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Discover fun and creative ideas to encourage play time with toys, light play, music, multi-sensory activities and tactile art. Also find seasonal holiday crafts!
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Play, Special Needs
Inclusive Playgrounds: How To Create Play Spaces for Children of All Abilities
Inclusive playgrounds should involve the community in planning and be designed with accessibility, inclusive social play, and safety in mind.
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Braille and Literacy, Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Sight Word Easter Egg Hunt
Make sight word memorization easy and fun with this Easter-themed game. With just a few supplies, you can create this Sight Word Easter Egg Hunt.
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Play, Special Needs
5 Unique Play Date Ideas for Toddlers
Playdate coming up? We’ve got some simple, inexpensive, and easy-to-set-up ideas for your toddler and their friends next time that play time is at your house.
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Sensory Activities
Unicorn Sensory Rice
This unicorn sensory rice is simple to make and full of color. Use it to make your own sensory bin to keep little hands busy for hours.
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Sensory Activities
Snowy Animals Sensory Bin
This Snowy Animals Sensory Bin is perfect for exploring animal tracks and learning about how animals survive winter. Your little one will want to play for hours!
![Valentine’s Day Q-tip Painting Activity](https://www.wonderbaby.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/valentines-day-q-tip-painting-feature.jpg)
Holiday Crafts and Ideas, Tactile Arts and Crafts
Valentine’s Day Q-tip Painting Activity
This adorable Valentine’s Day Q-tip Painting Activity is perfect for little hands. Conversations hearts and Q-tip flowers make this tree extra special!
![Cute little four years girl child with funny painted face art in children's room.](https://www.wonderbaby.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Cute-little-four-years-girl-N�hild-with-funny-painted-face-art-in-childrens-room.jpg)
Play, Special Needs
9 Tips for a Sensory-Friendly Birthday Party
Sensory-friendly birthday parties can be inclusive and fun without being overstimulating. Check out our guide to start planning your child’s next party.
![A group of young girls with disabilities and autism is training their hand and finger muscles by drawing and painting with water.](https://www.wonderbaby.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/A-group-of-young-girls-with-disabilities-and-autism-is-training-their-hand-and-finger-muscles-by-drawing-and-painting-with-water-1.jpg)
Play, Special Needs
18 Engaging Indoor Activities for Kids with Physical Disabilities
There are many fun indoor activities for kids with disabilities, from interactive storytelling to adaptive yoga routines, disability-friendly board games, and virtual escape rooms.
![A handsome boy with ADHD, Autism, Asperger.](https://www.wonderbaby.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/A-handsome-boy-with-ADHD-Autism-Asperger.jpg)
Holiday Crafts and Ideas, Special Needs
10 Inclusive Strategies for Managing Holiday Crowds with Autistic Children
Learn how to make holiday outings more comfortable and enjoyable for children with autism.
![Valentine's sight word game.](https://www.wonderbaby.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/valentines-sight-words-featured.jpg)
Braille and Literacy, Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Valentine’s Sight Word Game
Turn sight word practice into a game with this Valentine’s Sight Word Game. This Valentine’s Day activity is both inexpensive and easy to create!
![Valentine's Gingerbread House Craft](https://www.wonderbaby.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/valentines-gingerbread-house-featured.jpg)
Holiday Crafts and Ideas, Tactile Arts and Crafts
Valentine’s Gingerbread House Craft
Gingerbread houses aren’t just for Christmas! This adorable Valentine’s Gingerbread House craft is the perfect activity for a wintery day!
![Outdoor activity like play, touch and sensory learning method for baby and kids.](https://www.wonderbaby.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Outdoor-activity-like-play-touch-and-sensory-learning-method-for-baby-and-kids.jpg)
Sensory Activities, Special Needs
Springtime Sensory Play: Outdoor Activities for Children with Sensory Processing Disorders
The natural world is the perfect setting for sensory exploration. Children with sensory processing disorders can engage with nature during outdoor sensory play.
![Winter-themed I spy sensory bottle.](https://www.wonderbaby.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/winter-themed-i-spy-sensory-bottle-feature-2.jpg)
Sensory Activities
Winter-Themed I Spy Sensory Bottle
This Winter-Themed I Spy Sensory Bottle is a great way to keep little ones busy on a cold day. With just a few supplies, you can create this unique activity!
![A little cheerful boy in a shiny green top hat and green clothes laughs.](https://www.wonderbaby.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/A-little-cheerful-boy-in-a-shiny-green-top-hat-and-green-clothes-laughs.jpg)
Holiday Crafts and Ideas, Special Needs
Accessible Saint Patrick’s Day Crafts for Kids Who are Blind
If you’re celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day as a family, you’ll love these accessible Saint Patrick's Day crafts to try with your visually impaired child.
![A blogger girl makes a felt craft for Valentine's Day in the shape of a heart.](https://www.wonderbaby.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/A-blogger-girl-makes-a-felt-craft-for-Valentines-Day-in-the-shape-of-a-heart.jpg)
Holiday Crafts and Ideas, Special Needs
5 Accessible Valentine’s Day Crafts for Kids Who Are Blind
Everyone can get crafty this February with these creative, fun, and accessible Valentine’s Day crafts for children who are blind.
![Children with bunny ears searching for colorful eggs in snow drop flower meadow.](https://www.wonderbaby.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Children-with-bunny-ears-searching-for-colorful-eggs-in-snow-drop-flower-meadow.jpg)
Holiday Crafts and Ideas, Special Needs
Adapting Easter Egg Hunts for Kids With Disabilities
There’s no reason why children with disabilities need to miss out on Easter egg hunts. Throwing an accessible Easter egg hunt is the perfect way to celebrate.
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Holiday Crafts and Ideas, Tactile Arts and Crafts
Hanging Paper Snowflakes
When the weather turns frosty, have fun indoors with these Hanging Paper Snowflakes. You’ll turn your living room into a winter wonderland!
![Sparkle Snowball Cookies](https://www.wonderbaby.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sparkle-snowball-cookies-featured.jpg)
Cooking and Kitchen Play
Sparkle Snowball Cookies
These sparkle snowball cookies are simple to make. The fun sprinkles make them an afternoon treat sure to delight your kids!
![Three tactile alphabet cookies spelling B O G](https://www.wonderbaby.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/tactile-alphabet-cookies-featured.jpg)
Play, Sensory Activities, Tactile Arts and Crafts
Tactile Alphabet Cookies Using Sugar Cookie Playdough
Learning the alphabet can be fun with these tactile alphabet cookies. Try out this educational activity using homemade sugar cookie playdough.
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Holiday Crafts and Ideas, Special Needs
8 Tips For a Successful Sensory-Friendly New Year’s Eve Party
Parties can be tricky if you have sensory processing issues. A sensory-friendly New Year’s Eve Party allows everybody to celebrate and have fun together.
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Tactile Arts and Crafts, Visual Impairment
10 Ways To Help Your Blind or Visually Impaired Child Get Started With Origami
Find tips for parents on introducing and getting started with origami with their children who are blind or visually impaired.
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Toys, Visual Impairment
Bricks for the Blind
Bricks for the Blind provides text, audio, and braille instructions for LEGO sets that allows blind people to build LEGO sets independently.
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Music Play
Music and Movement: Enhancing Preschool Learning Through Songs
Music and movement activities for preschoolers can help enhance their cognitive skills and brain development while developing social, emotional, and academic skills.
![Children in forest looking at leaves as a researcher together with the magnifying glass.](https://www.wonderbaby.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Children-in-forest-looking-at-leaves-as-a-researcher-together-with-the-magnifying-glass.jpg)
Math and Science, Sensory Activities
Exploring Nature: 5 Outdoor Learning Activities for Preschoolers
Looking for things to do outside with your preschooler? These ideas for outdoor learning are easy, inexpensive, informal, and best of all, fun!