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Frozen Water Bead Sensory Bin

May 21, 2017March 22, 2015 by Stephanie Oswald

Frozen Water Bead Sensory Bin: Water beads are quickly becoming a family favorite around here. We had a blast adding in essential oils to our water beads a couple weeks ago which piqued an interest as to how else we could play with water beads!

Water beads are tiny hard beads that resemble pellets. They grow when left in water, and become a slippery and squishy sensory material that kids enjoy playing with. Heading into this activity I had absolutely no idea what would happen if we froze water beads, but the kiddos wanted to do something similar to our dinosaur ice excavation activity so we gave it a try…

These frozen water beads were an absolute blast and while not an activity that held my kids attention for one long session, it was one that they visited frequently throughout the day. Am thinking this would make a fun observational experiment next time!

Letter Factory Mixed Up Letters Game!

June 17, 2016March 7, 2015 by Stephanie Oswald

Letter Factory Mixed Up Letters Game! This simple game is a fun way to get kiddos exploring phonics and letter recognition all while having some simple sensory fun!

Earlier this week we were sent the new Amazing Word Explorers by Leap Frog for review and my kiddos absolutely fell in love with the new DVD…not that it was that hard of a sell for our family as we adore all Leap Frog learning materials and have used the Letter Factory DVD series to teach all of our kiddos literacy skills.

While educational cartoons can be a great way to pique a child’s interest in certain topics {and pull them into a fun world of imaginary play exploring that topic} it is also important to reinforce that learning away from the screen. Simple games such as this Mixed-Up Letter Factory Sensory Bin are a great way to do just that!

Exploding Dinosaur Mud!

April 12, 2022February 16, 2015 by Stephanie Oswald

Fizzing Dinosaur Eggs and Exploding Mud!

Exploding Dinosaur Mud: Science Experiments with bi-carb ROAR! These dinosaurs are stuck in the mud! They need a magic potion to set them free from their lava rocks!

Fizz, bubble, and pop—your child will have a blast freeing dinosaurs from the sticky mud!

This simple yet hugely exciting science activity will have your budding Paleontologist enthralled as the rocks burst open when exposed to the magic solution.

To make our rocks we used the same materials that we have used for our Love Potion #9, with a slight twist. Making these magical rocks is incredibly easy {so easy your kids can help} and a lot of fun…always a bonus for busy parents right?

Excavating Dinosaurs from Ice!

April 12, 2022February 11, 2015 by Stephanie Oswald

Excavating Dinosaurs: Science, water play, and fine motor development all wrapped up in a fun, cool learning activity!

This Dinosaur activity was an extremely simple set up that kept my kiddos entertained and exploring science for over an hour!

We had an absolute blast with this activity! I thought that the kids might find it a tad frustrating as it takes forever to get those little dinosaurs out of their icy eggs, but it was the opposite! This activity was PERFECT for keeping them entertained for a good long time while exploring and having fun!

Love Potion Number 9: Sensory Science Experiment

April 8, 2016January 25, 2015 by Stephanie Oswald

Love Potion #9 Sensory Science Experiment

Who can’t use a little extra love chemistry in their lives? Especially when you have young kids…you know what I mean, don’t you!? Why not grab some basic ingredients out of your kitchen and set up this fun sensory-play Love Potion #9 Chemistry Experiment to get your kids exploring and thinking about the people in their lives!

This is a super fun activity to add into any Valentine’s Day Learning unit!
Love Potion is created with two main ingredients — Magic Love Powder and Liquid Love…