I can’t believe New Years Eve is just a few days away? Can you believe how fast this fall has flown!? And I’d be totally unprepared for our annual kid-friendly party if I hadn’t come up with a bunch of fun ideas last year that I plan on re-using, including today’s recipe for the most…
Sensory Play
How to Make a Counting Ghost Sensory Jar Game
Are you ready for Halloween this year? Onetime still hasn’t decided what he wants to be yet, and I’m just hoping that his final idea will be as easy as the black cat costume we whipped up last year! Now that I’m back at work teaching full time again, I’m always looking out for fun…
15 Merriest Ways to PLAY With Jingle Bells
Kids LOVE jingle bells – it’s an undisputed FACT! Just last week I took some coloured rice and bells from my son’s latest sensory bin and added them into a bottle to make a quick sensory jar for my school library. I was amused all week long to see students from Junior Kindergarten to 8 constantly picking up…
Silver Bells Sensory Bin and Fine Motor Play
Do you have a special Christmas memory from childhood? What about a memory associated with a favourite Christmas carol? For me that memory is sitting in the school gym as a child singing “Silver Bells” surrounded by 200 other voices filled with excitement at the approach of the holidays. There was just something so magical about that…
Shake Up a Christmas Tree Discovery Bottle
Do you remember those little water-filled games that used to be around when we were kids? You know – the handheld ones where you try to get miniature floating hoops onto little stakes, or tiny floating fish into a bucket? My son saw one in a store last week and was fascinated by it – and…