This was such a fun project!!! My son is 6 years old and has autism. He is a major sensory seeker. He loves swinging, jumping, spinning, sand, playdoh, water, etc. I started this project just planning on making a generic sensory board, but somewhere along the way it clicked that his bedroom has a Star…
Today I made a quick and easy set of sensory smell jars for my two boys (ages 1 and 3). I am always trying to find fun sensory things for them to do, especially for my 3 year old who has autism. He is hyposensitive (opposite of hypersensitive) which means he requires more stimulation to…
My kids are little now (1 and 3 years old) but they are growing so fast. I wanted to document it on an adorable ruler growth chart. There are a lot of ruler growth chart DIY tutorials on Pinterest, which is where I first got the idea. Some use sharpie marker for the number and…
There were a few balls rolling around loose in my garage that were driving me nuts. My boys are only 1 and 3 years old, so I know these balls are going to multiply like rabbits as the years go by. I decided it was necessary to build this bungee cord ball storage contraption. It was…
We are currently in the process of trying to potty train my stubborn little 3 year old guy. He thinks he has better things to do than sit on a potty. SO I came up with a simple idea to make it more worth his while. Give him a table for books, puzzles, and his…
My oldest son has a pretty awesome Star Wars themed room, so I wanted to make something equally great for my youngest. I first found an airplane crib bedding set that I liked which was the base for my inspiration. I had my friend Rich at Streamline Design make and install the airplane/banner vinyl decal that I designed.…
We had a large empty wall in the boys’ playroom. I thought briefly about making a big bulletin board to hang their drawings, but thought they’d have much more fun with a basketball hoop! I wanted to make my own backboard, I just needed to find a used hoop. I hopped on Craigslist and found one…
