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Homemade Fig Bar Recipe – Baking with Kids

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  • Jun 24, 2026

photo by @ofalltheferns Baking with children is one of the most naturally educational things you can do together. It builds sequencing, measurement, vocabulary, and fine motor skills — all without feeling like a lesson. Add a letter to learn and a story to go with it, and you have something even more powerful: a memory…

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Homemade Kinetic Sand Recipe

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  • Jan 9, 2024

Kinetic Play Sand is a great sensory tool for kids. This sand has a great texture that kids find mesmorizing. This kinetic sand recipe will save you money, and it is an eco-friendly alternative to premade sand. Kinetic Sand Ingredents 1 cup Play Sand1/4 teaspoon dish soap1 tablespoons clear glue1/t teaspoons liquid starch Instructions Try…

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Gluten Free Play Dough Recipe

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  • Jan 9, 2024

If your child has a gluten sensitivity, you will want to make gluten-free play dough. Creating your own play dough ensures that there is no cross contamination. It also means your play dough is eco-friendly, and making the play dough is a great sensory activity in itself! Add essential oils and natural dyes to create…

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Natural Play Dough Recipe

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  • Jan 9, 2024

Creating play dough is a great sensory activity. It is also a great way to ensure your play dough is eco-friendly and non-toxic. We have used this recipe for years and it is so easy and fool proof! Add essential oils and natural dyes to create a multi-sensory experience. There are several developmental benefits to…

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Butterfly Pea Bread Recipe

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  • Jan 9, 2024

Butterfly Pea Bread Recipe IngredentsTo create the marbled effect, create a white bread and a blue bread dough separately. White Bread1 3/4 cups flour 1 teaspoon instant yeast1 teaspoon salt3/4 cup warm water Blue Bread1 3/4 cups flour 1 teaspoon instant yeast1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons dried butterfly pea3/4 cup water

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Natural Dyed Turmeric Play Dough Recipe

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  • Jun 7, 2021
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This DIY scented play dough recipe is super simple to make. We added scent and flowers to make it multisensory. It is also non-toxic, and replacing food coloring with turmeric makes it even more safe for little hands. This play dough recipe is a staple in our home. We have made it at least a…

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