It's warm here today and I am so tempted to open my windows to let in the fresh air. The only problem is that it is only about 46 degrees out. You know you're ready for spring time when 46 feels like 60!

March is so weird this year. St. Patrick's Day and Easter in the same month! I couldn't bring myself to bring out our Easter sensory bin just yet so I decided to use rainbows as our "theme" for a week or two. Rainbows tie in nicely with both holidays.

Here is what we are starting with. Noodles. Left over pasta that I dyed last year (I saved it in a ziplock bag).

 I added a few pipe cleaners for stringing, tweezers to promote fine motor skills, an sorting containers.

I'll add more and change it up as the weeks go by.

What's keeping your littles busy!?

XOXO Sarah

P.S. I'll do a little tutorial on how I dye pasta & rice (or you can google!) soon!