Bubble Dough
When I read about bubble dough, I knew we had to try it for a couple of reasons.
Firstly, because we’ve been experimenting with making different types of slime. Secondly, because it involved mixing and making a mess (both of which my boys love doing).
Bubble Dough is made of three ingredients: hand soap, cornflour and food colouring.
The result is a silky dough which acts like slime. It stretches when pulled and breaks when it encounters force. It also mouldable. Did I mention it heaps of fun?!!!
Take some bamboo. Add some water. And voila! You have a bamboo water course!
This soapy slime is so easy to make and requires only 1 cake of soap. Easy, inexpensive & heaps of fun! A perfect sensory activity for young hands. Here’s how we made it.
Playing with gelatin is heaps of fun. However, there are a couple of things I will change BEFORE doing this sensory activity again. I found the gelatin to be very hard to clean up once it had dried … but that can be overcome. Was the activity worthwhile? Yes … just take some precautions for an easier clean up. 
Most times, I’ll organise a craft or sensory activity for the boys to join. However, when it came to playing with gelatin, we made an activity of preparing for the activity. 
Shredded paper is superb open-ended material for children to both make and play with. We’ve found shredded paper promotes many essential skills such as team work, creative thinking and dramatic play. Best of all, however, it’s heaps of fun. 
While I was out mowing, the boys wanted to play with the grass clippings. However, I really didn’t want to have to rake grass up again after the play finished. The solution was easier than I thought and it worked so well. It was simply a matter of getting out a ground sheet and put the grass clippings on top.
Do you have a spare ball of wool? If so, you have all the makings of terrific activity that is thoroughly going to be enjoyed by your eager beaver. Recently, the boys were given a ball of wool each and the freedom to make a spider’s web in their bedroom. This kept them creatively busy for a very long period of time as they engaged many different skills.
This adventure started with a new note on the door. The hens needed our help! There was no time to waste! (In case you’re wondering, we don’t really have any hens – although it would be great if we did! This activity was designed as an extension activity for the story we’ve been reading, “Farmer Blake and Sneaky Snake.”) 
Can An Igloo Be Created Out of Cloud Dough? This is the question our 6 yr old asked recently. So we decided to find out. I was amazed that cloud dough can actually be shaped into building blocks and built with. Who knew that flour and a bit of oil could be so versatile and used by young children and those who are a bit older?