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Discover fun and creative ideas to encourage play time with toys, light play, music, multi-sensory activities and tactile art. Also find seasonal holiday crafts!
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Sensory Activities
5 Edible Sensory Play Ideas
Check out our favorite edible sensory play activities to engage children's senses, boost their development, and provide hours of fun.
Sensory Activities
How to Make Unpoppable Bubbles
Discover the secret to making unpoppable bubbles with this easy guide. You only need three ingredients!
Behavior, Sensory Activities
8 Must-Haves for a Soothing Sensory Toolkit
Looking for sensory toolkit essentials for your child? These soothing items can help your child with sensory processing difficulties!
Cooking and Kitchen Play, Tactile Arts and Crafts
9 Best Edible Art Projects for Blind Kids
Crafts can easily be adapted to use edible materials so that tasting is both okay and encouraged.
Music Play
5 Fun DIY Musical Instruments for Kids
Looking for a rainy day activity you can do on a budget? Get your little rock stars into these easy, crafty DIY musical instruments with stuff you have at home.
Tactile Arts and Crafts
6 Tips to Make Art Projects Accessible For Blind Kids
Art is considered a visual activity, but by using varied textures and focusing on three-dimensional projects, touch can become the primary focus of the art.
Tactile Arts and Crafts
11 Surprising Benefits of Art for Blind Children
Tactile art is the perfect way to introduce your blind child to artistic expression, and there are multiple surprising benefits as well!
Play, Sensory Activities
DIY Bath Paints
These DIY Bath Paints are simple to make and perfect for turning bathtime into learning time! Use them to write numbers, spell your child’s name, or draw shapes.
Sensory Activities
How to Build a Calm-Down Kit for Kids
A calm-down kit is a box or area that contains a child’s favorite calming activities. Items should be safe and encourage independent play.
Play, Sensory Activities
Easy Playdough Recipe With No Salt
Looking for a no-cook playdough recipe without salt? We’ve got you covered with this easy recipe you can do in minutes.
Play, Sensory Activities
Easy Cloud Dough Recipe
Cloud dough is easy to make and helps children develop essential skills like social interaction, sensory exploration, and imaginative play.
Play, Sensory Activities
Easy Kinetic Sand Recipe
Looking for a fun activity to do with your kids? Check out this easy kinetic sand recipe using ingredients you probably already have in your house!
Autism, Sensory Activities, Toys
5 Best Sensory Seeker Toys
Check out our guide to the best sensory seeker toys for kids who like to rock, spin, chew, and fidget. It’s not just about fidget spinners!
Play, Sensory Activities
Easy Oobleck Recipe
Making oobleck combines science, having fun, and sensory play while learning what a non-Newtonian fluid is.
Play, Sensory Activities
Jelly Bean Sensory Bin and Color Sorting
Use this Jelly Bean Sensory Bin and Color Sorting activity to help your child learn their colors. They’ll also strengthen their fine motor skills while playing!
Play
What Is Cooperative Play?
Cooperative play is important for your child’s social and emotional development. Here’s how to encourage cooperative play at your child’s next play date.
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Resurrection Water Color Craft
Celebrate Easter with this Resurrection Water Color Craft, perfect for little ones. They’ll love painting the beautiful sky and adding sand to finish it off.
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Easter Egg Greeting Card Craft
Turn your child’s painting into an adorable Easter Egg Greeting Card Craft. With just a few supplies, you can create this fun surprise to send to friends and family.
Cooking and Kitchen Play, Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Easter Resurrection Snack
This Easter Resurrection Snack will delight your little ones. With these healthy ingredients, you can teach your child the true meaning of Easter.
Holiday Crafts and Ideas, Math and Science
Easter Egg Number Matching Game
Counting has never been more fun than with this Easter Egg Number Matching Game. This game is easy to assemble and will surely be a hit with your little one!
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Silly Spinning Easter Egg Craft
This Silly Spinning Easter Egg Craft is the perfect way to use your leftover easter eggs! Using only a few basic supplies, you can create this delightful craft and activity.
Play, Special Needs
6 Tips To Help Your Special Needs Child Make Friends
Is your child struggling to make friends? Discover these six practical tips to assist your special needs child foster meaningful friendships.
Autism, Music Play
6 Ways Music Therapy Can Support Children With Autism
By harnessing the power of music, autistic children can develop communication, social, emotional, cognitive, and motor skills. Here’s how!
Play, Special Needs
Inclusive Playgrounds: How To Create Play Spaces for Children of All Abilities
Inclusive playgrounds should involve the community in planning and be designed with accessibility, inclusive social play, and safety in mind.