This is by no means an original idea, just something that E. enjoyed doing: classifying animals. I only gave her flashcards of mammals and birds for now, because it’s easier to spot the differences. I will later add fish, then reptiles. Depending on your child’s vocabulary, you can practice names of animals, the words “fur”…
Winter Oobleck + an 🐙 (because E wanted it to join the other animals)
We checked the pantry to see if we had corn starch, something that smells like winter, and green and red food colouring. And we did! We used:– 2 cups of corn starch – 1 cup of water (the more corn starch you add, the better it is!)– red and green food colouring– orange essence– some…
Initial Sound Recognition Freebie (in Romanian)
This is a printable that I made to go with our resin letters from @joc_senin (on Instagram). E. loves them and uses them for sensory play (with #kineticsand, #homemadeplaydough, water play), for pretend play (they are buttons, she makes musical instruments from them, etc.). So, I made these simple cards to match the initial letters…
Autumn Homemade Playdough with a Wintery Smell + Clay and Playdough Pretend Play
We made this orange and yellow playdough, and added gingerbread spices – it’s divine and I am really surprised that E. hasn’t tried to taste it …yet 😅 We used the usual playdough recipe 2 ½ cups of flour 1 cup of salt 2 tbsp of cream of tartar 2 tbsp of oil Food colouring…
Fine Motor Tray with Acorns
A simple autumn activity for fine motor skills: some acorns that we gathered together on our walk, homemade playdough, a tiny jar (with a small opening for some extra challenge), and large scissors. The acorns are slightly pushed inside, so they stand and they’re easier to take out. The scissors are very good, because although…
Autumn Leaf Necklace
We gathered autumn leaves last year and I laminated them and made some holes. Today we dug them out of our storage and used them for a cool necklace. I would like to try it with fresh leaves again. What do you think?