Every now and again I make something that puts a smile on my face just thinking about it and today these sea story stones are that thing. In the past I’ve shared a lot of sea crafts for kids but I still feel like a not overly artistic person so I do panic a little bit before I start any project. Will it work? Will it look ok? But from the moment I started this project I was just so happy with how it went and even better – the kids absolutely loved them and have been playing with them all day, I kept hearing my son tell my daughter stories of pirates, boats and jellyfish when I was getting their lunch ready. Of course now that I’ve figured out how to make these super cute stones it seems only right to share this story stones DIY with you!
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Six Simple Seaside in a Bottle Crafts
With the summer holidays in full effect it’s definitely time to hit the beach! We’re lucky that we live close to a several gorgeous beaches but even when we travel we tend to go hunting for a beach to play on too! When you’re back at home I think it’s nice to do some sea crafts for kids to help remember the good times you had and these seaside in a bottle crafts do the job perfectly. Whether you’re looking for sensory bottles, discovery bottles or just something pretty to remember your day out these gorgeous crafts should do the job perfectly!
Seaside in a Bottle Crafts
This sand in a bottle craft from The Gift of Curiosity would be great fun for kids to make
My son and I made this seaside sensory bottle for my daughter to play with when she was little and it was a huge hit!
This sea discovery bottle from The Imagination Tree is super pretty and I love the fish and crabs in it!
I love the way Little Bins for Little Hand’s bottle mixes the ocean and beach and then separates them again.
This ocean sensory bottle from The Pleasantest Thing is full of sand and looks gorgeous!
Acorns and crayons made a beach in a bottle using fabric seaweed and shells
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20 Quick Set Up Sensory Bin Ideas for Toddlers
My daughter loves playing with sensory bins and I enjoy her playing with them – they can keep her occupied for hours! I’m happy to admit that I can spend ages eyeing up gorgeous sensory bin ideas for toddlers on Pinterest but there’s one, ok two small issues with this. Firstly, I just don’t have the time to spend ages making intricate small world sensory bins because I have two small kids (and the aforementioned Pinterest addiction) and secondly, well, my toddler seriously couldn’t care less how long I’ve spend prepping something. She just wants to play and if it doesn’t take me half an hour to clean up then hey that’s much better for me. So with that in mind I’m today sharing 10 ideas that will only take you a few minutes to prep.
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15 Free Mothers Day Printables
Mother’s Day has passed here in the UK but I know it’s about to arrive for our friends elsewhere! I love these free Mother’s Day printables, whether you’re looking for something cute that the kids can colour or fill out, something pretty to decorate your home with or something for your mum there’s bound to be something here that’s perfect for you. Plus they won’t cost you a thing which means you have some money left for getting your mum an extra big bouquet of flowers or getting yourself a celebratory mocha and five minutes peace.
10 Fun Ways to Visually Stimulate Your Baby
Babies. Sometimes it feels like they don’t do very much, sometimes it feels like they never stop doing things! The world is an exciting (and sometimes scary) place for babies and as a parent I know that I always wanted to find interesting things for my babies to safely explore. Today I’m sharing some of my favourite ways to visually stimulate your baby along with a really cool tool that helps you see what your baby can see!
10 Ways to visually stimulate your baby
Bubbles: I have yet to ever meet a child that doesn’t love bubbles
Mobiles: many people buy mobiles for their babies cots but you can also make simple ones yourself and hang things like ribbons, pompoms and feathers from them.
Books: you can never have too many books for your kids! Babies love ones with simple black and white pictures or pictures of other babies faces.
Mirrors: sit your baby in front of a mirror and see how they respond to seeing themselves in it.
Make a colourful sensory bin: Sensory bins can often be full of things like rice or pasta but they don’t need to be, this rainbow themed sensory bin contains loads of bright colours to visually stimulate your baby, takes a minute to set up and is totally safe for them to play with
Make a tag blanket: tag blankets are great for babies to play with, but by making your own following a tutorial like this you can use bold materials that will visually interest your child too.
Play peek-a-boo
Create a sensory bottle: when my youngest was a baby she loved looking at this sensory bottle, just make sure that the lid is safely glued to before giving it to your baby to explore
Make a family book: Put together pictures of people in your family that your baby can play with and look at
Take them to a pet shop with an aquarium: this is such a cheap way to keep babies entertained, mine used to love watching the fish!
What can your baby see?
Vision Express have launched a fun new online tool which helps you see what your baby can see. Designed by their leading opticians the baby sight tool shows how normal eye sight develops over the first year. You can try out the baby site tool here, all you need to do is input your child’s age and the tool will give you some idea of what your baby’s field of vision, depth perception and colour awareness might be like. As you move the slider, you’ll notice colours and objects become sharper. For instance a newborn will see only black and white while a two-month old will see only bright primary shades. I found it really interesting to play with too as there’s such a difference from month to month! What can your baby see right now?
Baby and mobile image and baby on a mat image via Shutterstock
Post in association with Vision Express