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Author: Trisha Stanley

  • Top down view of a simple thanksgiving and fall sensory bin with wood slices, turkey feathers, leaves and scoops and tools for fine motor skills development. Text overlay reads Easy Thanksgiving and Fall Sensory Bin
  • toddler apple tree sensory bag for math
  • preschooler investigating apples in a simple science experiment text overlay read Preschool Science and Maths Apples and the 5 senses
  • toddler playing in an old MacDonald Farm Sensory Bin
  • Shaving Foam Marbled Easter Eggs to Make with Toddlers and Preschoolers
  • mother and toddler at the library helping the toddler to learn to love books and encourage reading from an early age
  • dinosaur letter cards and sand tray activity for preschoolers
  • playdough sensory bin themed around five little ducks nursery rhyme for toddlers
  • Fun Art Project for Kids to make inspired by the Snowman
  • Incy wincy Spider Sensory bin for toddlers
  • gruffalo sensory bin
  • very hungry caterpillar sensory bin for kids
  • Two simple ideas for easy glow in the dark space themed sensory bags for toddlers. An easy way to do mess-free sensory play with your aspiring astronauts.
  • Create a fun and silly alien ornament for the Christmas tree inspired by the book Aliens Love Panta Claus by Claire Freedman.
  • Easy Christmas Craft for Kids to create Simple Glitter Snowflakes inspired by the ones in Merry Christmas Mouse! Quick Craft to do on a Rainy Christmas Day
  • Engineering Challenge: Make a Ring Wing Glider
  • Combine Arts and mathematics and create your own Fish for pattern making for this Ocean themed hands-on Maths Activity for Kids.
  • simple to set up space themed sensory bin for toddlers and preschoolers with dyed chick peas and glow in the dark stars
  • Help your children understand the formation of the different types of rocks with this simple edible sedimentary rock activity that they can make and eat.
  • Discover how trace fossils are made with this fun sensory science activity for kids using edible mud dough and dinosaurs.
  • Explore how volcanoes differ with this fun hands-on volcano science experiment for kids. Use the classic baking soda experiment with variations to see if you can create an explosive volcano or a slow flowing lava field. Ideal for hands-on Earth Science learning.
  • Explore different soil samples to discover the rocks, sediments and natural materials that make it up with this simple earth science experiment for kids ideal for Key Stage 2 Rock Science Units.
  • a child testing different rocks to see if they react with acid on a tray text overlay reads rock testing experiment for kids
  • Layers of the Earth Sugar Cookies

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