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!
This pumpkin spice puffy paint is everything I love about fall: cozy, fluffy and just the right amount of messy. Kids swirl it onto a pumpkin printable and end up with squishy, 3-D puffy paint pumpkins that make the whole house smell like pumpkin pie. It takes three main ingredients and about five minutes to … Read more
This lavender conditioner playdough is soft, silky and perfectly purple. My kids turned the whole table into a lavender garden with flower stamps and pretend petals. It takes two main ingredients and no cooking. If calm had a texture, this would be it. Ages 3 and up Time 10 minutes Cook No Keeps About a … Read more
Our kitchen smelled like a chocolate factory the day we made this hot cocoa play dough. The kids rolled “cocoa cookies,” topped mugs with pom pom marshmallows and served me fancy café drinks for an hour. It’s a cozy winter playdough made with real cocoa powder, and it’s perfect for pretend play. Ages 2 and … Read more
This sugar cookie playdough started as a fun idea and turned into a family favorite. The kids pretend to bake cookies while the whole house smells like vanilla. It’s soft, easy to make and holds up for days of rolling and cutting. Ages 2 and up Time 15 minutes Smells like Sugar cookies Keeps A … Read more
This apple pie playdough makes the kitchen smell like an orchard. It’s a soft cooked dough with apple pie spice, split into red, green and “crust” colors. Add some mini pie tins and kids will bake pretend pies for an hour. Ages 2 and up Time 20 minutes Cook Stovetop Keeps Weeks in the fridge … Read more