Outside Water Play Ideas for Kids

We LOVE to play and learn with water! It's a natural sensory material that is absolutely a blast to explore outside while kids cool down in the summer! 

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Penguin Ice Races

Whether it's chilly outside or you just want to cool off on a hot day, penguin ice activities are irresistible for kids! We love ice races for the oral sensory stimulation they provide as well as the fine motor work required. Our children just love the slip sliding penguin antics!

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The Best Activities Based on Children's Books

Kids, teachers, and parents all love educational activities based on classic children's books. Your child's favorite story comes to life as they create crafts, play games, and try recipes themed around their favorite characters. We've collected the best stories and done all of the planning for you to follow along!

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Acorn Sensory Bottle

We've gathered real acorns to explore and crafted our own in all the acorn activities for kids we've tried over the years! This autumn season we made an acorn discovery bottle that is perfect for sensory play outside or on the light table. 

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Identifying, Sorting, and Classifying Marine Mammals

We love hands on science ideas for kids! We learned to identify and classify marine mammals from other ocean life in this sensory sorting activity. 

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Foam Blocks in Water

Our kids love any sensory play invitation that involves water! Foam blocks are so fantastic in water because they float and the water acts as a glue making them stick to each other and vertical surfaces. We thought of so many learning activities with these two simple materials. 

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Spelling Sensory Sink

Our kids love sensory play activities! We used an indoor sensory sink as an invitation to explore letters and work on spelling. 

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Rainbow Polka Dot Discovery Bottle

We love any excuse to play with rainbow colors! This discovery bottle is extra fun because the rainbow polka dots are transparent so you can see different colors where the rainbow colors overlap. We also tried a new to us sensory bottle filler that worked beautifully that we can't wait to share with you!

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