Sensory Activity for All Ages: Dish Soap Foam!

I knew when I saw this snow sensory activity from dish soap, from You Pinspire Me, when I collected the ideas for the Snow Collection, that it was something the boys would love and we just had to do it.

Dish Soap Foam!

So easy, your child could, and can, do it!
I put some dish soap in a measuring cup [just squirted a good amount] and added a tad bit of water.
Dumped that in my food processor, and let the kids foam it up!

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Toddler Activity : Fine Motor Skills with Pom Poms

Toddler play with pom poms!

Grabbing, pinching and poking at these little items are great for fine motor development!

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Sensory Activity : Spaghetti Potion

We turned The Imagination Tree's bug slime spaghetti [eww!] into a sensory activity, especially for Halloween!

I simply cooked up a package of spaghetti noodles, drained them and rinsed it with cold water to cool it down quickly.

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Sensory Activity : Hauling Corn

With harvest in full swing at Grandpa's farm, Henry's always begging to go along and ride in the combine. This weekend, the entire family got out there and rode along!

I decided to bring home some corn straight from the field [okay, it may have gone through the corn bins before I got to it].

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Toddler Activity : Tissue Paper Bag

I let George loose with a paper bag full of tissue paper left over from our DIY Wrapping Paper that Henry and I made.

George explored the tissue paper for probably a good half hour. 

It kept him fully entertained.

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Baby Play : Baby Food Jars

Baby food jars and lids. 

Simple entertainment for a baby.

And it's something almost every mom has on hand.

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Fine Motor Activity : Pipe Cleaners

I know Henry's fine motor skills have never been his strongest trait.

So I do sneak in some fun here and there that works his fingers, such as the Dandelion Hat and Colored Vinegar and Baking Soda Experiment.

But this activity was not intended for Henry at all. 

I set out this colander and some pipe cleaners for George to explore.

I did have Tinkerlab's Colander Sculpture and The Imagination Tree's Pipe Cleaner Discovery Box in the back of my mind. But I completely intended for this activity to be about George exploring the pipe cleaners. Thinking that a pipe cleaner sculpture could be for another day.

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Art : Tape Resist Letters Homemade Edible Finger Paint Recipe

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As George is getting older, it's getting more interesting to keep him entertained during activities with Henry. 

Especially art activities.

To solve this, I included George in the activity this time.

I made my own Edible Finger Paint so just in case when George ate it, I knew it wasn't harmful.

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Baby Play : Ice Sensory

I'm claiming this week as Beat The Heat Week here on hands on : as we grow. This past week has been miserably hot and humid here, 100+ degrees and add on 95% humidity. Miserable. This week doesn't look like its going to be much better either.

Along with breaking out the pool to cool off every day, we found some other activities to do outside and make the heat more tolerable. We beat the heat.

Something easy for George to do [that Henry enjoyed as well] that kept him cool was simply a bowl of ice cubes. Though they didn't stay frozen long, we added to them to keep the activity going.

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Baby Play : No Batteries Required

Awhile back, I posted about a cause and effect activity for some learning baby play, while knocking over block towers.

This time, George made some noise!

I got out the pots and pans and a few utensils.

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Baby Play : Fabric Scraps

A new sensory item for George is a tub of fabric scraps!

I've had these in the cupboard for years, not being able to bring myself to throw them out, but not knowing what else to do with them either.

I brought them out one morning for George to explore, while Henry was at daycare.

I put a selection of the fabric scraps in an old wipes container.

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Outdoor Play : Tin Can Forest

A forest in the sandbox for the Forest Fiesta!

Henry and I made a real forest with upcycled tin cans, tree branches and a few plants.

Henry loves picking up sticks at Grandma's house. So that's just what he did. 

While he added the biggest branches he could find to Grandma's twig pile,

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Baby Play : Block Towers

Any baby [or even preschooler] has a tendency to knock over any tower you build. 

George jumped right at the opportunity!

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Baby Play : Mirror Reflections

Mirrors are fascinating to a baby!

George is no exception.

I sat George in front of a full length mirror.

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Exploring Baby Food

Last week on It's Playtime! I featured some baby things to do.

The pudding fingerpaint [from Girl in Air] stuck in my mind.

A friend of mine commented on Facebook about using baby food, too!

That's just what I did.

George was fussy one afternoon while Henry was napping.

After failing all attempts to make him happy [feeding, diaper, napping]

I strapped him in his high chair

and poured some leftover peaches on the tray.

I was having a snack, so I crumbled some muffin on the tray as well.

Crying instantly stopped!

George squished, smeared and smashed the food.

Exploring the textures

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It's Playtime! : Baby Play

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Quirky Momma, The Imagination Tree, Messy Kids and hands on : as we grow

George is getting more and more into playing with Henry every day.
He's almost sitting completely on his own and is up on all fours almost ready to crawl.
These playtime posts are getting me inspired to get the little one involved, too!

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