Category: Activities with/for kids

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Activities with/for kids

Wake Up Yoga Sequence for Kids — With FREE Pose Cards!

We spend a lot of time looking for ways to help our little friends calm down. And then there are mornings when those same friends appear to have left their batteries on the charger. Honestly? Sometimes the grown-ups have, too. Wake up yoga gives children and adults a simple way

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Activities with/for kids

Sensory Bottle Tips, Uses and Benefits for Children

There are affiliate links in this post. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I receive a small percentage of your purchase (at no extra cost to you). Sensory bottles (or calming bottles) are one of my favorite activities in my classes. Well, really they’re one of

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Activities with/for kids

YogaMORE: MORE Resources for Teachers, Therapists & Parents

YogaMORE: A magic resource. Imagine a resource you could use in the classroom or during therapy sessions. This magic resource can help encourage social distancing, assist with classroom management, provide active play and gross motor movement. This resource can most often be theme-related, so students are actively engaged while you

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Activities with/for kids

Earth Day Art Activity: Marble Painting

Happy Earth Day! For today’s activity, we’re going to need paint — blue and green paint. If you were like me and had no “kid paint” on hand at home (mine is all still at school!), here is the recipe for paint that we made yesterday. You probably have the

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Activities with/for kids

Paint Recipe: DIY, Fun and the Clean Up Is So Easy!

I decided we would do a quick and easy paint recipe because we will need paint for tomorrow’s Earth Day activity. So if you don’t have any paint, chances are you do have these three ingredients to make your own. It’s easy and the kids really enjoy making it. You’ll

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Activities with/for kids

Fruit Stamping — Sensory Art Activity

Fruit stamping is such a great activity. I really miss our art classes — so I wanted today’s activity to be something where we can use be creative. It’s pretty straightforward, and I am hoping if you do end up doing this activity, you’ll send me photos — I would

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Activities with/for kids

Sensory Recipes for the Preschool Classroom

Ever find a good playdough recipe, make it once, and then spend entirely too long trying to find it again? Same. These free sensory recipes keep a collection of hands-on favorites together in printable cards. From playdough and sensory bottles to homemade fake snow, you can choose an activity, gather

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Activities with/for kids

Activity Kits — Tips for Using and Storing Items

Sensory Bins : General Info Sensory bin activity kits are a great experience for children (and adults too!). If you aren’t sure what they are, we have a great post that explains in detail.   Rice Sensory Bins Simply store the rice in the bag provided, make sure it’s sealed

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