Messy Play Resources

What Is Sensory Play and How Does It Benefit Your Child?

What is sensory play, exactly, and how does it benefit your child at different ages? Read more to find out!

Road Trip Hacks & Car Activities for Kids

These road trip hacks and car activities for kids will keep your little ones engaged and you organized during long travel trips!

4th of July Activities for Preschoolers & Toddlers

From baking to banner making, chalk art to community celebrations, a variety of Fourth of July activities for preschoolers and toddlers exist to keep your kiddos entertained while practicing STEAM ...

The Best Sensory Activities for 2 Year Olds

Sensory bins for 2 year olds and other fun ideas! Two years old is such a fun age for your children! They are learning so many new skills and growing far too quickly. Sensory activities for two ye...

The Best Oobleck Slime Recipes

Oobleck slime is a great sensory play activity for your home or classroom. Learn all the oobleck ingredients necessary to make this messy material.

Safe and Unsafe Sensory Materials for the Base of Your Sensory Bin

Safe sensory materials for your sensory bin will set your kids up for successful play! Learn about why sensory bin beans are unsafe and alternative sensory bin fillers

How to Make a Spring Sensory Bin

Spring Sensory Bin Ideas to Celebrate the Season Spring is celebrated around the world in so many wonderful and creative ways. It’s such a great season to get back outside! The weather is warming,...

Easter Projects for Preschoolers

Easter projects for preschoolers are such a fun way to celebrate the season. Learn to make Easter sensory bins at home.

Simple Easter Egg Decorating - Marble Dyed Eggs

Easter egg dyeing with marble shaving cream? What?! Combine two fun Messy Play Activities into one with this fun and simple egg decorating idea! Watch Robin experiment and roll eggs into shaving cr...

Easy Easter Painting Idea: Egg Drip Painting

Did you know that you can paint with eggs?! Plastic eggs that is! Robin, The Messy Play Lady is at it again with this great video on how to make a masterpiece by filling colorful eggs with your lit...

Easter Bunny Stamps - Easter Bunny Craft for toddlers and preschoolers

Want to recycle your old toilet paper roles in a brand new, fun way? Use them to make bunny stamps! Watch and learn as the Messy Play Lady repurposes cardboard toilet paper tubes as paint stamps fo...

Messy Play products are now available in Australia!

Messy Play Kits has partnered with The Learning Pod Group to bring Messy Play Kits and Sensory Bins to Australia and New Zealand! The Learning Pod Group is manufacturing these AU/NZ versions.

Can't Decide between Messy Play Kits or Sensory Bins?

What is the difference between a Sensory Bin and a Messy Play Kit? Sensory play has become very popular over the years and there are so many types to choose from. Are you interested in buying a se...

Improve Social Skills for Preschoolers with Messy Play

Are you curious about how to facilitate social skills for preschoolers- the ways that they connect with others and learn to get along? Whether you’re a parent, a caregiver, or an early childhood te...

Process-Based Art: Open-Ended Art Activities for Preschoolers

Teach your child art - even if you're not artistic AT ALL. Learn why process-based art / open-ended art activities for preschoolers is the best way to encourage creativity.