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Firetruck Halloween Costume

When Ada chose to be a firefighter for Halloween Zoey decided she wanted a firetruck. This was my attempt at making this happen. Tire tread leggings, shirt with a ladder and fire hose for arms, red dress overtop, and red firefighter accessories.

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Oobleck - A Simple Two Ingredient Sensory Material

Oobleck... a simple material that is so confounding. Is it a liquid, a solid, or both? It's a non-Newtonian fluid that everyone needs to check out at least once.

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Quick and Simple Sensory Stations You May Already Have

Here are some simple and quick sensory stations you may already have laying around that you can pull together quickly.

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All Terrain Vehicle Zoom Sensory Bin

Does your child love rocks and/or vehicles? Why not make an all terrain vehicle zoom sensory bin!

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Dinosaur Footprints Sensory Bin

Does your child love dinosaurs? Why not make a dinosaur footprints sensory bin using playdough. They can make their dinosaur imprints, smoosh the ground down, and then try again! Use my homemade playdough recipe for custom colored playdough.

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A Visit To The Royal Tyrrell Museum

Are you going on a trip through Alberta, Canada? Do you love dinosaurs? Why not check out the Royal Tyrrell Museum and see all the dinosaur fossils.

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Sink or Float Water Play Sensory Bin

Is it a hot day? Why not pull over a bin of water and test the buoyancy of your toys. We added a sink or float water sensory bin to Zoey's birthday party and it was a blast.

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Cleaning Deck Toys

Get your kids to help clean their outside toys with a scrubbing sensory bin!

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Farm Sensory Bin with Food Trough and Silos

Does your kid love farms? I created a farm sensory bin for my daughter's birthday stocked with farm animals, two kinds of ground, water trough, feed trough, and a pourable silo.

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Cleaning the Dusty Musties Sensory Station

Is your child a Doc McStuffins fan? Does some of your toys need cleaning? Why not get your kids to clean the 'dustiy musties' from your toys in their new sensory bin?

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Simple Soapy Water Play

Does your child love bubbles? Super simple sensory bin is a bin of bubbles and maybe a couple toys. You can get really good bubbles in a blender but you can also use a stand mixer. Bonus points if you make a smoothie and do the final cleaning making this for your kids.

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The Lead Up to Sewing My Raglan Swimsuit

Create your child's next swimming suit yourself. I hacked a raglan pattern to include a snap placket and paired it with an underwear pattern. Perfect swimming bottoms and matching rash guard!

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Sew a Rash Guard Swimsuit Top Using your Favorite Raglan Pattern

Create your child's next swimming suit yourself. I hacked a raglan pattern to include a snap placket and paired it with an underwear pattern. Perfect swimming bottoms and matching rash guard!

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Easy Cardboard Kitchen Set

Are you debating getting your child a kitchen set but don't know if they'll enjoy it? Do you have an extra box laying around? Why not make a temporary kitchen set and see how they like it. Full directions here!

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Recent Kid Patterns for Me-Made-May 2018

For Me Made May in 2018 I list my main sews including two kinds of dresses through Stitch Upon A Time and a hooded towel through Ellie And Mac.

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Floam - Slime with Foam Balls

Do you make slime and what to change it up? Have foam beads and aren't sure what to do with it? Why not combine the two and make some slime with foam ball a.k.a. floam!

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Disposable Diaper 'Snow' Sensory Bin

Did your disposable diaper strap break and now you're about to throw out a perfectly good and clean diaper? Why not add water to show your child how it absorbs their pee and have some fun while you're at it. We added water to create 'snow'. Just don't open the diaper until after you've added water.

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Quiet Book Page - Brush the Crocodile's Teeth

Are you having trouble teaching your kids how to brush their teeth? Why not create a sensory page to help teach them?

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Cardboard and Water Play

Do you want a simple game to play that's easy to clean up. Why not paint with water onto cardboard. If you don't saturate it with water it can dry and you play again! Add paper to leave negative impressions.

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Quiet Book Page - Embroidery Sampler

Are you working on quiet books? Do you want to learn more embroidery? Why not combine both and create an embroidery page on your quiet book. The different embroidery stitches offer so much texture while the floss choice offers vibrancy.

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Masking Tape Roads

Does your child love playing with cars? Why not use masking tape to create your own road system. Make it as elaborate or simple as you'd like and once you're done you can peel it off.

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Quiet Book Page - Counting Using your Hands from One to Five

Is your child learning to count? Why not create a quiet book sensory page were they can follow along with the images on either their hand or manipulating the hand you created.

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Cardboard Kitchen From an Old End Table

Do you have a nightstand or small table you aren't using? Why not convert it to a kitchen set for your child?

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Easter 'Egg' Hunt with Painted Rocks

Missing Easter egg hunts but don't want to waste the eggs? Why not decorate some rocks and go hunting for them instead?

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Felt Farfalle (Bow-Tie) Pasta and Diced Tomatoes

Does your child have a kitchen set where they love to make pretend food? Why not make them bow-tie pasta and 'canned tomatoes' so they can make their favorite meal whenever they want.