Grab some toys, a few natural materials, and homemade milk carton houses to set up this winter small world play. Try it alongside your other winter activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids. This wintery sensory bin can be used during the cold months, or as part of a theme focused on polar animals. In fact,Keep Reading
Forest Animal Word Cards Free Printable
You can use these forest animal word cards for so many literacy and sensory activities! Once you’ve grabbed a set for yourself, pop over and check out the rest of our free preschool printables. We used the forest animal cards with play dough, but you can pair them with a variety of materials. I’ll shareKeep Reading
Star Wars Play for an Outer Space Theme
An outer space theme is one of the kids’ favorite preschool themes! A small world Star Wars sensory play activity is a great tool to have on-hand throughout the entire unit. My son adores Lego Star Wars, so we do a ton of creating and playing with them! In fact, my son helped me createKeep Reading
Little Red Hen Small World Play
Bring the beloved children’s book, The Little Red Hen, to life with a small world activity! Be sure to add it to your list of fall activities for preschoolers. I love linking small world play with children’s books. Small worlds inherently combine language and sensory learning, and I like the added literacy component books canKeep Reading
Super Simple Insect Small World Play to Spark Kids’ Imaginations
Add this fun insect small world to your spring activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids. Or integrate it into your next insect theme. The textures found in the insect sensory bin are super engaging for young children. You can use the same materials we did, but it’s also very easy to swap items out basedKeep Reading




