by Sally | Mar 29, 2014 | Art, Art Projects, Artist Study, Loose Parts, Playdough & Clay, Sensory Play
Guess what?!! I am a contributing blogger to mom.me. I am loving the opportunity to share my ideas with parents. My latest post is my Picasso's Playdough Project. I took loose parts, playdough and inspiration from Picasso's abstract portraits. The level of...
by Sally | Sep 25, 2013 | Playdough & Clay, Science & Sensory, Sensory Play
This is a super fun playdough center – perfect during the fairy tale, The Three Little Pigs. I make a big batch of brown playdough and put out the three materials the three pigs used to build their houses. I let the children know that they can build a house...
by Sally | Sep 16, 2013 | Playdough & Clay, Science & Sensory, Sensory Play, Sensory Tubs
I love love love putting weird and wonderful things in my sensory table. This is an old farm milk strainer. I set it in the wire holder of an antique apple strainer. It worked perfectly. It is magic. . . This was just a little sensory table that created big...
by Sally | Sep 15, 2013 | Playdough & Clay, Science & Sensory, Sensory Play
Begin with plain playdough. No color, no scent. Just plain old simple playdough. I set out little bowls of old grains and spices. Flax seeds, chia seeds, basil leaf, a flower tea. . . . All set out with a zen like peacefulness. Sniff. Pick. Mix. I added a mortar...
by Sally | May 18, 2013 | Playdough & Clay, Reggio Inspired, Sensory Play
One day, while a few children were exploring clay, the notion of building house emerged. Several children pulled out some of the log blocks. Pieces of clay were placed in the log “forest” as one child called it. The piece with the hole in this photo was...
by Sally | Feb 26, 2013 | Playdough & Clay, Reggio Inspired, Sensory Play
In this post, we explore the creative world of children's clay exploration. Building on that exploration, we invite you to learn more about the benefits of clay play in our latest article: ‘The Benefits of Clay Play: Understanding the Exploration Stage of...
