150+ Screen-Free Activities for Kids: The Very Best and Easiest Playtime Activities from FunAtHomeWithKids.com! Kindle Edition

Tons of fun activities, definitely recommend doing this with your kids.

This book is truly a treasure. I saw it on Pintrest after searching for preschool activities for my 4 year old. We started with one of the dough recipes and were hooked. The poor reviews talking about repetitive playdoh recipes may have no idea about different sensory experiences or just the loving, creative process that goes into making each on of these activities with your child.I am a work from home mom with a 4 year old and 1 year old. I taught high school chemistry for 14 years and was bummed when I couldn't figure out some creative, easy and appropriate science activities to do with my 4 year old. We also love crafts and art. Furthermore, my 4 year old has Sensory Processing Disorder and had been in early intervention which has now ended. This one book solved it all. It is the one thing that will get her off of the ipad happily and with excitement every time. No attitude, no meltdowns. The ingredients are simple and I was excited to get our small activity stockpile prepared before diving into the book further. We have done about one activity a day for 2 weeks and the 4 year old has specifically asked to repeat a few. I am excited to try every single idea in the book. I also just checked out her website blog which is equally as fantastic and emailed her personally to tell her how much my daughter enjoyed and I appreciated her hard work.This is money WELL spent.I also just preordered the new outdoor dirt book. Bring on spring!

As a fan of the website Fun At Home With Kids, I was all too eager to order this book. I had great expectations and, oh man, did Asia deliver! She really gets kids. She gets how they learn, how they interact, how they develop and makes it easy for you to find activities appropriate for your child's age/skill level.She's made things easy for parents with babies and young toddlers by pointing out which recipes are taste safe. If your child has allergies, THIS. BOOK. IS. FOR. YOU. Asia has made a huge effort to include as many allergen free recipes as she could. Each recipe has an allergen key for quick and easy reference for busy parents.Each recipe starts off with the basic ingredients and execution. After the recipe, there are several suggestions for variations, allowing you to turn one activity into several!As a previous preschool teacher and a current stay at home mom to a 9 month old, I see how this book has activities that truly span the age range. This is a book of ideas that will grow with your child. It's great for siblings!Perhaps most importantly, I want to point out that this book is pure gold for busy, working parents. Open ended play doesn't have to be elaborate or expensive, but it does take some forethought. Don't assume that teachers and stay at home parents or caregivers are the only ones who can plan out play activities. This book takes the guesswork out of planning, especially for working parents, giving you more time to play and learn together.

This is an inspiring book as far as sensory activities to do with your child. But I am so very irritated by the photos in the book. This book is about messy play...but the photos show children in spotless clothes, in a perfectly clean room, playing with materials that magically stay in the "sensory" bin. Make no mistake, if you do an activity such as presenting your toddler with a bin full of beans, you will end up with beans in every corner of the room. I suppose in this pinterest perfect age, such photos were a necessity for marketing or whatever. But they do not represent reality at all of what it would look like if you were to do the activities in this book. Also...many activities would require quite a bit of setup beforehand (like dying dry rice with food coloring and setting it out to dry overnight), as well as a lot of cleanup afterwards (see original comments about beans in every corner of the room). Still inspirational though and has a lot creative ideas...I stilp consider it a worthwhile buy.

I honestly expected completely different content based off the title. I didn't read any reviews. Most of the book is more of a recipe book for baby/kid safe playing material (foam, goo, slime, paints). It's a very artsy crafty book but extremely well organized and if you have the time & interest I think it could be a great addition to your book collection. The chapters each begin with an introduction and the authors experience and tips. The chapters are: slimes, doughs, paints, small worlds, simple sensory activities, and do it yourself toys. Each activity lists prep time, ages (baby/toddler/preschoolers/5+) ingredients/supplies, detailed instructions, and what I like is that there are also variations/troubleshooting/budget tips. It also lists if it's dye free, taste safe, dairy/gluten/egg/soy etc free. Also there are instructions on turning what you make into art. The book ends with information on the science behind the activities, where to find supplies, and additional resources. If you're looking for activities for your kids to do on their own this is not the book. These are activities that require your involvement and can end up being very messy. The recipes are easy and simple and cost friendly. Most of the items you'll probably have and need to only get one or two others. For the right family this book is great for others it will be useless.I bought this cheap little pen to help contain some of my toddlers activities. It worked great: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01I0TU1UG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_j7TLBb2MW14MM