Easy Sensory Activities for Toddlers - Rainbow Magic Snowballs

momstown Edmonton's Toddler Time program is a great way for moms of Toddlers and Preschoolers to get out of the house on the weekend with the family and do a fun activity with the kids! This event is aimed at working moms who are looking to meet other Edmonton moms! Toddler Time is a biweekly event aimed at ages 12-36 months, we alternate between sensory play, simple crafts & fun with the parachute! If you're interested in joining us at next week's Toddler Time sign up here for a $45/year momstown membership! 

This week was our sensory activity! It was getting chilly here in Edmonton but (thank goodness) we have no snow yet! We had to make our own snow for our Rainbow Magic Snowballs!

This activity is simple, hands on and has a very cool affect that even the youngest kids can appreciate!

Here's what you need:

• 3 Cups Baking Soda (I used three 500g boxes)
• 1/2 Cup Conditioner
• 1/2 Cup Vinegar
• Food Colouring
• Glitter (optional)
• Shallow container
• Squeeze bottles, spray bottles, eye droppers or plastic syringes

Instructions:

Combine the conditioner, glitter and baking soda together in a shallow bin, we let the kids play with the 'snow' - it is cool to the touch and can be shaped and molded. Very cool stuff, even on it's own. We had each kid make their own snowball and place it on top of our snow then they each took turn squeezing the vinegar onto the snowballs making them explode with all the different colours. We put the vinegar and food colouring in squeeze bottles for ease of use for the toddlers but you could use a spray bottle, eye dropper or plastic syringes all for different effects.