Archives by Day: February 24, 2025

Teacher reading to 4 young children for story time

Family-Friendly Spring Activities

Family Community resources: Check out some of the family-friendly Spring activities in and around our community. Read More ›

Close up of hand of young child playing dough with her father.

Play Idea: Homemade Playdough

Playdough is very good sensory activity for little ones. Homemade playdough is even better! You and your child can play with it by squishing, rolling, and pounding it with your hands. You can use plastic forks and knifes, to make marks in it and cut it. Using cookie cutters is a good way to make different shapes with the playdough. As you are playing with playdough make sure you talk about the way it smells and how it feels. Get the pay ideas and the recipe below. Read More ›

Two young kids lying on the floor of their house under bed sheets lit with light bulbs.

Sensory Play

Contributor: Stacy Bailey, EIS

We all learn about ourselves and the world around us through our sensations! Sensory information can come in all forms, information to our eyes, ears, skin, mouth, movement, etc. helping us learn about the world around us and internal signals letting us know if we are hungry, thirsty, tired, or need to go to the bathroom, which help us learn about ourselves. And kids are no exception! Below are some tips to help you create multi-sensory activities for the little ones in your life. Read More ›

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