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Tag: Tactile Play

Let’s Get Tactile! Benefits and Tips for Setting Up a Sensory Bin

Let’s Get Tactile! Benefits and Tips for Setting Up a Sensory Bin

Therapists and teachers love to utilize sensory bins for preschool exploration because there are so many benefits! Young children are naturally in a ‘touch to learn’ phase in which they are learning about their environment, such as cause/effect concepts, through experiences. This article will provide…

St. Patrick’s Day Purposeful Play | Activities for Preschoolers

St. Patrick’s Day Purposeful Play | Activities for Preschoolers

Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day! We have put together some of our favorite St. Patrick’s Day play activities with all things green, rainbows, and of course gold coins! Lucky Charms Oobleck Coco loves messy play, so oobleck is a perfect fit for her…

Dental Health Sensory Bin

Dental Health Sensory Bin

February is National Children’s Dental Health Month! To celebrate we set up a super fun Dental Health Sensory Bin with one of our favorite toy sets from Melissa and Doug! Materials: Ikea Flisat Table Dental Set from Melissa and Doug Shaving cream mixed with food…

Sweet Sensory Bin with Letters

Sweet Sensory Bin with Letters

Looking to provide your child with exposure to pre-literacy and pre-writing practice? Check out this sweet sensory bin we made with alphabet cookies and frosting! We love getting creative with pre-writing and adding a tactile component. Practicing in shaving cream, sprinkles, play dough, rice, sand,…

Pre-Writing Fun with Nature Unit by KidsPlayTricks

Pre-Writing Fun with Nature Unit by KidsPlayTricks

When it comes to teaching pre-writing skills, our biggest tip is to keep it light and fun! This week we had some pre-writing fun with nature, using our preschool curriculum by KidsPlayTricks. The Nature Unit in this preschool curriculum provides the printables you see in…

Alphabet Sensory Play| Egg Smash

Alphabet Sensory Play| Egg Smash

Looking for a fun way to learn and play with letters? We love a good Alphabet Sensory Play Activity. Inspired by an awesome eggshell shape smash activity from @raisingdragons4, we created our own letter match and smash sensory bin. Coco identified uppercase letters written on…

Sweet Treats Counting Popsicle Sensory Bin

Sweet Treats Counting Popsicle Sensory Bin

Most kiddos love sprinkles and sweet treats. So today we used the remaining rainbow rice sprinkles we made this month and made a sweet treat sensory bin! Coco has been showing more interest in numbers and counting, so we used these gorgeously bright popsicles by…

How to Make Chocolate Play Dough

How to Make Chocolate Play Dough

It’s no secret…Kids and Grown ups love chocolate! Here is a quick and easy recipe you can use to make the yummiest smelling chocolate play dough. Perfect for pretend cake baking or cookie making! So good! Ingredients:  2 tbs. cooking oil 4 tbs. cream of…

Chocolate-Dipped Banana “Popsicles”

Chocolate-Dipped Banana “Popsicles”

We love getting littles involved in the kitchen! Any cooking activity is a natural opportunity for kiddos to build their language and fine motor skills. Watch to see how these talented little chefs, Chloe and Davis, make chocolate-dipped banana “popsicles,” topped with unicorn sprinkles! This…