Making Sensory Play Recipes at home is a frugal and simple way to have hours of fun with your kids. Creating our own play materials is by far one of my families favorite ways to spend a day at home together. We could seriously create with play recipes daily!
Playing with your kids does not need to be messy, complicated, or expensive. Plus this play is a fantastic way to sneak in some sensory integration to your play!
Every December, without fail, my kids rediscover their love for anything Grinch-colored and slightly chaotic. So of course we had to make a batch of taste-safe Grinch Moon Sand: soft, crumbly, perfectly green, and ridiculous fun to squish. This stuff is basically instant holiday calm in a bowl…well, as calm as anything inspired by the … Read more
If your kids are in their “everything must be gingerbread-themed” era, this fluffy gingerbread slime is about to become their new obsession. It’s soft and incredibly stretchy, with those cozy little spice speckles that make it look straight out of a gingerbread bowl…and it comes together faster than you can say “Where did I hide … Read more
If your kids are begging for winter play but the weather is…not cooperating, this 2 Ingredient Fake Snow is pure magic. It’s cold-feeling, fluffy, moldable, and ridiculously easy to make – like, “dump it in a bowl and stir” easy. In five minutes you’ll have a whole bin of soft, sparkly snow perfect for sensory … Read more
The second I started mixing this peppermint playdough recipe, the whole house smelled like a candy cane shop in full swing. As soon as the peppermint hit the air, my kids were hovering over the bowl like little sugar elves. This playdough is soft, stretchy, and sparkly enough to make any holiday afternoon a little … Read more
If your home could use a little whiff of winter magic, this pine puffy paint recipe is it. It’s soft, fluffy, and smells just like a freshly cut Christmas tree. My kids couldn’t stop sniffing it while we mixed it (which, honestly, same), and once the paint was ready, they dove right into making the … Read more