Category: 6-12 Months

  • Baked Cotton Balls

    Baked Cotton Balls

    I came across this post on pinterest from Play Create Explore  – I think it’s a super great idea, not only as a sensory activity, cooking activity and color practice, but a great way to get out a little aggression and pent up energy. As you may figure out by now we have allergy considerations due…

  • Water Beads

    Water Beads

    If you have never tried these – they are SUPER awesome. They are something I’ve seen on pinterest and thought – that would be cool, but that was like 6 months ago and we’ve never explored them. Some places call them Water Gems, and I got mine at Micheals. You can get them in a…

  • Edible Finger Paints {Allergy Friendly!}

    Edible Finger Paints {Allergy Friendly!}

    I love the art projects that you can eat. Seriously the look on Landon’s face when I tell him he CAN put something random in his mouth is priceless. There have been some posts going around about edible finger paints and they look like tons of fun – except if you’re allergic to wheat or…

  • Corn Meal Sensory Play

    Corn Meal Sensory Play

    One great sensory play that’s safe for pretty much any age is cornmeal (unless you have a corn allergy!). Since it’s etible, it’s safe for any age of child that’s had corn introduced already. They may take handfuls and put it in their mouths – but that’s one way that babies explore the world around…

  • Lacing with a colander

    Lacing with a colander

    Landon has been on a lacing kick lately since I pulled out my alphabet lacing for him. As I was making dinner and draining the pasta, I had an idea. I pulled out the other colander I have and the laces from the alphabet set and let him go to town. I’m sure you could…

  • How to Make Colored Rice

    How to Make Colored Rice

    Yesterday it was sooo hot I had to plan activities to do inside. Colored rice… it’s a neat sensory tub activity and the coloring process can be just as fun. I have some other things in mind for the rest of the week to do with this rice. Colored Rice Ziploc bag of rice (a…

  • Oobleck

    Oobleck

    Another really fun and messy (and cheep) activity is oobleck. This is literally as simple as corn starch and water but it has an amazing property of behaving like both a solid and a liquid. If you try to punch or poke quickly through it, it acts like a solid, but slowly slide your hand into…

  • Everyday Life – Music Time

    Both Brad and I were very musically involved growing up. I think I was way more than Brad as I grew up in a singing instrument playing family, went through band since elementary school (Brad did too) and kept making music a part of my life even now by singing in our church worship team…