12/05/2025
🎄 Advent Calendar – Day 5: Create, Mix & Stretch with slime making kits! 🎄
Today’s highlight is a gooey, giggly favorite that kids absolutely love—and it’s working so many skills while they mix, pour, and play!
🧪 Following Directions & Sequencing – Step-by-step mixing and measuring
✋ Fine Motor Skills & Hand Strength – Pouring, stirring, squeezing, stretching
🧠 Problem Solving & Cause-and-Effect – What happens if you add more activator or glitter?
🎯 Attention & Focus – Staying engaged through a multi-step task
😌 Sensory Regulation – Tactile input that can be calming and organizing
🗣️ Language Development – Describing textures, colors, and changes
🤝 Social Skills – Sharing supplies, turn-taking, and creating together
🎨 Creativity & Self-Expression – Choosing colors, add-ins, scents, and textures
From stretchy to fluffy to sparkly, slime-making turns science, sensory play, and skill-building into one unforgettable experience!
Come back tomorrow for another Advent Calendar favorite that makes learning feel like pure fun! ✨
Tell us—are you team glitter slime, cloud slime, or classic stretchy slime? 💙
