Artsy Play Wednesday {10/16} - Top 10 Sensory Activities for Toddlers + Linky

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Welcome to Artsy Play Wednesday! Each week, one of the host blogs (listed above) or a guest shares an arts, crafts or play activity along with an ongoing linky list of reader-submitted ideas which you'll find below. 

Manager to Mom been selected as this week's guest blog with one of my most popular posts from earlier this year: Top 10 Sensory Activities for Toddlers. If you missed it then, be sure to check it out now! These hands-on activities absolutely thrilled my 2-year-old daughter, immersing her in imaginative sensory play for (in some cases) over an hour at a time.

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30-Day Outdoor Play Challenge! #opchallenge

Back in February, I issued a Creative Kid Challenge which involved doing a different creative craft or activity with one or more children for 30-days straight. I took this up with my (then) 26-month-old daughter, and we had a blast! I ended up writing a blog post on the top 10 sensory activities we tried out.

Now that the weather is warm (for the most part!) my daughter's outside a lot. Hubby put together a "fun center" for her in our backyard comprised of a sandbox, play house, slide/swing combo and other toys, and she loves it! However, she often ends up playing alone with me on the sidelines feeling I should get in there and play directly with her, but not quite sure where to start. As such, I took to Pinterest (which originally inspired our #ckchallenge) to gather ideas for creative outdoor play. As expected, my search turned up all kinds of goodness which prompted me to take up (and issue, for anyone else who's interested) a new challenge - a different outdoor play activity every day for 30 days!

The rules I'll be attempting to follow are similar to my Creative Kid Challenge with a few amendments:

• Each day of the challenge must have a different activity
• All activities must be enjoyed outside, unless the weather sucks in which case an indoor activity can be substituted.
• A maximum of 5 activities can be familiar (i.e. ones we have tried out before)
• Activities must allow my child to participate directly
• Activities must be safe and use non-toxic materials
• Hubby (or another family member) can sub in if/when it becomes too difficult for me to participate directly (e.g. if our son's having a particularly rough day)

Now here's the thing - warmer weather invariably brings bbqs, festivals, parties and other events, so in practice I'm not sure we'll be able to complete the challenge perfectly. That would be awesome, though if we can get to 25+ I'll consider that a success. :) We'll be starting our challenge tomorrow so it'll end on June 25th. If you want to participate too, you can start at any time!

Like I did last time, I will share each day's activity on FB and Twitter (using the hashtag #opchallenge), and blog about our favourite activities when the challenge is over! Also, I will be continuously adding to my Outdoor Toddler Activities Pinterest board as we go along!

So who's going to embark on this challenge with me?

Baby Charlotte, Canada's Eco-Kid's Store: Review & Giveaway (Closed)

For this review, I'm happy to be partnering with a business that's near (literally) and dear to me. Baby Charlotte is a baby & children's shop located in Conestogo, Ontario which has both a brick and mortar store front and an online shopping option.

I love love {LOVE} this store for a couple reasons. First, their vast and continuously growing selection of high-quality, non-toxic and eco-friendly products. Here's a li'l photo tour to give you a glimpse!

Front room - clothes & shoes:

Back room - toys, crafts, feeding supplies, stuffies & more:

Bath & body care shelf:

It's hard to restrain myself in there, with brands I totally heart including Earth Mama Angel Baby, Green Toys and Clementine Art. It's even more challenging with the numerous discounts they offer; for example, last spring I nabbed my daughter a pair of sweet Pediped sandals at 40% off! 

Second reason - the awesomeness of the employees! Every time I've visited the store with one or both kiddos in tow, they've greeted me warmly, provided helpful information and even (on more than one occasion) hooked me up with a comfy, private nook and a bottle of water to nurse my little guy. Top-notch customer service for sure! They also believe in the little touches; for example, this year in honour of Mother's Day, they gave away samples of their in-house bath bombs. They had some left over when I was at the store the other day, so the owner gave me a couple in two different scents. My daughter certainly enjoyed her fizzy, aromatic tub experience last night, and brought a bomb to daycare today to do an "experiment" with her friends!

Alright, let's rewind a li'l bit. During a shopping trip back in April, I was checking out their sensory play products as my (then) 28-month-old daughter S was at an ideal age to enjoy them.

I was mulling over the numerous options when the store manager recommended an item called Bubber. It's basically a substance similar to playdough in that it's moldable, but it's super light-weight, free of toxins and doesn't dry out. She brought out a sample that the owner's daughter Charlotte (yes, the store's namesake!) had been playing with herself and I was instantly hooked; this was one of the neatest feeling substances I'd ever laid paws on! We got chatting about my blog and she offered me a 5 oz bucket of Bubber (I picked the "Petal Purple" colour) and a castle mold kit to try out!

Product Info - Bubber:

Bubber, the award-winning and lightest modeling compound on earth! This easy-to-use product feels great in your hands, and since it is so lightweight, you can mold just about anything. Bubber is a super-soft compound that leaves clean, sharp lines and takes amazing imprints.

Bubber is non-toxic, leaves no stain or residue and never dries out, so you can play with it over and over. It is great for developing fine motor skills! Bubber is available in six beautiful colors and comes in a handy bucket for easy storage. Bubber is great for sensory therapy. Bubber is also great for kids with allergies - it is wheat, gluten and casein free and 100% safe and non-toxic.

Creative molding media Made in Sweden, unique waterless ceramic and polymer compounds to stimulate sensory experiences. Winner of numerous major toy awards like Parents' Choice and Oppenheim Toy Portfolio.

Product Info - Waba Fun Castle Molds:

This is just the thing to build the perfect castle with! Whether you are using Bubber or MoonSand, you'll appreciate the clean lines and classic castle shapes this kit can produce.

My Review:

I wish there was some way to demonstrate the tactile experience of Bubber through a blog post but, alas, technology hasn't come this far just yet. :) So let me try to describe it. First of all, I want to reiterate the "super light" point; I'd estimate it's only about a quarter as heavy as playdough (per equal volume). It also floats in water, whereas playdough sinks. (My daughter and I confirmed this tonight!) The lightness throws you for a loop, as it looks dense and heavy. Don'tcha think?

The lines and surfaces it can create are, indeed, very smooth. My hubby molded some cones using one of the shapes from the kit and they felt pretty neat-o.

 

If you press a clump of Bubber against a smooth surface, the pressed side becomes totally silky. Very therapeutic to the touch! And if you squeeze it in your fist or within another rough "vessel", it makes a perfect imprint of the corresponding imperfections. Kinda like a 3D fingerprint!

My daughter gets totally immersed when she plays with her Bubber, and even those adults we've introduced it to can't help but muck around with it too!

Here's S playing alone....

...and sharing the fun with her Nana and Papa!

Nana kept herself busy making a bunch of little tiles using the kit's square shape press.

As it can be seen, a 5 oz tub contains enough Bubber for 3-4 people to play with at once.

The shape kit has certainly upped the creativity and fun factor of the Bubber! We haven't attempted a full castle with the kit yet, though. I find a few of its shapes are difficult to use "properly"; for example it's hard to get the Bubber out of the circular tower mold in one piece. (Perhaps this is easier with MoonSand, the other product the kit is recommended for?)

As for clean up, Bubber is both messier and tidier than playdough. Lemme explain. It's messier in that it's more prone to breaking into little, tiny pieces which can end up all over the place. However these pieces don't squish into surfaces; you can simply take a bigger piece of Bubber and dab it on the smaller pieces to collect them. So perhaps a better way to put it is that Bubber's easier to clean up than playdough, but a little more time consuming.

One suggestion from my hubby - he'd like to see Bubber available in multi-coloured packs like commercial playdough. It does currently come in a total of 5 colours, but each has to be purchased separately in a 5 oz tub. Therefore, obtaining all 5 colours would be a pricey affair, and you'd end up with enough to entertain a whole classroom.

Regarding health and safety, although the company claims the product is 100% safe and non-toxic, the Type A part of me wishes it would disclose its actual ingredients so I could verify this for myself. That said, I do trust Baby Charlotte in stocking safe products, so I didn't get too hung up on this.

All in all, Bubber's an awesome playdough alternative which can provide hours of fun for little and big people alike! I recommend it for older toddlers & preschoolers in particular, who (in most cases) are past the point of putting things into their mouths which shouldn't go there, but are young enough to be totally ingrossed in sensory play.


Buy It:

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Win It:

One lucky Manager to Mom reader will win $25 to spend at Baby Charlotte on whatever they wish! The credit can be redeemed online or at the store. (Note: shipping is not included.)

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Top 10 Sensory Activities for Toddlers

I recently took up a challenge with my 26-month-old daughter S to try out a new creative craft or activity every day for 30 days straight. It quickly became clear that S was most engaged by sensory activities; those which encourage free-form, tactile exploration and emphasize process over finished product. Or, in other words, stuff she could really get messy with! Some of these activities held her interest for 30-45+ minutes - win win!

Here are the top 10 sensory activities we tried out during our challenge. I selected and ranked these based on my daughter's enthusiasm, total play time and how well each sparked her imagination. All these ideas came from other sites (via Pinterest), so I've included the corresponding links which you can follow for more details and "recipes" (where applicable).

10: Bath tub water balloons - This was the first time S played with water balloons and she was thrilled! We used small balloons and filled each until it was about the size of a lemon. This allowed her to get a good grip and squish each one without it breaking too readily. We let her play with them in the kitchen and living room until bath time and then she had fun splashing around with them in the tub. One of the balloons got a tiny hole in it and S was super-amused when I repeatedly squirted her with it! Total play time: 10 minutes outside bath and 10 minutes in bath.

9: Rainbow bath ice cubes - Another fun bath activity! S was interested in the initial process of making the cubes (especially learning how the various colours combined) and then enjoyed chasing them around the tub. We played a game where I threw three in and she had to find and put them all in a bucket before they melted. We then repeated it with clear cubes, which gave her even more of a challenge. We made a whole tray of coloured cubes so used half of them during one bath and the other half a few days later. Total play time: 5 minutes making the cubes and 10 minutes per bath.

8: Rainbow salt tray - This activity involves adhering colourful construction paper to the bottom of a tray, pouring a thin layer of salt on top and having the child "paint" the salt in neat patterns to reveal the colours underneath. S wasn't so much into drawing pictures with the paint brush as simply playing with the salt. It really brought out her creativity; she made "pancakes", "eggs" and a bunch of other "food" and shared them with me. And, of course, she enjoyed flinging the salt everywhere. :) Total play time: 20 minutes

7: Cloud dough - Fluffy yet moldable, this is Neat Stuff, and super-easy to make - just 8 parts flour to 1 part oil. (We used vegetable.) Similar to the rainbow salt tray, S made a lot of "food" and loved squishing the various shapes I molded and squeezed into the bowl. Total play time: 20 minutes

6: Shaving cream marbling - Have you ever squirted out a huuuuuge amount of shaving cream for the sole purpose of squishing it through your hands over and over again? If not, you should. And feel free to bring your child along for the ride. ;) Seriously though, this was an awesome sensory experience. The colours were neat, but the tactile sensations were out of this world! S squeezed, patted, swirled and shook the cream for 20-25 minutes until she made the (inevitable) switch to warpainting herself, which was followed closely by bath time. ;)

5: Gloop - This stuff is supposed to be, well, gloopy and sort of string-able. Oddly, ours didn't come out like that. It was just kind of squishy. However we used white corn flour (the only type available at the store) so I'm wondering if you need the yellow variety to achieve the desired effect? In any case, this didn't take away from S' zest for the experience; she glooped around for a good 25+ minutes.

** Update - April 10th ** - Turns out gloop is supposed to be made with corn starch, not corn flour! Well, what we here in North America refer to as corn starch, that is. In the UK apparently they call this corn flour, hence my initial confusion. In any case, we made it with corn starch today and it came out as I'd envisioned. And S, of course, had a ball!

4: Home-made finger painting - I'm cheating a bit to include this activity, as we did it a few days before our challenge officially began. However it's too awesome not to include. Two of S' absolute fave things to do are painting and getting her hands dirty, and finger painting is (of course) the perfect marriage of the two. Plus with this home made recipe, you know exactly what's going in! (And everything's safe and edible, except arguably the food colouring - though you could explore natural colourings using ingredients such as spinach and carrot). We made a few bowls of this stuff in an array of colours, and S painted until it was all either on pieces of paper or somewhere on her body. :) Total play time: 30 minutes

3: Marshmallow sensory play - Did you know that when you toss a bunch of marshmallows in a tub of water there's a cool magnetic effect? The marshmallows form together into chains and other Tetris-esque shapes, but they don't stick together (as I thought they would) so you can shuffle them around and they'll join back together in different configurations. This had me particularly intrigued, however S (as expected) was more enraptured by the feel of the marshmallows in the water, swirling and squishing them with delight. We heated a few up which did make them stick together (of course - I've made my share of rice crispy squares!) and S loved playing with the gloopy 'shmallow clumps too. Total play time: 40 minutes

2: Pasta play dough - This activity is super-awesome for a couple reasons: 1) Highly engaging for the child, honing both creativity and fine motor skills and 2) Dirt easy to prep and clean up - just grab a few tubs of prepared play dough (or make your own, based on one of the jillion recipes out there) and a handful of pasta in different shapes & sizes. We've done this activity 3-4 times now and our materials have included small and large macaroni, long rice noodles and corn.  S loves play dough on its own, but getting to stick stuff into it amps up the fun factor even more! As usual, there's a heavy food theme with her play; she loves to make birthday cakes, cookies, etc. She especially likes sticking in the long rice noodles as the "candles". :) Total play time: 30+ minutes each time.

1: Spaghetti sensory play - This puppy took the cake both in terms of total play time and immersion factor, and as such I had to award it top spot. First of all, I decided to change things up a bit from the original instructions to vary the sensory experience. I divided the cooked spaghatti into two tubs, colouring one red and orange and keeping it warm, and colouring the other blue and green and putting it in the freezer for a few minutes to chill it down. S jubilantly squished, made food, told tales and gave the spaghatti personalities for a solid 45 minutes. About 30 minutes into the play, I gave her a third tub of water which she happily incorporated into the experience. Messy? Boy was it ever. Worth it? 110%!!

What sensory activities have you tried with your own children? Which one(s) do they enjoy the most?

Displaying Childrens' Art: A Super-Simple Approach

Now that our daughter's well into her twos, she's blossoming into quite the little artist! She regularly brings home masterpieces from daycare and we've recently been particularly crafty at home as well. When it came to showcasing her creations, our fridge wasn't cutting it with its single item capacity, so I consulted Pinterest for inspiration on creating a multi-item display. As expected, my pal came through and we adopted the following variant in our own living room, situated suitably above our daughter's art table.

A string, two hooks, several clothes pins and less than 10 minutes was all it took to put together this super-practical, rustic yet whimsical display. Our line is about 5 feet across and can display 7-8 pieces. When it's time to display a new one, we simply pop open a clothes pin and either remove an older piece or place the new one in front.

Our wall spans two hutches so we were able to adhere the hooks to these. But the hooks are tiny so securing them directly into the wall would certainly be viable too.



How/where do you display your children's art? How many creations can you display at a time?

30-Day Creative Kid Challenge! #ckchallenge

With another month or two of cold weather still on deck, I've been gathering ideas for fun crafts and activities I can share with my 26-month-old daughter S. She's at such a wonderful age for learning, exploring and experimenting and the last thing I want her to feel is bored and unstimulated during the long hours we're spending indoors! (As a fringe benefit, this may also dissuade her from laying the smack down on her baby brother ;) )

I've already uncovered a bunch of cool projects to try with her, from homemade lava lamps to bath tub science and I'm sure I've just scratched the surface, as Pinterest is proving to be a goldmine for creative kid awesomeness! All this has motivated me to challenge myself and try out a new creative craft or activity with S each day for 30 days straight.

Here are the rules I'm following for this challenge!

• Each day of the challenge must have a different craft/activity
• A maximum of 5 activities can be familiar (i.e. ones I have tried out before)
• Activities must allow the child to participate directly
• Activities must be safe and use non-toxic materials
• Activities must involve creativity beyond simply using a commercial product as designed. For example, putting together a beaded jewelry box using a beaded jewelry box construction kit doesn't count! That said, commercial products can be used to supplement a more involved creative activity (e.g. Playdoh).  

I will share each day's activity on FB and Twitter (using the hashtag #ckchallenge), and blog about our experience when the challenge is over! Also, I will be continuously adding to my Creative Toddler Activities Pinterest board to fuel my inspiration! :)

Who's up for taking the 30-Day Creative Kid Challenge with me? Do you have any suggestions for toddler-friendly crafts or activities that would be fun to include?

(Note: I will be starting this challenge today (February 12) however feel free to start whenever this works for you!)

Old Christmas Card Collage - A Toddler and Kid-Friendly Craft!

While it's always nice to receive festive greetings from loved ones each holiday season, those piles of Christmas cards can certainly build up as the years go by! To keep things manageable, I generally hold on to hand-made cards and store-bought variants with meaningful personal content and recycle the remainder, however this year I came up with an idea for repurposing these. Now that our daughter's 2, she's starting to "get" the concepts behind holidays and her fine motor skills are at a level where she's able to be more  hands-on with crafts, so I thought it would be a fun project for her to convert some of our old cards into a Christmas-themed collage! It worked out fabulously. :) Here are the deets, for those of you who'd like to give this a try as well!

Note - the steps listed assume you're doing the project with a toddler. For an older child (e.g. 4-5+ years), you can adjust the steps so that they're more hands-on - e.g., encouraging a child to cut out their own images, write their own name/message, etc. 

Christmas Card Collage

Materials:

• 15-20 old Christmas cards with different images/designs
• Large piece of paper (we used a 12"x18" sheet of finger paint paper)
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• Christmas stickers to decorate smaller areas (optional)
• Non-toxic, washable markers and/or sticky letters

 

Steps:

1. Lay out materials on a flat surface
2. Ask your child to choose a card image they'd like to include next. Cut out the image.
3. Have your child assist in gluing the back of the image, and allow them to paste it wherever they want on the collage.
4. Repeat steps 2-3 until all large, blank areas of the paper are filled with images. Ask your child about each image as it's added. (What/who it is, colours, what they like about it, etc.)
5. If you're using stickers as well, allow your child to add some of these to jazz things up further.
6. Add a holiday message and your child's name using the markers and/or sticky letters. Allow your child to add some free form details with the markers if they want.
7. Voila! Encourage your child to show off their work of art to friends and family!

Our completed collage!

Comparing her own candy cane to mouse's candy cane on her picture!

So tell me... what do you do with your old Christmas cards? Can you recommend other fun holiday art projects that are toddler-friendly?

Baby's First Art Project!

Chris and I are always searching for new things to do with S that are interesting and stimulating for her. Recently, I found myself thinking it would be fun to somehow get her involved in creating a piece of art. But how would we do this without ending up with multi-coloured poo ("kid safe" as it may be), not to mention a re-donk-ulously large mess?

Well, I googled around and found a great blog post demonstrating that indeed, Babies CAN do crafts! And babies much younger than S, at that!

The article describes four clean & safe art projects that can be tackled by babies as young as 3 months old (if not younger!) They all look pretty neat, however I decided to try out the first one (Ziploc bag art) as it is SUPER easy to do!

Step 1: Gather materials - paint, paper and bag. (I used 3 colours of Funstuff Tempera paint, a piece of printer paper cut to fit and a medium heavy-duty freezer bag.)

Step 2: Squeeze a dollop of each paint colour onto the paper and carefully slide it into the bag. (I managed to smear the red a little - oops!)

Step 3: Give the "apparatus" to baby and watch what transpires! (The original article suggests talking about the colours, how it feels, etc. I tried this, however S preferred to just lay the smack down, smushing it around in her hands and dragging it across the kitchen floor. :)

Step 4: Marvel at the artistic masterpiece!

Here is S's finished product! She actually "worked" on it for a couple days as it hung around on her playmat, piquing her interest every now and then. Now we just need to find the best way to display it! Any suggestions?

Have you found any other successful methods for introducing art to young babies? I'd love to try out some new projects!

Kammy's Korner Store - Review & Giveaway! (Closed)

 

Are you a lover of all things vivid, whimsical or extravagant? Do you adore shabby chic or marvel at the conversion of old into bold? Would you consider yourself both fanciful and frugal? If you've answered yes to any of the above questions, read on!

I'd like to introduce you to Kammy Wielenga - owner of the blog Kammy's Korner. In her own words: "I'm a wife, mother of three precious munchkins, and live with paint under my fingernails instead of on top of them." Love it! :) Kammy first contacted me several weeks ago looking for help promoting her new boutique Kammy's Korner Store which specializes in home-made headbands and other hair accessories. Upon looking through her blog and the items in her boutique, I was impressed to say the least. This mama has an amazing array of creative talents!

I'll get to the hair accessories in a moment as I'll be reviewing these in detail. First, I'd like to quickly highlight some of Kammy's other specialties:

• Before and after projects. Her blog features a whole slew of these, from furniture pieces to clothing to entire rooms! She also has some of her completed furniture pieces available for purchase. Here is an example of a B&A furniture makeover I particularly like:
  

• Wall decor. Kammy makes stretched canvas paintings, hand-painted clocks and other decor; you can browse available items from her store here.
  
  
• Hand-crafted cards. Love these! View a sample of cards she has created here.

And if all that weren't enough, she features great recipes and Thrifty Thoughts on her blog as well. A mama after my own heart. ;)

Alright, so let's take a closer look at her boutique, Kammy's Korner Store!

Kammy has crafted a huge collection of beautiful headbands, bows, clips and hats - all at extremely affordable prices (just $3 to $5 each!) Accents include flowers, feathers, beads and buttons, and you can find almost any colour theme you desire! One of the best things about her "waffle crochet" headbands, in particular, is that they are SUPER soft and stretchy and therefore can fit literally all the way from infant to adult! Kammy mentioned to me that she shares some bands with her own baby girl. :)

For review purposes, Kammy generously sent me two headbands to try out on S! I selected one of these from her existing stock, and the other she made especially for S based on pictures I sent her. How thoughtful!

Check 'em out:

One of the first things I had to test out was the stretchiness. Yup, I can definitely see one of these fitting an adult!

Alright now the "fun" part - photoshoot time with S!

Why the quotes, you ask? Well, S generally hates anything on her face or head. Shades? Forget about it. Hat? If it's one of her comfier ones and we use dedicated distraction techniques. ;) So needless to say I was a bit concerned that she wouldn't tolerate the bands. And my fears were initially warranted - her first inclination was indeed to rip 'em off. But! Once each one was on and she was sufficiently engrossed in another activity, she completely forgot about it! This is definitely a testament to the comfort of the waffle crochet material that the bands are made out of!

Here's S modeling the flower band (which I picked out myself):

 

  

And here she is sporting the bow & feather band which Kammy customized just for her!

 

(As a side note, it was ridicu-hard to narrow down which pictures from the shoot to include here. S would most certainly win Canada's Next Top Baby Model, no? :)

So how would you like to own some of these great accessories yourself?

Buy It:

Head on over to Kammy's Korner Store and shop 'til you drop! Google Checkout makes the whole process simple & secure.

Win It:

Kammy has generously offered to give away either two hair accessories (headbands, bows or clips) or one hat of the winner's choice to a lucky Manager to Mom reader!

To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter form below. Comments do not count as entries, however feel free to add a comment to remind yourself that you entered!

Disclosure:  The prize is being provided and shipped to the winner by Kammy Wielenga.  I received no financial compensation for writing my review or offering this giveaway, although I did receive the sample items free of charge.  This is my completely honest opinion above and may be different from yours.