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Sensory Play Recipes

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!

DIY Play Recipe: Sparkly Rainbow Crystals {aka Dyed Rock Salt}

August 30, 2018November 17, 2014 by Stephanie Oswald
DIY Sparkly Rainbow Crystals {Dyed Rock Salts}

This homemade colored rock salt is fun for so many different activities! From sensory bins to arts-n-crafts your children will LOVE these Rainbow Crystals!

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Easiest Dyed Pasta for Play

December 9, 2020September 26, 2014 by Stephanie Oswald
Learn to dye pasta

Colored pasta is one of our favorite craft and learning materials. We often dye it in batches and save it for all kinds of future kid projects and activities. Here’s how to dye pasta! One of the first kid craft itemsI learned how to make was to dye pasta! It can be used for all … Read more

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Homemade Textured Finger Paints

December 9, 2020May 27, 2014 by Stephanie Oswald
home made textured finger paints

Homemade Textured Finger Paints: Sensory play is a great way to get your kids exploring and learning. Exploring our world through our senses is a major part in learning and language development- for all children.

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Homemade Gak

April 9, 2016February 20, 2014 by Stephanie Oswald
Homemade Gak

One of our favorite goops is this recipe for homemade gak. It is made with borax which is a very toxic chemical so if you have a kid that likes to taste their doughs and goo you might want to find a cornstarch based version.  I don’t know what it is about gak, but my … Read more

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