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With Thanksgiving Day quickly approaching the last few weeks have brought some opportunities to play with turkeys. This Turkey Name Plate activity proved to be a fun way for Little Brother to practice spelling his name while getting in the seasonal mood. Materials: Paper plate Colorful construction paper/card stock Markers Stapler Glue stick White glue Pipe cleaner pieces Stapler Google eyes

A few weeks ago we used dried peas in our Leprechaun's Letters Sensory Tub, and they proved to be a great sensory tub filler. So while we still had them out, I decided to tweak the bin a little to reflect the next upcoming holiday: Easter. Last year I picked up these cute little carrot containers at The Dollar Tree (I saw others for sale this year as well) and I've been looking for a great

One of our favorite things to do with seasonal candy is use it as a math manipulative. In the past we've used candy hearts for math games, counted with pumpkins, and done math play with jelly beans. So when I saw these SweetTart Easter Candies at the grocery store I knew they would be perfect for math play. Since the candies were both colorful and different shapes, we decided to graph them!

Valentine's Day is coming, which means it's a great time to create and play with hearts. A few years ago I bought these fun plastic hearts at The Dollar Tree. We've used them in other sensory play ideas before, like this Valentine's Day Sensory Bin. But the other day I was inspired to try them on the light table.  Little Brother and I were home on a pretty dreary and rainy afternoon,