What can baby do? Tons!

As a toddler teacher, one of my favorite inexpensive toys to make is the sensory bottle: a plastic bottle (usually from water, Voss is my favorite brand, based on bottle shapes) filled an interesti…

This is another 5-senses activity. We did 10 different materials, ranging from feathers to sandpaper and everything in between. We had the kids feel each piece of material and then had them glue them onto the hands. We asked the kids to describe the material and what if felt like to them. I LOVE the answers that we got from some of the kids. My own little girl, had some that made me crack up. The sandpaper felt like Poppa's face, the fake leather felt like a couch and one of them felt like…

This listing is for a handmade touch and feel sensory board .. I can custom Make this board to suit your child's sensory needs. Included are Wood feel Shiny crackly Rough Rubbery Scratchy Pm me for a custom order

One of my favorite ways to create toddler activities is to gather up supplies I notice my toddler is interested in and placing them together as an invitation to play. This toddler activity uses just three materials- some pompoms, a mirror, and a cardboard tube left over from wrapping paper. Follow our Toddler Play and …

Happy, happy news! I have a brand new niece, Baby R! She is simply adorable with a head full of floppy brown hair and lovely bright blue eyes. I can’t wait to make her bows and felt food, and generally, spoil her rotten! I’m starting with Texture Blocks, handmade with love just for her. So...Read More »

Babies love to see pictures of themselves (and the people they love). They also love to to open things...so today we're using a couple travel packages of

These instructions on how to build a PVC Pipe Toy Gym and Toy Bar were requested by fellow parents of children with special needs, usually non-mobile children with severe delays due to multiple dis…

Here is a collection of baby play ideas and activities for 6 to 18 month olds to inspire curiosity, problem solving and good old fashioned play times.

Simple sensory bin for baby using fabric scraps-- great way to introduce baby to different textures!

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I can't tell you how many times I have heard "my baby is too young to do crafts" since I started this blog. Well I am here to tell you...yo...

A simple no sew quiet book page that is perfect for developing fine motor skills in toddlers.

Looking for an easy and fun play for baby idea? Make your own texture cards!

baby activities; infant activities; visual stimulation; problem solving; tactile stimulation; manual dexterity; object permanence

Tactile experience for babies and children using Shredded Paper for Sensory Play