Magic in Light {Baby Light Play}

Hi all! It's Ashlee from Loving Naturally back again. Welcome to another Playful Baby post!

Light can some times be taken for granted, it's not until we are in the dark that we truly appreciate the magic and wonder that light brings. Turning a wall into a puppet show or a pumpkin into something spooky.

For a toddler exploring light is just as magical. Little A loves light torches, they can keep her entertained for hours, hiding under the bed shining it around. 

 

Nature on the Light Table {Light Play for Babies}

Welcome back to another post in our Playful Baby series! This year we are hosting a new series about none other than baby play! From playspaces to heuristic play and even paint… we want you to feel comfortable playing with your baby. By the end of the next 12 months you will have an arsenal of baby play ideas! You will have the knowledge and understanding to continue learning and growing with your baby through play. This month we are sharing light play ideas!

A Creative Easter with a Young Baby {Painting with Babies}

Hi there! Mummy A from Squishels and Me here again! Daddy J and I created this super-easy Easter masterpiece with our six-month-old for April’s Baby Play Paint theme.

Here’s how in 4 easy steps!

No Mess Baby Painting {Painting with Babies}

Hello April! It’s Mummy Loz here and what a massive month April has been! This month my baby turned 1! I can’t believe how quickly time goes. It feels like yesterday when we only just bought her home from the hospital.

As I was a little distracted, I have been utterly organised with my blog but here we go :)

Baby Sensory Play at the Beach {Baby Sensory Play}

Welcome back to another post in our Playful Baby series! This year we are hosting a new series about none other than baby play! From playspaces to heuristic play and even paint… we want you to feel comfortable playing with your baby. By the end of the next 12 months you will have an arsenal of baby play ideas! You will have the knowledge and understanding to continue learning and growing with your baby through play. This month we are sharing sensory play ideas!

A Natural Easter {Baby Sensory Play}

Hey there! Squishels and Mummy A from Squishels and Me, here for the March theme of ‘sensory play’. We’ve taken this theme and thrown a little bit of an Easter spin on it as we get ready for Easter with our wonderful new playgym.

Tired Mumma=Sensory Play {Baby Sensory Play}

Hello Beautiful Mummas. Another month, another blog, and this month we are delving into sensory play. Little Turtle has now turned 11 months and she is in to EVERYTHING! As exciting as it is to see Turtle learning so much new cool stuff, let’s face it, she has become a cute little tornado and I’m sure lots of other mummas can concur.

Create Your Own Rockpool {Baby Sensory Play}

Hello everyone! Ashlee from Loving Naturally here, once again, to touch on the topic of sensory play. As expensive as it sounds it's so simple, easy and your most likely doing it right now and can add a few more things to your babies play, from what you have around the house.

The Best Sensory Play Idea

Squiggles is absolutely obsessed with baking. She's constantly cooking up a storm in her sandpit kitchen, her play kitchen or our real kitchen. It just seems to be the thing she loves at the moment. It also happens to be the perfect activity for my little sensory seeker.

5 Sensory Explorations for Baby

This post was originally published on Building Acorns, as that blog no longer exists and this is one of my favourite posts I thought I would share it all with you here!

Sensory play is a vital part of your baby’s life-their little brain needs to be constantly stimulated by sensory experiences to develop. That doesn’t mean that if you’re not constantly creating and providing your baby with, super amazing, Pinterest worthy activities, that your baby’s brain won’t develop. Whilst those activities can be awesome fun and there are those of us (guilty!) who thrive on providing activities like that for our little ones; for babies all play experiences are sensory. Your baby is naturally curious and from the time they were born they’ve been using their senses to explore the world around them. You can enhance their sensory exploration and in turn help their brain development by doing very simple things, here’s just five to get you thinking about how you can engage in sensory play with your bub.

Natural Playdough

Happy New Year! I'm launching mysef into the new year and back into blogging by sharing with you our Natural Playdough recipe!

This activity was actually done for Lemon Lime Adventures's 12 Months of Sensory Dough series. Unfortunately, I dropped the ball and didn't get it published in time! Sorry Dayna!

Edible Frozen Playdough

Welcome back for another month of  12 Months of Sensory Dough Recipes where several bloggers get together to share the exciting sensory dough recipes and a variety of twists and turns. It is our hope that you will have a one-stop resource for all things Sensory Dough!

This month we are featuring a huge list of edible doughs! That's right playdough that you can eat, taste good, and is moldable!

Outdoor Playdough-A Calming Activity

You don't always have to create a brand new activity to keep your kids entertained and yourself sane. Sometimes it's as simple as finding a new way to play with an activity you already have.

Valentine's Day Sensory Bin {Couscous Hearts}

Valentine's Day. Do you celebrate it? It seems to be more popular in the USA than it is here in Australia. Whether you celebrate Valentine's Day or not, this is a fun activity to do with your Preppie or Foundation (Kindergarten for those of you in the USA) aged child.

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Edible Gingerbread Playdough

Welcome back for another month of  12 Months of Sensory Dough Recipes where several bloggers get together to share the exciting sensory dough recipes and a variety of twists and turns. It is our hope that you will have a one-stop resource for all things Sensory Dough!

This month we are featuring a huge list of edible doughs! That's right playdough that you can eat, taste good, and is moldable!

Christmas Sensory Bin

I'm excited to be joining in today with Sugar Aunts' Christmas Carol Sensory Bin Blog Hop! Bloggers from all over are joining in to bring you a list of carol inspired sensory bins that you can re-create all season long!

Christmas Inspired Cloud Dough

Welcome back for another month of  12 Months of Sensory Dough Recipes where several bloggers get together to share the exciting sensory dough recipes and a variety of twists and turns. It is our hope that you will have a one-stop resource for all things Sensory Dough!

This month we are featuring a huge list of cloud doughs. Cloud dough, in case you're wondering, is the ultimate sensory dough-it's super soft, mouldable and only uses two ingredients!

Happy Soda Dough

Welcome back for another month of  12 Months of Sensory Dough Recipes where several bloggers get together to share the exciting sensory dough recipes and a variety of twists and turns. It is our hope that you will have a one-stop resource for all things Sensory dough! 

This month we are featuring a huge list of soda doughs. Soda dough, in case you're wondering, is playdough made with bicarbonate of soda. We had fun playing and exploring with 'Happy Person' Soda Dough!

Chocolate Dinosaur Oobleck

Welcome back for another month of  12 Months of Sensory Dough Recipes where several bloggers get together to share the exciting sensory dough recipes and a variety of twists and turns. It is our hope that you will have a one-stop resource for all things Sensory dough! 

This month we are featuring a huge list of ooblecks. Sometimes known as goop, oobleck is a non-Newtonian material that has characteristics of liquids and solids. We had fun playing and exploring with Chocolate Dinosaur Oobleck!

Strawberry Playdough

Welcome back for another month of  12 Months of Sensory Dough Recipes where several bloggers get together to share the exciting sensory dough recipes and a variety of twists and turns. It is our hope that you will have a one-stop resource for all things Sensory dough!

This month we are featuring a huge list of playdoughs from no-cook to microwaved and everything in between. We had fun playing with Strawberry Playdough!