Homemade Gak

It's been a long winter of illnesses for everyone, so G's been very isolated from the world.  Everyone was healthy, so my sister and I made plans to get the kids together to make homemade Gak!  We both remember making this when we were young, and how much fun we had with it.

We used this recipe over at Lil' Luna.  We experimented by halving the recipe, and it worked out wonderfully!

G had lots of fun just waiting for us to get the ingredients ready!

Homemade Gak
Skills:  sensory, fine motor, life skills

Materials:  
-4 oz. bottle of Elmer's glue (it seems that Elmer's creates the best consistency)
-1/4 cup warm water, and 4 oz. warm water
-1/2 tsp Borax (laundry aisle of most grocery stores)
-medium to large mixing bowl
-a cup

Unpacking the Fun with Barefoot Books

Today we received a shipment of Barefoot Books for a home party.  Greyson loves when book orders come, because he gets to play with the boxes, packing paper, and bubble wrap.

It's like Christmas when these boxes show up on our front porch!

I unpack all of the books, while Greyson starts digging into the empty boxes.

Pom Pom Bin

G has been struggling with different textures for a while now.  We had a consult with an occupational therapist to get some ideas of how to help him get used to the textures he doesn't enjoy so much.  We got lots of ideas from her, and of course, I pinned a ton on Pinterest :)  Here is something we made up on our own.

Pom Pom Bin
Skills:  fine motor, size, color, sensory

Materials:
-some kind of bin or bowl
-measuring cups
-spoons (wooden, measuring, regular, etc.)
-ice cube tray
-craft pom poms