I know that after school or preschool my kids can still be pretty wired, sometimes we’ll head out to the park but sometimes (especially when it’s cold!) it’s good just to be at home. These calming activities for after school are all tried and tested by mums with their kids, meaning that they are great for helping kids to decompress and most of them would work as great calming activities for toddlers too, perfect if like me you have more than one kid that needs calming down!
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This snowflake sensory bag was so easy to make that now I want to make them with all sorts of themes! You can put this simple activity together in around two minutes and even better it’s easily adaptable for different ages, so although it looks like mess free sensory play for babies, my son who is nearly six also enjoyed playing with it and actually you can use it for simple maths activities too!
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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!
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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Recently I’ve had to hide the lego away from my kids. Not because I’m a mean mum (well, maybe) but with selling our home my daughter seemed to have some kind of sixth sense for when the place would need to be tidy for viewings or surveyors and would head straight to the lego box. Boom – maximum impact. This lego ice play idea was great for us because it allowed her to play with the lego all in one place and – bonus – got it cleaned up ready to pack. The ingenious little tool I used to make the lego ice was pretty cheap too and it great for perking up kids drinks on hot days!
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