Hands on Kids Activities for Hands on Moms.
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Washing Toys Water Activity for Toddlers

One of the most basic water activities you can do is to wash the toys.

Its a perfect indoor water activity for toddlers to do. Just make sure to prep just a bit so there’s not a complete mess to clean up.

I laid

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Mixing Colors on the Window

I set up an activity for mixing colors, without actually mixing them physically, just with light.

As you may know, I love activities and crafts for the window. We have a huge picture window in our living room that just

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Reuse Lotion for a Smelling Sensory Activity

A sensory activity can be done with almost anything!

As the simplify part of the Seventh Generation 7 day Journey to Natural Beauty, I did some spring cleaning and found an entire basket full of lotions that I haven’t

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25 Sensory Activities for Kids

Sensory activities are almost always a no fail activity. It opens the door for free play. It lets the kids explore a material. And its just fun!

Sensory activities tend to end in a mess at our house. But if you’re not a

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Water Activity with Newspaper

This is one water activity that actually just grosses me out… I have a thing against certain items being wet… bread especially, but paper isn’t much different. The wet newspaper is not something I’d like to touch myself.

But, oh did my

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Sensory Activity: Dry Pasta Noodles

Pasta noodles make for a great sensory activity for toddlers and preschoolers to explore with their sense or touch and even sound.

I set out a tub of macaroni noodles along with several items to play with.

 

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