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Make fun bubble dough with just 1 cup cornstarch and 1/2 cup gentle dish soap! It's easy to create, moldable, and perfect for imaginative play. Try it today! #BubbleDough #DIYKidsActivities

Make HUGE bubbles using coat hanger wands. Also included is a recipe for giant bubbles and string wand designs #giantbubbles #bubbles #diybubbles #kidscrafts #kidsactivities #easycrafts #summercrafts

So many fun ideas to celebrate the last day of school with your kids!

Which Open-Ended Toys are "Worth it?"

Get started with loose parts play and inspire endless creativity in kids! This open-ended play guide shares fun ideas using vibrant wooden loose parts toys made from natural materials. Perfect for Montessori and Waldorf-inspired playrooms, these open-ended play style fosters problem-solving, imaginative thinking, and sensory exploration. A must-try for parents who want to introduce sustainable, creative playtime fun to their kids!

How to use open ended materials in outdoor play - Open ended play materials provide lots of learning opportunities for children in the early years. Open ended materials or loose parts can be any item in your household, items from nature, or toys you have. This post have lots of ideas for early childhood educators and parents to get started with using open ended materials in outdoor play areas. | The Empowered Educator

We love our Grapat mandala pieces for learning & play. Here are some of the ways that we use these loose parts for learning through play. Grapat mandala pieces are a fantastic resource for open-ended play and learning experiences as there are so many different ways that they can be used! We have a nice size collection of different mandala pieces in a range of colours, which means we can use them for all kinds of counting, sorting and other fun learning ideas.

Wondering how to play with loose parts?We love the Grapat Mandala sets, they are so fantastic! Find out different ways to play with them! We have a lot of fun together as a family. I hope our ideas will inspire you! #grapat #joguinesgrapat #grapatmandala #looseparts #openendedplay #woodentoys #openendedtoys

36 small wooden green cones in graduated tones. Lay them out in patterns on their own, or mix them to the other Grapat toys for spectacular results!Grapat toys are designed to stir the imagination, to allow the child to be creative in her own way. There is no right way to play with the toys: just go where the fancy takes you!Materials: The wood used for Grapat toys (primarily beech and birch) comes from sustainable forests. Wood is the source that inspires the workshop daily. It is robust...

Try this DIY pebble art project today! It's fun for people of all ages and is completely customizable and a unique gift or decoration idea.