Clever non-messy, high-sensory, multi-educational paint activity

This activity has it all--ease, fun, sensory, educational in so many ways, no mess, and no clean up. What you do it put a few colors of paint in a freezer bag and then seal and duct tape it. My husband used left-over finger paint that had been sitting around in covered jars for over a week, and he was brilliant to add the duct tape!

We discovered this activity from a great post on ToddlerApproved.com here, which lead us to another post here. Our toddler loves to do this activity together and independently (hence the benefit of the duct tape); the possibilities for fun and learning with are endless! Just see the pictures below.

The Snowy Day & watching a snowball melt science activity

This activity comes directly from my veteran preschool teacher mom. I was sharing with her how much we love to read books by Ezra Jack Keats and during a recent snowstorm, we were highly enjoying "The Snowy Day."  Of course, my mom says like it's common knowledge, oh you can do a really fun activity with that one. Take some snow, put it in a see-through container, and watch it melt. Brilliant!

The little guy was most fascinated when the snow had completely disappeared, so I see us doing this over and over throughout the years as his attention to details grows and grows.