Bottle Top Fish is an easy activity to set up and fun to play for your toddler or preschooler! With the extra bottle tops I had, I drew fish on them and floated them in a bowl. I gave B a slotted spoon and he transferred them to another container. He also tried to transfer them …
Jackie from Ready.Set.Read! emailed me this fabulous idea that her baby loves and I couldn’t wait to try it! To make a sensory water bag, simply fill up a ziplock with little items and water. I used a lid, beads, pieces of straws, a toy lizard, foam letter stickers, and pom poms. Then, tape off …
If your child loves to play with water, you will have to give these outdoor water activities a try! Ice Treasures (pictured above) Fill up different sized containers with water and small toys. Once frozen, run water over the container to get the ice chunk out. Let your child hammer, chisel, and melt the ice away …
Do you have a set of play dishes? If so, then this washing dishes activity is perfect for you! Give your child the chance to wash their play dishes in the bathroom sink. It is the perfect height (with a stool), not too much water (soap optional), and tons of fun! When B does this, …
Your toddler or preschooler will love this ice cube transfer activity. Put a little food coloring in your ice cube tray so that your child can see them in the water. First, fill ice cube trays with water and food coloring. I used a couple of Christmas shaped trays from the dollar store and made …
Need a simple activity to challenge your child while you prepare a Thanksgiving feast? Try this pouring challenge. Draw a line on a plastic cup and fill another cup with water. Challenge your child to pour the water and stop exactly at the line. B spent a long time working on this. It was tricky …
Today, I had B hunt for things in the playroom to see if they would sink or float. (He was so excited that he was collecting EVERYTHING so we had to stop and talk about things that could get wet and things that couldn’t.) After he put the object in the water, I had him …
Turkey Baster Water Transfer is a fun activity for little hands to work with and to develop motor skills! I got out two bowls, one empty and one about half full of water. B transferred water from one bowl to the other with this turkey baster. I bought the baster specifically for this activity and …
I made Ice Treasures by freezing a few of B’s toys in a bowl of water and letting him use his tools to get them out. The hammer and chisel method is what we were teaching and hoping he’d use, but in the end it was just the hammer that B had the most fun …