Sensory Garden

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We love to explore sunflowers for science, then creating large sunflower art for our classroom wall. We ask our preschool families if they have any homegrown sunflowers that they'd like to donate. We then add some fine motor fun to our day with the sunflowers. We place the plants on a flat surface and invite our toddlers and preschoolers to remove the seeds with tongs. This is a much-loved activity! What you will need: Sunflower plants, the bigger the better Tweezers Cups to put the seeds…

There is nothing like having fresh cut flowers in the house. I don’t know about you, but it often brightens up my day as you can’t help but smile when fresh flowers are around. Buying them in the store weekly or even monthly can sometimes get a bit pricey. The perfect solution is to plant...Read More »

My daughter’s school is just finishing up with their garden unit. They have been watching a classroom caterpillar as it turns into a butterfly, planting flowers in the front garden, and reading garden-themed books. It’s been fun seeing her get excited about learning – especially because the topic is meaningful to her as she watches […]

Encourage creativity by hosting a neighborhood art show of kids' arts and crafts.

Before you pull your hair out, I have some ideas to keep your child busy and hopefully happy- 20 Summertime Sensory Activities For Kids With Autism

-A River habitat in the sensory table.

Inspired by a similar idea in pinterest, I found a round wooden table top at the local home improvement store-perfect! My son-in-law burned a tic-tac-toe grid onto the table top. I stained it and nailed it to a tree stump. I purchased some stones and asked my granddaughter to paint them as ladybugs and bees. Didn't they come out great? I found a little wire basket at the dollar store to keep them in. I bought a set of natural cedar curved benches, stained and assembled them. Now when m…

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A couple of years ago, soon after we moved into our home, Harry and I began to hear strange skittering noises under the floorboards. Small things occasionally went missing or turned up in unexpected places. ‘Mice!‘, said my husband. ‘Borrowers!’ I replied. Harry was mystified. Then, we discovered these small doors in the skirting boards […]