Pumpkin Play Clay Recipe

We love experimenting with ingredients to make our own  play recipes .   You can easily combine common items from your home to make all sorts of fun  doughs ,   slimes , and  goos .

Soap Foam for Kids

Keep kids busy with some "clean" fun this summer and  make soap foam !

Mud Activities for Kids

In hopes of encouraging everyone to get muddy this  summer  I have compiled a list of  super fun  mud activities   that kids of all ages are sure to love!

Magic Mud Recipe

Today, we added one simple ingredient to play mud to make it MAGIC !  Rosie and Jewel had so much fun !

Fizzy Mud for Kids

What could be more fun than mucking around in a big pile of mud?   Making it FIZZ!   Rosie and Jewel had lots of fun with this activity, and they got to explore elements of  science  while fully engaging the senses.

Dirt Dough for Kids

Let kids  play in the dirt  without actually getting "dirty".   This  play recipe  is especially great for apprehensive parents and for children still in the mouthing stage.

Rainbow Dyed Noodles

I remember  dyeing noodles  as a kid so that we could make pasta necklaces.    That was always  so much fun!

Finger Paint Recipe

Let the littlest of littles create and explore with this easy to make  paint for kids !

Homemade Toys for Kids

Got bored kids?  Give these homemade toys a try!

Homemade Liquid Watercolors

We love finding unique & creative ways to make our own  art supplies.

Homemade Face Paint

Kids of all ages just love to have their face painted .  This experience is typically reserved for carnivals and other special outings.

Lavender Water Beads

Calm kids down while keeping them engaged with this easy  recipe for play .

Water Bead Painting

Have you ever  played  and explored with  water beads ?

Rain Paint for Kids

Turn  rain into  rainbows  with this super fun  activity for kids !

Hatching Dinosaur Eggs

With just a few simple ingredients you can make dinosaur eggs that magically hatch as kids play!

Magic Treasure Rocks

Wow kids of all ages and make  magic treasure rocks !

Rainbow Cloud Dough

Rosie and Jewel love  cloud dough .  We make it so often that I feel as though we have a batch in constant rotation.

Alphabet Ice Paint

Keep kids cool this summer while engaged in learning with this easy to  make alphabet ice !

Cloud Dough Recipe

What would a  cloud  feel like if you could pick it up and squish it?

How to Grow Lollipops

Did you know that you can magically grow lollipops ?