If you’d like, you can also use this activity as a lacing activity after the child punches holes around the egg. Use colorful string or yarn to lace around the egg!
While you are here, don’t forget to check my other Easter egg activities for kids:
You’ll love this FREE 6-page Printable St. Patrick’s Day Q-Tip Painting Activity for kids to work on during the month of March this year!
With St. Patrick’s Day approaching, crafts and activities are a fun way to celebrate the month of the color green, shamrocks, leprechauns, rainbows, pots of gold, and more!
Get out your paint supplies for the kids and enjoy this FREE set of St. Patrick’s Day Q-Tip Painting activities for the kids!
Learn how to make rainbow rice with just a few simple ingredients! Rainbow rice is great for sensory play.
With a toddler at home, I’m always on the hunt for new ideas for sensory play. My son loves to play with a variety of materials and items that we add to his sensory bins.
One of the easiest ingredients to add to a sensory bin is rainbow rice! Instead of adding basic white rice to a sensory bin for play, we like to make colorful rice for added sensory benefits. This helps him learn and recognize primary colors!
If you’d like to learn how to make rainbow rice for sensory bins, follow this easy to follow photo tutorial below!
Get creative with your sensory bins. Add scoops, small cups, toys, etc. to make your sensory bin more exciting!
Rice sensory play offers a host of benefits for kids.
It is a great way to encourage sensory exploration and to promote fine motor skills. rice sensory play can also help to calm and soothe children, making it an ideal activity for kids with sensory processing issues.
Rice sensory play is also a great way to boost creativity and imagination.
If you are looking for a fun and beneficial activity for your child, rice sensory play is definitely worth considering!
Rainbow Rice for Sensory Play
Supplies:
NOTE: This is not an edible recipe! Adults supervision recommended.
white rice (uncooked)
food coloring (rainbow colors)
6 plastic sandwich zipper bags
rubbing alcohol (or white vinegar)
sensory bin or trays
sensory scoops
paper towels
Directions:
Add 1/2 cup of rice to each bag.
Add 15 drops of each food coloring to each bag of rice. You can easily find the primary colors of food coloring: red, yellow, green, blue.
If you don’t have orange food coloring, add 8 drops red and 8 drops yellow.
If you don’t have purple food coloring. mix red and blue food coloring together until you get the desired shared. For light purple, use more red food coloring.
For dark purple, use more blue.
Add 1 tsp of rubbing alcohol to each bag.
Close the bag well and start mixing the rice and food coloring mixture together with your hands.
Mix the rice together until all rice is colored.
Pour the rice onto a paper towel lined drying tray and allow rice to dry completely. When rice is dry, add rice to sensory bin, cups, etc. for play time!
Mix the rainbow rice together when you are ready!
Allow the child to play with the rainbow rice using their hands, scoops, spoons, cups, etc.
How to Make Rainbow Rice
Materials
white rice (uncooked)
food coloring
6 plastic sandwich zipper bags
rubbing alcohol (or white vinegar)
sensory bin or trays
sensory scoops
paper towels
Instructions
Add 1/2 cup of rice to each bag.
Add 15 drops of each food coloring to each bag of rice. You can easily find the primary colors of food coloring: red, yellow, green, blue. If you don’t have orange food coloring, add 8 drops red and 8 drops yellow. If you don’t have purple food coloring. mix red and blue food coloring together until you get the desired shared. For light purple, use more red food coloring. For dark purple, use more blue.
Add 1 tsp of rubbing alcohol to each bag.
Close the bag well and start mixing the rice and food coloring mixture together with your hands.
Mix the rice together until all rice is colored.
Pour the rice onto a paper towel lined drying tray and allow rice to dry completely. When rice is dry, add rice to sensory bin, cups, etc. for play time!
Mix the rainbow rice together when you are ready!
Allow the child to play with the rainbow rice using their hands, scoops, spoons, cups, etc.
If you’re like me, you’re always on the lookout for new and innovative ways to help your kids learn.
Well, look no further! Check out these top educational websites for kids.
With games, activities, and lessons on a variety of subjects, your little ones will be learning without even realizing it.
So ditch the flashcards and worksheets this year, and check out these great websites instead!
Summer break is almost here! The kids will spend a lot of time indoors and will be looking for things to do.
If the kids are bored and you are out of ideas and tricks to keep them happy, consider allowing some educational screen time.
Benefits of Using Educational Website for Kids
There are many benefits of using educational websites for kids. They can help children learn new things, improve their academic skills, and make new friends.
Educational websites can be a great way for kids to learn about different topics. They can read articles, watch videos, and play games that teach them about a variety of subjects.
And, they can do all of this at their own pace. If they don’t understand something, they can go back and review it again.
In addition to academic benefits, educational websites can also help kids socialize and make new friends.
Many sites have forums or chat rooms where kids can interact with each other. This can be a great way for introverted or shy children to make friends and practice their social skills.
As a safety tip, I do always encourage monitoring your children if they choose to interact with others online.
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Your child can access the internet in so many different ways. Bark provides families with all the tools they need to raise kids in the digital age. Bark’s comprehensive service lets you monitor content, manage screen time, and filter websites so you can get peace of mind while your child is online.
So, if you’re looking for a way to help your child learn and grow, consider using educational websites. There are many great ones out there that can offer both academic and social benefits.
Here’s a list of educational websites for kids that you can allow your children to play on this summer.
Find your favorites and bookmark them!
Educational Websites for Kids
ABCmouse.com – Membership includes: 8,500+ Learning Activities, Access on All Devices, Comprehensive Online Learning and Advanced Progress Tracking!
GoNoodle – Hundreds of videos that activate kids’ bodies and brains.
NASA Kids’ Club – a place to play games and learn about NASA
Dr. Seuss’ Seussville– is the place for children of all ages to play and learn with Dr. Seuss. Find information on Dr. Seuss books plus you’ll find games and activities
Crayola – Our go-to website for themed printable coloring pages as well as craft ideas and lesson plans
ABCya! – a teacher-created website which provides fun and educational games and apps for kids
Scholastic Kids– for kids about books, reading, authors, games
Sesame Street – games, videos, playlists, muppets, and art
We have a pretty great set up right now for our birds and forest friends to visit.
We currently have our bird feeder, bird bath, and plenty of bird seed out for the birds. Every day, my husband and I watch the variety of birds that visit.
We see cardinals, blue jays, woodpeckers, doves, brown thrashers, titmice, black birds, and other types of birds that we are still trying to identify!
If you are interested in learning more about birds, I recommend setting up a safe space in your yard for backyard birds to visit!
We do see other critters like squirrels, rabbits, salamanders, butterflies, dragonflies, and more! (Yes, we did see a non-venomous snake this week!)
To celebrate our new hobby, I wanted to share this Blue Bird craft with you to make with your own kids.
Blue Bird Paper Plate Craft
Supplies:
dessert size paper plate
blue pom pom balls (3 different shades)
2 googly eyes
1 blue pipe cleaner
1 yellow pipe cleaner
1 orange pipe cleaner
school glue
Directions:
Glue the pom poms to the paper plate. If using three shades of blue as pictured, start with the wings first, then the breast area, and finally the top.
With the blue chenille stem, cut in half and shape into wings. Glue into place.
Twist the orange chenille stem into a beak shape. Glue into place.
Cut one yellow chenille stem in half. Twist each half into bird feet. Glue into place.
Glue the wiggly eyes to each side of the beak.
Blue Bird Paper Plate Craft
Materials
dessert size paper plate
blue pom pom balls (3 different shades)
2 googly eyes
1 blue pipe cleaner
1 yellow pipe cleaner
1 orange pipe cleaner
school glue
Instructions
Glue the pom poms to the paper plate. If using three shades of blue as pictured, start with the wings first, then the breast area, and finally the top.
With the blue chenille stem, cut in half and shape into wings. Glue into place.
Twist the orange chenille stem into a beak shape. Glue into place.
Cut one yellow chenille stem in half. Twist each half into bird feet. Glue into place.
Ideas could include green sand or glitter, plastic gold coins, plastic shamrocks, leprechaun hats or bows for dress up, puzzles of four-leaf clovers, and even green slime!
You can also throw in some books about St. Patrick’s Day or Irish folklore for your kids to read.
Create this stretchy St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Slime to enjoy during the month of March!
Do your kids love slime as much as my kids do?
My girls love to make slime. I’ve seen them make just about every kind of slime you can think of – from regular slime to textured or fluffy slime!
With St. Patrick’s Day coming up, I have a new St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Slime recipe to share with you!
This is a great slime recipe for the family to make this spring season. The green glitter, gold confetti dots, and shamrock confetti are what make this recipe a big hit!
Be sure to store this when you are finished playing with it for fun all month long.
If your kids love to color as much as mine do, check out these coloring pages, too!
Fill the empty glue bottle about ⅓ full with warm water (about ¼ cup) and seal with the lid. Shake well to combine the remaining glue with the water. Pour into bowl with glue and stir to combine.
Add the baking soda to the glue and stir to mix thoroughly.
If you are adding additional glitter or confetti, stir the glitter into the glue mixture.
Add contact lens solution to the glue mixture and stir well.
(Note: regular glue will require less contact lens solution than glitter glue. Add the contact lens solution slowly, mixing between additions, and add only enough to bring the glue together into a soft ball.)
Remove the slime from the bowl allowing any excess liquid to remain in the bowl.
The slime will be sticky.
Begin to play with the slime, kneading it as you would bread dough, to bring the slime together. The slime is ready when no longer sticky.
Best if stored in an airtight container or slime container in the refrigerator when not in use.
Fill the empty glue bottle about ⅓ full with warm water (about ¼ cup) and seal with the lid. Shake well to combine the remaining glue with the water. Pour into bowl with glue and stir to combine.
Add the baking soda to the glue and stir to mix thoroughly.
If you are adding additional glitter or confetti, stir the glitter into the glue mixture.
Add contact lens solution to the glue mixture and stir well.
(Note: regular glue will require less contact lens solution than glitter glue. Add the contact lens solution slowly, mixing between additions, and add only enough to bring the glue together into a soft ball.)
Remove the slime from the bowl allowing any excess liquid to remain in the bowl.
The slime will be sticky.
Begin to play with the slime, kneading it as you would bread dough, to bring the slime together. The slime is ready when no longer sticky.
Best if stored in an airtight container or slime container in the refrigerator when not in use.
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