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Easy Gluten Free Playdough with 3 Ingredients!

July 12, 2021 by KT Leave a Comment

Quick and easy gluten free playdough recipe with 3 ingredients that is edible and no cook, perfect playdough for babies and toddlers!

Are you looking for a super easy playdough recipe for babies, toddlers, and kids? Well, I have a great one for you!

Okay, so I wish I found this great playdough recipe when my kids were younger because this is a great first playdough recipe! It’s simple to make with just 3 household ingredients and it’s edible just case those little hands get curious!

This is such a great playdough recipe for babies because it’s edible, no cook, and super quick and easy to make!

Here’s what you need to make this super easy, gluten-free playdough recipe:

  • 1/3 Cornstarch
  • 2 tsp of Coconut Oil, overflowing
  • 6 Marshmallows, regular sized
  • Drops of Food Coloring, Optional

Add the cornstarch, coconut oil and marshmallows in a microwavable dish.

Microwave for 30 seconds on high.

Add the drops of food coloring of your choice, target the marshmallows.

Combine all the ingredients. You may have to use your hands toward the end. (A parent may want to do this part as the dough may be a little warm.)

Then, have fun when it’s all mixed together!

If the mixture is still a little sticky, add a little more cornstarch and if it’s still a little sticky, add some more coconut oil.

I placed some cornstarch on my hands when I hand to mix with my hands so it wouldn’t stick at first, and it worked liked a charm! It’ll get less sticky once you mix it really good!

My boys really liked this playdough! It was more of a mix of playdough and strechy putty, which was nice because it wasn’t as messy as some playdoughs!

It was also great for certain allergies because it does not contain wheat/flour like most playdoughs! Just make sure you use gluten-free marshmallows and gluten-free cornstarch if you specifically need gluten-free playdough! This Celiac mom loved that she could play with it too!

I hope you love this recipe and have fun! Enjoy!

Filed Under: Kid Activities Tagged With: kid activities, playdough recipe

7 Easy Indoor Activities to Do with Toddlers

January 8, 2021 by KT Leave a Comment

7 Indoor Toddler Activities

Looking for some super easy indoor activities to keep your toddlers busy and entertained!

Here are some ideas of simple yet fun things to do with your toddlers when you are stuck indoors!

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Make a Crib Fort

Easy Blanket Crib Fort for Babies and Toddlers

Forts are a go-to favorite of mine and we make so many forts, mainly in the living room with pillows, blankets and cushions.

However, my two year old is fazing out the nap (wahh) and I needed the break during the afternoon stretch so a Crib Fort was invented.

I took a large comforter and threw it over the crib and my 2 and 4 year old LOVED it.

The Crib Fort was a hit.

They played in the crib under the blankets for over an hour.

I sat my butt in the rocker and rested. It was seriously the best and my kids had so much fun!

Make sure the blanket you pick is a big one because throw blankets may be a tad small and consistently fall off.

I did a full comforter and it was great. Depending on the blanket, it may get dark so you can add some flashlights or glow sticks to add to the activity as well!

Forts are great, but the crib fort was a new twist and a big hit with my boys!

Make and Play with Snow

Easy Fake Snow Recipe for Kids

The winter (or anytime really) can be long with little ones, especially when you can’t get outside.

When my youngest was really little is was so hard to get outside when it snowed when it was just me, and my older toddler was so anxious to play in it.

Sometimes it’s too cold to go out, it takes too long to get ready, or just too hard in general, that I’ve brought the snow inside.

I’ve scooped up snow from my deck, put it in a big container, and threw down some towels underneath. Viola— instant easy activity!

If you don’t have snow currently, or never get snow, you can totally make it.

I’ve made this recipe with my boys. Warning– it’s totally messy, but a big hit! Who needs real snow right?

Water Play in the Bath Tub

Getting an impromtu bath and water play can be a fun and easy way to break up the day.

I feel like my kids love getting in the bath when they don’t have to get clean, ha.

Sometimes I’ll even throw real toys (like legos) in the tub for them to play with. That’s so silly mom.

PLUS, throwing toys in the bath tub with the kids gets the toys clean so it’s a win win during flu season. And Ex

Big Box Play

Boxes are always a hit in my house. It’s like an extra perk of getting all those online orders 😉

There’s SO much to do with a box! I usually just put it down and see where the imagination goes!

When my son was really little, I would just put him in there with crayons and he was contained and having fun!

Sometimes I’ll participate or grab supplies, but usually I’ll have my kids lead the way when it comes to box play!

Playdough

Playdough is one of those activities that I always pull out when I need an extra few minutes to cook dinner, wash dinner, or just need a minute of quietness.

I usually opt for the easy option of store-bought play-doh with some tools to go with it, however, you can also make play dough too.

I’ve had a few Pinterest fails when it came to homemade playdough, but I know many people make it with no problems! Even better, you get an activity making it and then an activity with playing with it!

I just hope you have a little more luck with finding a great homemade play dough recipe– mine always comes out too sticky and messy! (I’ll link when I find a good one though!)

Play dough is such a fun and easy activity for indoor play. Make sure to tuck it away and use it on days you really need it to make play dough more fun.

Fun with Magnets

magnet tiles kid favorite toy

There’s so many different things you can do with magnets!

We have so much fun experimenting with them! We will use our fridge or baking pan as a base and see what will stick to it!

We use magnetic tiles a lot and it’s such a fun toy because it’s a magnet and a block!

My kids can play with Magnetic tiles for hours. It is probably the best investment toy in my house. They are a little pricey, but we’ve gotten soo may hours of play out of our magnetic tiles!

The best part is that the kids will usually play with these with little help from mom. Sometimes I’ll play and make things with them, but other times, they can play for quite awhile with them by themselves!

I’ll even put them on the fridge and have them play with magna-tiles while cooking dinner!

Magna-tiles can get a little pricey, we actually don’t have any of the original brand, but we do have a few knocks that work just as well!

picasso magnetic tiles for fun building activity for toddlers

We have Picasso tiles and PlayMags and another random brand. I like the PlayMags a tad better if they are the same price, but Picasso tiles and other brands are fine too!

The different brands also work fine together, I think as long as they look like they will work together, they will.

Magnetic tiles are also great to experiment with other magnetic to see what sticks to what!

Have a Picnic Indoors!

Can’t get outside? Have a picnic indoors!

My boys love to throw the blanket down in the kitchen and eat our snacks and/or lunch on it!

It such a great way to combine mealtime and playtime!

My boys love playing picnic and will usually initiate it too! They’ll grab a blanket and start thinking of ideas for food and things for our picnic!

It’s a super cute activity– and practical too!

Who needs to go outside when you have a picnic anywhere!

Dance Party!

There’s no better way to get all that energy out with a Dance Party!

My kids love when I turn on the music and just dance! It’s such a simple activity too and a great way to burn some energy!

Just turn on some music of your choice and have fun! You can also add some balloons, glow sticks, dance mats, etc. to make it extra fun!

Silly Obstacle Course

On days that you can’t simply get outside and there’s A LOT of energy to get out and a dance party won’t cut it, try making an indoor obstacle course.

Lay some pillows on the ground for them to jump over, a tunnel to go through, silly rope to go under, etc.

Some times I’ll tape construction paper shapes to the ground that they need to jump to and from, and it’s a hit with my 2.5 year old.

It’s great to get energy out when we can’t get outside!

I hope you find a few ideas to keep your kids busy while stuck inside! Enjoy!

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Filed Under: Kid Activities, Parenting Tagged With: kid activities, Toddler Activities

How to Make Fake Snow with Kids

August 29, 2019 by KT Leave a Comment

How to Make Fake Snow with Toddlers and Kids with an easy play snow recipe!

You may be wondering why I’m posting a homemade fake snow recipe in August, but why not?

My 4-year old has been asking when it is going to snow EVERY SINGLE DAY since the last snowfall in March. I’m sure he’s the only one that misses snow in the summer, but I thought it would make for a fun summer activity!

However, you can make snow anytime of the year– especially in the winter and especially when it doesn’t snow where you are from!

Fair warning: It was messy. I’m sure it doesn’t have to be super messy depending on the type of child you have and how you organize it.

But it was a little messier than I hoped for, and we did the activity outside because… summer.

Below is the recipe for homemade snow for a fun toddler or kid activity on a chilly winter day or a hot summer day!

how to make pretend play snow with toddlers and kids for a fun kid activity

Fake Snow Recipe for Toddler Play

4 cups baking soda
1 cup conditioner, white conditioner preferable

Combine 4 cups baking soda to 1 cup conditioner and mix together. I put in a baking pan with a tablecloth underneath, but you could put it in whatever.

We used a construction truck for the snow as well as ice cream scoop, measuring cups, and cookie cutters. The ice cream scoop and truck were most popular!

My son kept wanting to “make more” so our measurements may be off a little since we kept eyeballing and adding more until we rand out of baking soda!

We got about an hour of fun from the activity, but it was a messy one. I’m glad we were outside for this.

I had a tablecloth down on our table, but the “snow” got all over clothes and then my kids quickly walked in the house and got all over the floor… and it was a little messier than I hoped for.

But, I may still do the activity again, just might strip the kids for it and plan accordingly. I think if I mixed it myself instead of the kids, it may of cut down on some mess as well.

We still had fun with this activity because who doesn’t love snow in the summer or anytime really?

Have you made snow for kids before? How did it go? Was it as messy as mine or did I just do it wrong?

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