Sound Bottles
Earlier this week I shared with you that I was taking part in the 6 Days of Sensory Play for Kids blog hop. Well we are down to the last couple of days and today I'm back to share with you on the topi...
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Where Is The Love | Simple Baby Play
This play idea is brought to you by Knoala – Raise Happier Kids. Knoala is a free app that offers activities for parents to enjoy with infants to preschoolers. Baby play doesn't have to be complicated...
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Mirror Mirror on The Wall
I think Little E is the fairest of them all.... Little E is cutting his first tooth. It's driving him nuts. We all know babies love mirrors, and babies love to look at other babies. Have you ever trie...
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DIY Wooden Ring Ribbon Teether
Well Little E is finally making his first "official" appearance on the blog helping me show off my latest project. When I made this ribbon teether for Little E. I actually started with the plan to mak...
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Rainbow Color Drop Game for Babies and Toddlers
Ok, my latest obsessions... color activities, rainbow colors, using unfinished wood pieces to make homemade toys, & taking pictures of all of the above. I think C is getting his basic colors down pret...
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Oatmeal Sensory Play
Have you ever used oatmeal as a sensory medium? We have used it in small amounts in the past but I have admittedly been a bit hesitant to let the little mister go wild with with it inside. It does how...
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Our Weekly Playlist Vol. 4
1\. This week we played with Bottle Caps. I've been saving them for awhile and will continue to do so. They have been a bigger hit than I expected. And why not, all different colors and sizes. Very in...
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10 Ways to Play with Ball Pit Balls
If there was one toy that I would recommend over and over again it would be a bag of ball pit balls...or two...or three. These balls are one of our favorite things to play with. I can't believe we nev...
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Colored Salt Play Meets Reality
I could easily write this post on how we did our colored salt activity, show you a few beautiful pictures of my toddler happily playing, scooping and pouring and you would be none the wiser. You would...
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Our Weekly Playlist
I thought I would try something new for awhile. C and I are doing lots of fun activities but I just don't have as much time to blog as I used to. Of course I'm still taking lots of pictures, and I rea...
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This Is the Way We Wash our Hands...
I have stumbled onto a little life saver that I just have to share with you! You see, timing has become a little trickier now that I've got two little ones. The worst being mealtime. Of course it seem...
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The Way We Play
So what have we been up to lately...play-wise that is? Well Mr. C is now just about seventeen months old. He's been walking for a couple of months and has a new curiosity about everything. I've tried ...
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Bubbles
Bubbles make everything better.... What is it about bubbles that can turn a child's mood around? Whether it's bubbles in the tub, blowing bubbles, or our latest... a plastic tub filled with water and ...
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Fun with Leaves: Fall Themed Sensory Baby Play
I have been really wanting to do some fall themed sensory play with little guy. Although he's getting better at not putting things in his mouth, I still feel somewhat limited by the amount of mess I w...
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Pom-Pom Play with a Baby Sized Sensory Bin
I'm thinking that this new little one we will be welcoming in Feb may be very creative as he or she has been sucking the creativity right out of me. It's been awhile since I've done much like this wit...
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Five Fun Free Apps for Babies
These days I can not walk out of the room without getting scolded by my nine month old. Don't get me wrong. I'm completely thrilled that I'm his favorite person to be around and he wants to be with Mo...
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Ice Ice Baby
I'm often inspired by the everyday simple things when it comes to thinking up activities for the babe. This time I was inspired by how much fun the munchkin man was having sticking his fingers in his ...
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The Laundry Basket
Really Mom? The laundry basket? Yup! The laundry basket made a great place to play before the little guy started trying to stand up all the time. It was one of my favorite places for him to hang out w...
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Baby Play with Magazines
I have a hard time parting with magazines. There's alway "one little thing" I want to save them for. I have an ever growing stack that I hate to part with because I might someday want to resource that...
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Exploring Textures through Balls; A My First Sensory Bins Post
Well this Plain Vanilla Mom is proud of herself once again. I set up another sensory bin for the babycakes! BALLS. Yes balls. We know he loves them. You see, I got to thinking about how much he loves ...
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How to Set up a Bubble Pool for Baby
Poor little C was down and out last week with a nasty cold. There were a couple of days where he just couldn't stand himself. So....what do you do with a sick (almost) 9 month old on a hot day? Fill u...
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Have a Ball Baby
There's nothing quite as classic as a big red ball. A quintessential toy of childhood if you will. I have been wanting to get C one of those traditional red playground balls for awhile. Instead I foun...
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Travel Boxes
I don't know about you, but now that we've got a little one again, whenever I leave the house my purse looks like this! Even if it's just a quick trip to the post office. Ugh... I load it up every tim...
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Sensory Bottles for Little Ones
My little guy LOVES his sensory bottles. I started making them for him one day when I realized how much he was enjoying playing with my half-full water bottle. Sensory bottles don't need to be anythin...
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Alphabet Soup: A My First Sensory Bins Post
I have been very anxious to get to making sensory bins with the babe. I know he's not quite old enough for the elaborate sensory bins I am envisioning but I am trying my hardest to find ways to be cre...
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Guest Post at Famiglia & Seoul
Today I'm taking a break (a break from Plain Vanilla Mom anyway)! You will find me guest posting over at Famiglia & Seoul. Come on over and check it out!
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Our Top 10 Toys That Aren't Actually Toys
It's always fun to have new toys, but what's even more fun is something that will keep baby occupied and interested for a long time. I find over and over again that it's rarely the store bought toys t...
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Bubble Discovery Bowl
Something so simple turned into such a great activity for the babes I had to share it. The weather has turned a little warm here, and while the big kids are into their water balloons, I was trying to ...
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Sensory Bag for Baby
Sometimes it's hard to come up with sensory play for babies, but I am so excited about this project!! I saw this post for sensory bags quite awhile ago and so wanted to do it. I just couldn't quite th...
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Story Time
Do you ever wonder if the things we do as a parent sink in or make an impression? I know that we know they do, but aren't there days where you just wonder if some of the things you do stick? I have fe...
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Colored Rice Three Ways
One batch of rice and two three different projects for two very different ages AND everyone is a happy camper! (including Mom) I had so much fun with this! It was so pretty and colorful I couldn't res...
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Colored Water Bottles
Today I decided to try something a little different with the munckin man. I wandered around Babies R Us this morning looking for a new toy, but nothing quite fit the bill so when we got home I decided...
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Moments
Most of my time over the last couple of days has been spent trying to give the site a makeover. While I was at it I was playing with a few pictures. One of the reasons I wanted to start a blog was to ...
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