Looking for a simple and cheap ways to keep your kids busy?

Who would have though there are so many things to do with something as simple as straws?!

WHAT SUPPLIES DO I NEED TO MAKE DIY STRAW BEADS?

You don’t need much to make your own straw beads. Just some yarn and straws.

It can be paper straws, but plastic straws work, as well! 

HOW DO I MAKE DIY STRAW BEADS? 

• To make your straw beads, all you have to do is cut your straw into little half inch sections.
• The best part about this project is, the size of your straw beads can vary because you decide how long to make the beads!
• You can make your beads all one color with just a straw or two, or you can go all out and make them lots of colors. I really like the way they make her straw beads shiny here.
• In order to string your beads, just add a bit of tape to the end of the yarn so it doesn’t fray as you play with it.

This craft is great for preschoolers (supervised, of course), as well as older kids. So, that make it a wonderful craft ideas for times when you have multiple age groups working together.

Just make sure that they are old enough to understand that the beads cannot be eaten!

source: kidsactivitiesblog

Messy sensory is indeed challenging because obviously as moms - we are the ones who will clean up the mess after. LOL.

However, we sometimes need to get out of our comfort zone for the sake of our kids learning and enjoyment. 

This giant shaving cream rainbow sensory play for kids is one of those times where even I was pushed outside of my comfort zone.

LET THE KIDS GET MESSY WITH THIS GIANT RAINBOW SENSORY PLAY IDEA!

What you’ll need:

• Seven cans of shaving cream (you can purchase any brand from any dollar store)
• Food coloring and liquid watercolors

Instructions:

• Well, nothing really complicated. You’ll just have to mix the two ingredients to come up with a giant rainbow sensory play!

The result was lovely to see all the colors swirl together into a glossy, sparkly mixture. But it was still delightful to play in.

You don’t really have to worry about cleaning it up after, you can simply hose them off right away! 

CTTO of the photos grabbed from Pinterest

Kids has been crazy for Play Dough. There are lot of DIY ingredients on how to make play doughs all over the internet. Me and my 8 year old has tried a lot and this by far is the easiest!

If you’re looking for something fun to do with your kids with few ingredients, try this out! You’ll come up with a soft play dough which you can mold without cooking required.

2 things you’ll need:

• Conditioner (Any hair-conditoner will do)
• Cornstarch

Directions:

The correct ratio is 1 part conditioner to 2 parts cornstarch. I used one cup of conditioner and mixed it with 2 cups cornstarch in a large plastic and unused bowl and just mix it up. Stir until your preferred texture. Feel free to add  few drops of food coloring to the mixture to make different colors. Store playdough in a Ziploc bag when finished. Viola!