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Foam Dough – Squishy Squashy Sensory Fun!
Shaving foam is a fantastic material to use in a variety of ways in sensory play. My little girl Oodles loves to sit in her mini paddling pool in her swim suit play with the foam and toys. We have created gorgeous paint foam prints and of course there is foam dough. What we used: 1 cup of cornflour/cornstarch 2 cups of shaving foam paint What we did: Doodles and Oodles measured out the cornflour and added it to their bowls D poured the shaving foam into each bowl – O couldn’t quite manage to press the nozzle They chose their colour of choice and squeezed it into…
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Cloud Dough with a Fizzy Surprise – Sensory Play with a Science Twist!
We love to experiment with sensory play, recipes and doughs. Doodles loves doing experiments and he asked if we could do a fizzy one today. Oodles wanted to make dough so I decided we could try and combine both. What we used: 1 cup of flour 1 cup of baby oil food colouring 1 tbsp bicarbonate of soda vinegar What we did: I gave Doodles and Oodles the ingredients and encouraged them to measure out what they needed by themselves. They then mixed the ingredients in a bowl before emptying onto the table to mix with their hands as if making breadcrumbs They loved the texture were delighted to see…
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Paint Filled Water Balloons – Messy Outdoor Summer Fun!
Following our recent Water Themed Birthday Party we had a lot of waterballoons left and I was eager to try out lots of different activities with them! This morning was bright and sunny and perfect for more waterballoon fun, so I decided to fill several balloons with paint and see what fun we could have! What we used: water balloons poster paint tap attachment for filling balloons paddling balloon What we did: Using the tap attachment screwed onto the paint bottles, which is basically a plastic screw on lid with a funnel I squeezed a little paint into several balloons. Once I had the paint inserted, I took the balloons…
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Fizzy Glittery Playdough / Gloop – Super Sensory Fun!
A group of fantastic bloggers from the Kid Blogger Network (of which I am a member) are running a year long linky called “12 Months of Sensory Dough”. Each month there is a theme for the dough and bloggers are encouraged to experiment with the theme and share their experiences (good and bad). We love sensory play and make a lot of playdough and love to experiment with new recipes. So, as it was raining heavily this morning I decided that this would be the perfect opportunity to experiment with fizzy dough, this months theme!!!! The Bloggers hosting this fantastic project are: Lemon Lime Adventures Look! We’re Learning! Glittering Muffins…
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Marble Painting – More Rainy Day Messy Art Fun!
Another rainy day meant another afternoon of messy art fun! Today we used our marbles to create fantastic works of art and most importantly had a lot of fun doing it! What we used: marbles paint trays (we used a printing tray and a lid of a shoe box – couldn’t find my 2nd printing tray!!!!) card cheap and cheerful frames from Ikea basin of soapy water What we did: We placed a piece of card onto each tray and squirted some paint onto the card Doodles and oodles practiced with one marble first in order to get used to rolling the marble around the tray through the paint. They…
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Bubble Painting with Straws – Indoor Messy Art Fun, Perfect for a Rainy Day
Today we had a really thundery afternoon, with lots of heavy rain downpours – a perfect day for messy art. I had been planning on doing some bubble painting with straws for awhile now as I love to do this in school and I knew that Doodles and Oodles would absolutely love it! Little did I know that we would have the messiest fun we have had in a long time! Originally my planned activity was along the lines of these great activities from Nurture Store and Meet The Dubiens . However, our afternoon of creativity took on a life of it’s own and this is what we got up to!…
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Beach Themed Invitation to Play – Small World Play and Sensory Play
A Beach Themed sensory play activity was on our 100 Days of Summer Bucket List and this week we had we had the opportunity to cross it off our list and have a whole lot of fun doing it! So, what is an invitation to play (you may have seen this term used on this blog and elsewhere before)? Simply, it is arranging an activity in an attractive manner that will encourage a child’s curiosity, allow opportunities for exploration, independent play and participation in a meaningful, purpose and sensory way. It should invite the child to want to play and use their imagination. Of course it should also be age…
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Ooooey Gooooey Slime! – Simple Indoor Rainy Day Messy Play Fun
On Friday it rained!!!!! Shock, horror :O ! Having been away in sunnier climes for a few weeks and a number of weeks of hot, sunny weather here since our return we had almost forgotten what rain was like! Over breakfast Doodles and Oodles discussed with me what they would like to do for the day! First on the agenda – PJs day, they had no plans to get dressed! Second on the agenda – make purple slime (and pink playdough). What we used: a little warm water 1 cup PVA water soluable non toxic glue 2 cups cornflour/cornstarch purple food colouring What we did: We mixed a few drops…
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Feet Painting or Printing- Outdoor Messy Summer Fun for Kids!
As the weather is gloriously sunny at the moment we have been doing nearly all of our activities outdoors. Over the weekend we had the opportunity to do several art projects outside, you may have seen our Miniature Garden project which was really great fun. Another little project that we had great fun with was feet painting – this also has a lovely sensory and messy quality to it so it is sure to capture your little ones’ imaginations! What we used: Long sheet of paper – we buy several rolls of “newsprint” paper from Ikea every few months – cheap and cheerful and great for big projects and everyday…
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Super Soft Colour Surprise Playdough
I love trying out new play dough ideas. Doodles and Oodles love playing with playdough, they play with it most days. I haven’t made it in a number of weeks as the play dough recipe I generally use makes a dough that can be stored in the fridge for weeks and weeks and used over and over again. Recently on Pinterest I spotted this really great idea by Learn Play Imagine for Colour Surprise Playdough – it looked like so much fun, I was completely intrigued by it and have been waiting for the right opportunity to try it. I changed the recipe as I wanted to try out a…
