On arrival today, as usual, many questions about what I'd brought today surfaced. "Well we have some special art to do for mommy's birthday, and I brought new sensory bins to check out!" I replied, assuming the birthday excitement would take the drivers seat. "Sensory! We want to do sensory bins!" They proclaimed excitedly, which immediately sent a happy twinge through my body! Wondering what sensory play is? Here's a little peak into what it CAN look like! I say can because

Got my first real taste of Halloween fun today!!! Taking note of his interest in transferring in our last sensory activity, I brought a sensory bin to play with. This kid is officially sensory OBSESSED! After around two hours of playing with this Halloween activity I was able to sneak it away when he was distracted, only to find him looking in my bag for it about 10 minutes later! We counted, we scooped, we sorted and we even ran experiments on the shakability of it all! Ever

Kids can learn so much through experimenting with various materials and tools. This video gives a great example of not only how to entertain your kids, but to give them learning opportunities while doing it! With concepts such as size, shape, flow blockage and fluidity to explore in this activity, your little scientists will learn all sorts of new things! Just think of all the other tools you could incorporate next! Bonus tip: If your child is getting things stuck in the funn

Our smooth, soft, colourful cornmeal is a great alternative to sand! Great for practicing writing letters and numbers on a flat surface, scooping, pouring, sifting, funneling, and more! This cornmeal builds fine and gross motor skills, and helps create a better understanding of solids and how they can behave similarly to liquids sometimes. Similarly to our other fun stuff, this is available individually or in bundles so you can decide colours and sizes, and allow your child t

Today is a good day for rice! Not to eat though, to play with!!! With rice running through my fingers I notice sensations. The small grains individually feel smooth and hard, but all together almost fluid. What an interesting texture! I see colours and I think about what they're called, and what other things are that colour. I might even count how many colours there are. I grab a spoon and see how many spoons full of rice fit into the measuring cup that I have. I grab a secon

Wondering what your child can learn through playing with sensory materials? This is just one example of how to engage them in educational and fun play, and some tips for along the way! Follow us and stay tuned for more tips and tricks to get your child learning and having fun at the same time! #SortItOut #PlayBasedLearning #WorkingWithYourHands #EarlyChildhoodEducation #SensoryPlay #CreationStation

At Creation Station, there's fun to be had all year round. But we try to create a little extra at special time's of the year! Here's some examples of the fun festive products we've had in the shop around the holidays! #FestiveCreativity #SenoryHolidays #SensoryPlay #SensoryInput #WorkingWithYourHands #CreationStation

Flowers are growing, the sun is shining, and I'm learning! A discussion about plant growth is a must in this situation. Beyond color identification, counting, sorting and more, sensory pasta gets the brain working in creative ways too! Not to mention it feels cool running through your fingers. What will your kiddos create with their Rainbow Multi-Pasta?! #WorkingWithYourHands #EarlyChildhoodEducation #PlayBasedLearning #SensoryPlay #CreationStation

Slime!!! Sounds messy right?! Not necessarily! Watch and learn how slime can be super quick and easy to clean up, not to mention super fun to play around with. Even as an adult, I could play with slime all day! My husband actually keeps some at his work desk to play with while working. Stretch it, squish it, pull it, or let gravity do the work, it's simply a texture you can't find other places! Take some of the apprehension out of giving your kids slime with this video! #GetM

Nobody loves to be told to calm down! Is your child easily frustrated? Us too! Sensory input can have calming affects on the mind and body through giving the brain something relaxing to focus on. Squish a ball of Play Dough into oblivion, scoop handfuls of colourful rice and let them fall gently through your fingers, let slime take on a mind of its own with the help of gravity, or sort through and make a design using noodles. Allow the brain to take a side trip to sensory to

Play dough can be used in so many fun ways! Here’s some examples of the awesome ways one kiddo made his impressions on a big slab of dough. Fine motor skills, gross motor skills, pattern making and exploration of various materials’ behaviors are some of the things he practiced that day! To make these impressions the child used: Play Dough cutting arrow Lego The point of the arrow The tail of a toy whale The mouth of the toy whale Imagine the things that could be incorporated