5 Sensory Bins you can make with items found in your own home. Sensory Bins are a great activity for toddlers and younger children. It keeps them occupied for long stretches of time, incorporates multiple senses and helps them learn and practice fine motor skills and many physical concepts. Farming Sensory Bin I’m quite biased with this sensory bin since I grew up on a farm, but this one is definitely one of my favourites. It is super simple to make as all you need is play an

Pão de Queijo - Brazilian cheesebread. This is a popular gluten free bread from Brazil (Vanessa's home country). It's easy to make and your kids can help mix the ingredients. Ingredients 1/2 cup milk 1 1/2 cup tapioca flour 2 eggs 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 tsp salt 1 cup cheese ( I like old forte, but you can use mozzarella or any other) Step 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a muffin pan with butter. I like to use a traditional-sized muffin pan. Step 2 Pl

Now that dandelions are everywhere, here is one easy and fun craft that you can do to be creative with them. Simple, with lots of possibilities for fun and exploration. Materials you will need: -White paper -Paint -Dandelions Children will use paint and use dandelions for painting as brushes.

One of the most important groups of creatures on our planet are the decomposers. They work with bacteria, fungus, and mold to break down old plant and animal material. When they break down these materials, they clean up what would otherwise make a giant mess and they return important nutrients to the soil to grow healthier plants. Safety Note: Many decomposers are friendly, but some can bite (such as ants and centipedes). Materials: Container that allows air circulation Dirt

Preparation Time: 5 minutes Floating lily pads, hopping frogs, and sparkling gems come together to create an enticing water-based world. To Make Frog World, You Need: Large bin or container Glass gems Green foam sheets Water Blue food coloring or liquid watercolors(optional) Frog figurines In a large bin or container, scatter gems. Cut lily pad shapes out of green foam sheets. Add water and lily pads to the container. If you’d like blue water, add a few drops of food coloring

A great summer family activity is roasting hotdogs and marshmallows over a fire. It leads to great bonding time and hotdogs and marshmallows are both so good cooked over an open flame. Supplies you’ll need for this activity include a fire pit, wood, BBQ, lighter, cooking sticks, hotdogs, hotdog buns, marshmallows and any condiments that you want to put on your hotdog such as ketchup, mustard, relish and onions for example. Firstly you’ll need to put wood into the fire pit and

Please consider the age and ability of your child before starting this experiment. Adult supervision maybe required. Can you build a marshmallow tower that will support weight? Children are naturally curious and creative. This fun science experiment is something children will actively be involved with and learn about how you can build a strong structure from objects (marshmallows and toothpicks) that may seem to be weak. How tall can you build your structure? (This one is b

This adorable little ladybug craft is a fun way to celebrate spring and summer, the time of year when you start to see adorable little ladybugs crawling around in the garden and the playground. I love the handprint wings because handprints are a great keepsake whenever they are used in crafts! Materials: printer and paper (if using the template pieces), black and red construction paper, pencil, scissors, glue, Optional: wiggly eyes Instructions: Use a circular object to trac

Here's the list of things needed, for a game I used to play as a child. My children play it today. - 7 rocks that can stack, you could also use different empty boxes if u can't find rocks. - A soccer ball or a ball of around tgat size - 2 teams atleast 2 in each team. More the merrier - Fenced Yard. Stack the boxes/stones. One team will be the one to stack and another team will be using ball to attack the stacker team. First the team attackers will knock off the stack of rock

This easy No Bake Cookie Strawberry Banana Cheesecake recipe is full of strawberry and banana flavor. Made with gelatin and fruits, it has a thick and creamy texture. This perfect, not very sweet dessert, is a favourite with children. Ingredients: 30 pieces of biscuit cookies 300 g strawberries washed and mashed 3 tbsp cold water 4 tsp unflavored gelatin 600 g cream cheese (your choice), room temperature ½ cup sugar (I used Frosting Cream Cheese and I didn’t add sugar) 1 ¼ cu