Articles: Educational

A Sensory Bin to Celebrate Autumn: A Week of Sensory Bins

Ah, Autumn. It's FINALLY autumn.... my favorite season. I thought I'd throw together a fun, cinnamon-scented sensory box for the kiddos to celebrate! Here's what I did... 

Categories: Crafts & Tutorials

Oats and Gems, and Trucks, oh my!! A Week of Sensory Bins, Day 1!

One of Cocoa Puff's favorite activities are our "sensory" bins. I also call them activity bins. I've made them for multiple occasions and holidays. Originally, I had made a bunch of them for Froot Loop, but his tactile sensory issues made it so that he would barely even touch most of the sensory bins, much less actually enjoy playing with it. Soooooo, I put some of them away and brought them out for Cocoa Puff when he was about 18 months old. He still plays with them at 3 years old, so I've made a few more. Here is one of his recent favorites: a rainbow-dyed oatmeal sensory bin with glass gems, marbles, and plastic coins. 

Categories: Crafts & Tutorials

Wishlist Wednesday: Usborne Wind Up & Pull Back Books

My boys have always loved books and always loved reading. They've also always loved cars and trucks and anything with wheels. Usborne Books & More has found the CUTEST way to combine these two! Froot Loop and Cocoa Puff want them all! 

Quickie Questions: Back to School Edition

It's that time of the week again for Quickie Questions, where I ask y'all, my favorite readers, a simple (yet SUPER important) question to get us talking in the comments! Here's this week's question after the jump: 

Wishlist Wednesday: The Book That Every Family Needs To Have In Their Home Library

Happy Wednesday! It's Wishlist Wednesday Time here on the blog! Today, I have a book that we just NEED! 

Usborne Books & More Roundup: Our Favorite Children's Books!

Happy Tuesday! As you may or may not have read yesterday, I just joined Usborne Books & More as an Independent Consultant. I have loved Usborne Books since Froot Loop was a baby. One of the first books he ever received was from my aunt, who has always been amazing at sending the boys (and me!) books. 

Quickie Questions: Usborne Books edition

Good Morning! Happy Monday! Monday mornings mean Quickie Question time! This last week, I have started yet another small business! I just joined with Usborne Books & More as an Independent Consultant and I could NOT be happier about it. 

Earth Day Week: Recycled Jet Pack Made from Soda Bottles & a Box. We had to make another because they wouldn't share!

I'm continuing Earth Day week with another Recycled Craft! This one is a Jet Pack!! 

Earth Day Week: Recycled Wind Chimes Craft from Paper Bathroom Cups

Hello again! I have returned with another recycled craft for y'all to enjoy. This one is a paper cup windchime and it turned out so cute! 

Quickie CRAFT: SUPER Easy Baby, Toddler, or Preschool Paper Earth Craft for Earth Day or Learning about Space.

Hello! If you frequent Mama Writes Reviews with any regularity, you're probably expecting a Quickie Question, since that's the usual agenda around here. I'm going to make an exception this week! In honor of Earth day, I'm going to do a week of Earth Day related crafts: recycled crafts, Earth related crafts, etc. We will start off with a QUICKIE CRAFT: a Construction Paper Earth. 

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