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Cookie Cutter Rainbow Sensory Bin

Updated on 20th November 2018 by Kate Williams | 1 Comment

Keeping a toddler entertained isn’t always the easiest thing so I’m always on the look out for easy activities for toddlers. As a mum of two kids I know that I’ve spent silly amounts of money before on educational toys that my kids couldn’t have cared less about while they have both spent many a happy hour going through the contents of my handbag. Toddler activities don’t need to be complicated though, sensory play ideas always work really well and this cookie cutter rainbow sensory bin has been so popular with my one year old that it’s currently my go-to activity for keeping her happy.

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Kinetic Sand Dinosaur Excavation

Updated on 23rd June 2017 by Kate Williams | Leave a Comment

My son has been desperately wanting to try out some kinetic sand for ages and I have to admit that I have too! We were offered the chance to review some of the fab toys from House of Fraser and I knew straight away this is what he’d want to try, we’ve seen it played with on kids You Tube channels but I hadn’t seen it available in UK shops before. Of course rather than just have a play with it I thought I’d try something a bit extra so I set up a little activity in the form of this kinetic sand dinosaur excavation.

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How to Dye Cous Cous for Sensory Play

Updated on 23rd June 2017 by Kate Williams | 1 Comment

I’ve dyed pasta and rice quite a few times for sensory play with kids, my son loves using it for these monster invitations to play and it worked really well in this seaside sensory bottle but when I went to make something for my daughter yesterday I stumbled on a small issue. If I dyed the rice or pasta we’d have nothing for dinner. Well, we might, but I didn’t think my husband would fancy red pasta and frankly it didn’t super appeal to me either. All that remained in the cupboard was some cous cous and it turned out that it was super simple to dye to use in sensory play.

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Miffy In The Garden Small World

30th April 2015 by Kate Williams | 1 Comment

We are all struck down with Man Flu this week, so today while my son was at Playgroup and my daughter was having a nap I thought I’d try and make a little craft to make them smile. We’ve been reading Miffy in The Garden and both my kids love to garden too (or in my youngest’s case, eat dirt). But with the weather today? No thanks. I thought this Miffy small world would give them the chance to ‘play gardening’ inside and hurray because they loved it!

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Scented Puffy Paint Flowers

Updated on 23rd June 2017 by Kate Williams | Leave a Comment

I love sharing sensory play ideas for kids and making puffy paint has been on my to do list for a while and when we finally got to try it out the other day I thought I’d try and give it a little twist: making scented puffy paint! We made these sweet puffy paint flowers and they smell like flowers too, how cool is that! Even better is that pretty much everything you’ll need to make these is probably in your cupboards already.

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