If you're looking for some fun summer activities for kids, then you've come to the right place! We recently had a watermelon-themed day full of watermelon crafts, activities, and sensory play! Since it's summer time and it's so hot outside these watermelon activities were just so much fun and a great way to cool off! Plus, you can eat the watermelon while you play with the shell. … [Read more...]
Play Dough Easter Eggs
I love setting up "invitations to play" for little ones. And with Easter so close, it's the perfect time to set up this invitation to play: Play Dough Easter Eggs. An invitation to play is just what it sounds like. It's a way to invite your child to play with the materials set out for them. You provide the materials, and your child spends time playing with the materials as they choose. … [Read more...]
Ice Cream Dough with Sprinkles
Today, I'm so excited to welcome Tina from Simple Fun for Kids as our guest blogger! Her website is AMAZING and she's so full of great ideas! She'll be sharing her recipe for Ice Cream Dough with Sprinkles! It's so beautiful! Without further ado... HI! I'm so excited to be sharing this fun sensory activity on eLeMeNO-P Kids today! Have you seen Erica's own version of Ice Cream Dough? It … [Read more...]
DIY: Winter Sensory Bin
We are big fans of sensory play in our house, and since Winter is upon most of us, it's only appropriate that we put together a Winter Sensory Bin. This DIY guide will show you just how easy and inexpensive it can be to put together your own Winter Wonderland sensory bin. Sensory play is important for developing the senses: touch, hearing, sight, sometimes smell (think: flowers, dirt, or coffee … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Cloud Dough
Since we LOVE sensory play activities at our house and since the weather is getting cooler, we decided to start celebrating Fall a little early and make some pumpkin scented cloud dough. If you've never heard of cloud dough, let me let you in on a little secret: It's amazing! It's soft and powdery, but also squishy and moldable. And since it's so versatile, you can scoop it, pour it, sift … [Read more...]