Current Preschooler Favorites

Now that my boys are progressing into the preschooler stage of life (and what a big deal that is ;) ), I thought I would update with some of our favorite must-have products!

Here's the love/hate relationship I have with "stuff": I love to try it out, but then hate that hardly any of it lives up to my standards. I admit, I'm picky. After living in small apartments up until a year ago when we bought our house, I became extremely selective about what "stuff" was allowed to stick around and take up precious space! 

So, without further ado, these are items that I highly recommend for 2-4(ish) year olds:

DIY Cloud Dough

As promised from yesterday eons ago, here is the recipe for homemade "cloud dough":

• 1 part shaving cream
• 1 part corn starch
• food coloring (optional- after making this several times I actually prefer to leave it uncolored)

That's it!!

DIY Finger Paint

Like most of the midwest, the weather here in NE Ohio has been frigid and not for the littles to be able to play in. So, we've been resorting to lots of messy indoor play to break up the monotony  of the day! 

I have had this recipe for homemade finger paint for a couple of years now, since Aldon was an itty bitty. What I love about it- it comes together in minutes, is super cheap to make, completely safe if he eats some of it (because let's face it, that always happens!), and clean up is a breeze- even dried on to the table, walls, and floor, warm water is all that I've ever needed to wipe it up. It's also gluten free- while we don't suffer gluten sensitivity in this house, I know some children cannot even handle touching gluten so this recipe is perfect for those in that boat!