Sensory Balloons

Ibby is very sensory based. He also has more, let's say, behavioral issues than his big brother. I've noticed that playing with playdoh really helps relieve his stress. I try to always have a mini playdoh in my purse to prevent any meltdowns. Today we made sensory Balloons. I filled two with kidney beams, two with dry oatmeal, two with popcorn kernels and two with baking soda. I told them they are for holding and matching (not sports)... So far they seem to be a success. Inshalalh it helps.... My husband has requested that he gets one too :)

Play Doh

Today we made playdoh. I followed a recipe from my friends blog but it didnt turn out too well. It was a recipe which required cooking and Ive done non-cook recipes in the past and prefer those much more! Anyways, we got creative n used beet juice to color one blob of playdoh (again, the idea taken from her blog) and used different things to make the other blobs smelly. We used Babas atr (perfume), lavendar oil, and lemon juice. Again, the playdoh wasnt that great but it was a fun experience. Last year I got a huge container of cookie cutters for like $1 so I took that out, Ibby also had a great time, except when he decided to taste test the playdoh... he wasnt impressed :)

Ibby taste testing.