One of my favorite invitations to play is big art. I simply take a large piece of butcher paper and lay it on the floor with some art supplies. From there the child gets to create and expand upon …
Muffin Tin Fine Motor Play
I love putting together simple invitations to play for J. I especially like it when the activity focuses on fine motor skills. Honestly activities like this are super simple and don’t usually …
Picks, Jewels, and Play Dough
One of the best things about homemade play dough is that it lasts forever! I recently brought out my blue glitter play dough that I used a few weeks ago. I wasn’t quite sure what to do with it, so I …
Painting with Sand
I mentioned this last week, but J is still really into shaking out spices these days. “Shake shake Mamma?” is heard any time I get close to the kitchen. So, again, I’m tapping into that want by …
Spices Collage
J asks me all day long to “shake shake shake”. No, he’s not asking me to show off my best dance moves (which there are none!), he’s asking me to let him shake spices. You see, he really likes to …