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Coconut Cloud Dough Recipe to Make This Summer

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Kids using sensory filler with text that reads coconut cloud dough

This coconut cloud dough is another great addition to your list of summer activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids. Not only does it smell amazing, but it will also have the kids engaged and excited for hours! You don’t need too many supplies to make the coconut-scented cloud dough. Your students can even help youKeep Reading

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Coconut Bowling Game for Kids

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child setting up and playing game with text that reads coconut bowling

Add the coconut bowling fun to your list of summer activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids. It’s perfect for your summer camp plans, or as part of your next ocean theme. No matter when you try it, bowling with coconuts is a memorable experience. It’s unique and likely to keep the kids engaged for quiteKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: Gross Motor, Ocean, Summer

Ocean Sensory Bin Using Just 2 Materials

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preschoolers playing in sea-themed bin with text that reads super simple ocean sensory bin

This ocean sensory bin is one of our favorite summer activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids! It engages the children’s senses and inspires all kinds of imaginative play. I originally put this bin together for one of my preschool’s summer camps. But I think it would work for any time of the year. Perhaps duringKeep Reading

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Shell Painting Process Art in Preschool

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Colorful painted shells with text that reads shell painting

Shell painting is sure to be a beautiful and vibrant addition to your collection of art projects for kids. It’s a super simple, and super engaging, process art idea for children to try this summer. Mind you, seashell painting doesn’t have to JUST be done in the summer. If you have an excess of shellsKeep Reading

Filed Under: Preschool Arts and Crafts Tagged With: Ocean, Process Art, Summer

Shark Calendar Numbers Free Printable

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printable shark numbers with text that reads shark calendar numbers

Add these shark calendar numbers to your collection of classroom calendar numbers today. You can use them to teach and practice so many early math skills with young children. The shark numbers are perfect as part of your summer activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids. Or you can integrate them into your next ocean orKeep Reading

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: Free Printable, Numbers, Ocean, Summer

Mermaid Sensory Bottle to Wow the Kids

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Collage of images which depict the process of making a mermaid sensory bottle with text that reads mermaid sensory bottle.

Your students will absolutely adore having this mermaid sensory bottle in their classroom! It will be a great addition to your rotation of sensory bottles for the school year. Add the mermaid calm down jar to your next kindergarten or preschool theme, a unit about mythological creatures, or a fairy tale exploration. Of course, youKeep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: Ocean, Sensory Bottles

Ocean Slime Recipe Perfect for a Preschool Ocean Theme

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Collage of images which include the process of making ocean slime, the final product, and ocean slime with ocean creature toys on top. Text that reads ocean slime recipe.

You definitely want to include this ocean slime in your next preschool ocean theme. Tons of science and sensory learning is packed into one fun slime activity. There is no way to explain all of the benefits of making slime with the kids. Here are just a few reasons I, personally, enjoy it: Not everyoneKeep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: Ocean, slime, Summer

How to Make Taste-Safe Play Sand with Just 2 Ingredients

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images of making homemade sand with text that reads play sand and beach small world

This taste-safe play sand is a fun addition to your summer activities for preschoolers. Regular sand can be tricky with little ones who still have a tendency to put things in their mouths. This sand recipe is taste-safe, making it an ideal alternative to regular sand. We’ve been making this cloud dough “sand” for yearsKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning, Sensory Tagged With: Ocean, Pretend Play, Summer

Shark Activities the Kids are Absolutely Going to Love

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collage of shark ideas with text that reads shark activities

Summer is the perfect time for these shark activities! Incorporate them into a preschool ocean theme or just set them up as you see fit. Related: Summer Activities for Preschoolers Whether you have students who are enamored with sharks, or you and your family really get into Shark Week, you have to admit they areKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: Ocean, Share It Saturday, Summer

Shark Sensory Bottle to Make for an Ocean Theme or Shark Week

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images of ocean discovery bottles with text that reads shark sensory bottle

This shark sensory bottle is just perfect for your shark- and ocean-loving kids. You can make your own version a few different ways, and it would be a nice addition to a preschool ocean theme or summer camp. Related: Summer Activities for Preschoolers I am a HUGE fan of sensory bottles. We’ve been making themKeep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: Ocean, Summer

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