Ready to deck the halls preschool style? This Christmas Tree Pom Pom Activity is a festive favorite around here, and it sneaks in so much fine motor practice while the kids think they’re just decorating a tree. It’s basically holiday magic disguised as play! Grab that leftover egg carton, a splash of green paint, and … Read more
This gingerbread playdough recipe might just be my favorite part of the holidays. The second those spices hit the pan, it’s like instant Christmas magic. My kids come running every time, convinced I’m secretly baking cookies…and honestly, I can’t blame them. The smell is that good. There’s something about watching them playfully roll out their … Read more
Our Build a Pumpkin Play Dough Tray started the year my kids decided our jack-o’-lantern looked lonely. One pumpkin on the porch wasn’t cutting it…clearly, it needed an entire family of squishy sidekicks. So we spent the afternoon crafting the most delightfully odd crew of pumpkins you’ve ever seen. There was a superhero pumpkin, a … Read more
The smell of simmering cranberries might scream “holiday kitchen,” but this cranberry playdough recipe is all about playtime, not pie. We first whipped up a batch after Thanksgiving when there was half a bag of cranberries left in the fridge (and zero motivation to make sauce again). Turns out, they make the prettiest shade of … Read more
Our Cheerio sand recipe was born the day my toddler decided the sandbox at the park looked delicious. After the third “please don’t eat that,” I gave up and thought… fine, let’s make sand you can eat! Enter: taste safe sand made from Cheerios. It’s soft, moldable, and oddly satisfying to squish between your fingers. … Read more