Cranium Polar Bear ABC Game We received this game from a family friend for Christmas, but just opened it! Buga loves trying to “catch” the letters in the icy water and then match where they belong. I love that it reinforces alphabet recognition skills and shows how letters put together make words. It’s a great […]

What a wonderfully nice feature on Parent Map! I am honored to be a part of their “10 eco-friendly toys for kids” list !! Thanks so much for adding my shop! Flutter away The Mama May I Etsy shop has some of the coolest eco-friendly, creative toys on Etsy and these flutter fly streamers are […]

With a little imagination, This: cardboard box Becomes this: personal driving machine Buga found a cardboard box. She pretended to drive it like a car. So we decided to cover it in easel paper, decorate it… and turn it into a car. I added a side-car snack holder so she could grab a snack or […]

We’re Going on a Bug Hunt We’re Looking For Some Bugs! Sensory Bin Style… As part of our Spring Sensory Bin, I hid insects throughout the bin for Buga to find. She can further investigate these bugs with her magnifying glass… …and then classify or categorize them using Bug Cards I bought last year at […]

We have updated our Sensory Bin a couple weeks ago to a Spring Theme. I love how earthy it turned out and Buga is enjoying the novelty of getting her hands dirty and playing around with the new things she discovers. I used black beans for the “dirt” and moss for the “grass” in the […]

Ever since we watched Mary Poppins, Buga wants to “Go Fly A Kite” so we recently tried it on an only semi-windy day. Though it didn’t get the results we were hoping for, she took great joy in the little flight her penguin kite took. Then she was done. Hopefully we will be able to […]

I love how toys I enjoyed when I was young are still around…. This is an actual Lite Bright from when my cousin was young. And this is Buga enjoying it now – 20 years later.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Retelling These Story Sticks were props for Buga’s Birthday party not long ago. Instead of tossing them I, of course, thought they could serve SOME purpose (I have the hardest time throwing anything away!) Needless to say, this was a good garbage-saving decision as Buga has had a lot of educational […]

This is such a simple task….especially for a 3 year old! But I love the idea of hearing her count the hearts as the plunk into the tub. I also like watching her as she unscrews the lid to dump them all out and start over again. This would be a great fine motor skill […]

We have been using Sensory Bins as a way to incorporate the Season or Holiday into our daily routine for awhile now. However, I have not been very good at documenting them until recently. Buga really enjoys playing with different nicknacks in a tub filled with something tactile – I mean, who wouldn’t? It’s a […]