sensory Archives – The Pinterested Parent https://thepinterestedparent.com/tag/sensory/ Playing, laughing, crafting and painting Tue, 05 Nov 2019 14:24:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 85011757 Salt Dough and Nature Winter Wonderlands and Wreaths https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/12/salt-dough-and-nature-winter-wonderlands-and-wreaths/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/12/salt-dough-and-nature-winter-wonderlands-and-wreaths/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2016 13:19:30 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=21429 I just joked the other day about how when you are a crafter it seems as if friends and family are always giving you random materials to craft with. A lovely woman that works with my husband recently gave us a huge bin full of assorted potpourri. My daughter has been dying to get her […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/12/salt-dough-and-nature-winter-wonderlands-and-wreaths/feed/ 2 21429 40+ Gingerbread Crafts, Activities and Recipes https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/11/40-gingerbread-crafts-activities-and-recipes/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/11/40-gingerbread-crafts-activities-and-recipes/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2016 12:02:26 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=20646 I’m sure that I have mentioned it before, but I love gingerbread. It is one of my absolute favorite things about this time of year. I look forward to baking it, smelling it, eating it and my daughter and I have fun doing arts and crafts projects inspired by it.  Here are some wonderful gingerbread inspired […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/11/40-gingerbread-crafts-activities-and-recipes/feed/ 2 20646 Button In A Haystack Sensory Bin https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/09/button-in-a-haystack-sensory-bin/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/09/button-in-a-haystack-sensory-bin/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2016 12:29:24 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=19919 It has been Legomania in our house as of lately. My daughter is obsessed with building and has completed most of her instructional booklets. *This post contains affiliate links* It can be hard to find the pieces that you need while digging through a bucket of Legos. Luckily, We have a wonderful Lego mat that makes […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/09/button-in-a-haystack-sensory-bin/feed/ 1 19919 Egg Slime https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/03/egg-slime/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/03/egg-slime/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2016 18:44:12 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=17751 Easter is only a week away. We have been shopping & preparing for the holiday. I have a ton of plastic Easter eggs lying around waiting to get filled. I should rephrase that, I had a ton of plastic Easter eggs. My daughter  has been slowly depleting my supply & using them in her play […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/03/egg-slime/feed/ 4 17751 Oatmeal & Honey Play Dough https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/02/oatmeal-honey-play-dough/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/02/oatmeal-honey-play-dough/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2016 21:22:50 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=17150 We recently moved into a house that was still under renovation. Most of our belongings were in storage for months while we waited for our home to be move in ready. While unpacking our kitchen, I noticed that a lot of our food was getting close to their expiration. I had open containers of flour […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/02/oatmeal-honey-play-dough/feed/ 2 17150 Colored Oats Fall Tree Craft https://thepinterestedparent.com/2015/08/colored-oats-fall-tree-craft/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2015/08/colored-oats-fall-tree-craft/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2015 11:08:13 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=14568 I love the fall. It is my favorite season & there are so many reasons why, but the biggest of them all is the changing leaves. One of the advantages of living in New England is being able to take in the breathtaking autumn views. It is no surprise then that my favorite of all of […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2015/08/colored-oats-fall-tree-craft/feed/ 6 14568 Play-Doh & Rice Sensory Play https://thepinterestedparent.com/2015/06/play-doh-rice-sensory-play/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2015/06/play-doh-rice-sensory-play/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2015 13:01:04 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=13334   This has been a tough few days. Our daughter sprained her wrist & hasn’t been able to do much.  We have kept her calm & entertained with books, Highlights magazines & hours of marathon watching Stella & Sam & Play-Doh videos. We had far too much screen time this weekend & I needed to entertain […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2015/06/play-doh-rice-sensory-play/feed/ 2 13334 Fake Snot Experiment https://thepinterestedparent.com/2015/04/fake-snot-experiment/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2015/04/fake-snot-experiment/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2015 11:06:36 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=12262   I have said this several times over the last few months, but I will say it again. It was a rough winter for us. Our whole house was sick more than we were healthy this past winter & unfortunately the spring has not been much kinder to us. There has been plenty of nose […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2015/04/fake-snot-experiment/feed/ 2 12262 Mining For Gemstones https://thepinterestedparent.com/2014/07/mining-for-gemstones/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2014/07/mining-for-gemstones/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2014 14:57:08 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=7730 *This post contains affiliate links* I can still remember the first time I made my daughter a sensory box. It was last year & it was just a large Rubbermaid storage bin filled with colored rice, rubber insects & some scoops & cups. Mai went crazy for it. I could not believe this simple idea could […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2014/07/mining-for-gemstones/feed/ 16 7730 Foam Play Food https://thepinterestedparent.com/2014/05/foam-play-food/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2014/05/foam-play-food/#comments Sun, 18 May 2014 11:34:18 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=6939 Like many children my daughter’s age, she loves being mommy’s little helper. This past week she has been very eager to help me in the kitchen. I let her measure out ingredients and stir. She plays with the food scraps & measuring spoons & loves every minute of it. One of her favorite things to […]

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