Crafts and Activities Through the Years

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Arts and crafts are a fun and expressive way to share thinking and feeling. No matter the project allow your child to fully engage their creative side. Discover fun and engaging activities to do outside the classroom and share with your child’s team.

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Braille Literacy Month: Emergent Literacy for Individuals Who Are Blind or Deafblind

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)Have you ever thought about how people learn? As you have no doubt witnessed in your own learning endeavors and when teaching your child(ren), individuals learn when they […]

Black cardstock with a rainbow-colored yarn in the shape of a filled heart.

You’ve Touched My Heart! Tactile Heart Valentine Card Tutorial

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish) We’re talking Valentine’s card preparations—but not adding signatures to your standard store-bought notes—accessible, tactile designing! While the finished product can still look creative and […]

The Fragrance of Fall: Two Ingredient, Apple-Scented Playdough

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)For most, autumn has been, well, stinky. It’s time to ditch the stench and alter the aroma. Enter the respite of sensory play, […]

Woman's hand holding a card with sewn felt heart attached.

Create a Felt-Heart Card With Your Child Who Is Blind or Low Vision With Optional Beginner Hand Sewing

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)Here’s to seasonal fun with your child as you create a tactile Valentine-heart card! Note the varying levels of difficulty—choose what works for […]

multi-textured, collage self-portrait with cardstock face, wooden eyes, leather lips, ribbon nose, and braided yarn hair

March is National Craft Month! Let’s Celebrate with a Highly Textured, Self-Portrait Collage!

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)Children who are blind or low vision (and those who are fully sighted!) can get their hands on various textures as they create […]

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St. Patrick’s Day Play: Little Leprechauns Can Enjoy Edible Rainbow “Sand”!

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)It’s play time—colorful, sensory, tasty play time. And perhaps the best part, this activity is easy-peasy. Gather your little leprechauns and taste the […]

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Tactile Easter Egg Decorating For Your Child Who Is Blind or Low Vision

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)We’re talking Easter egg decorating—but not your standard boiled eggs dipped in food coloring—accessible, tactile designing! While our finished products can still look […]

Retro to Modern Accessible Easter Egg Hunt Options

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)A memorable, accessible Easter egg hunt for your entire family—including your young person who is blind or low vision—can be in your near […]

Young child in a knit cap, sweatshirt, and rain boots is standing on the edge of the ocean looking out at the ocean as waves roll up at her feet.

Earth Day for Children Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)Earth day—it’s a day we intentionally take note of the natural beauty of our world and choose to help preserve and steward it […]

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“Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day” for Youth Who Are Blind or Low Vision

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)“Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day” applies to all children, especially those who are blind or who have low vision. Why? […]

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Flower Arranging for Mother’s Day

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)Delicate petals. Fuzzy leaves. Sweet-smelling blossoms. Vivid color contrasts. Sturdy stems. Yes, we’re talking about beloved flowers—the wild ones found peppered across fields […]

Child and father holding a fish that has been caught in a net.

Fishing, A Phenomenal Father’s Day Activity with Your Child Who is Blind or Low Vision

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)Dads, you are a gift to your children. Your love and support are valuable; you are valuable. We honor you. This Father’s Day, […]

Get in the Dirt: Reducing Stress This Season 

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)Being a parent of a child with unique needs has its share of stressors. You know this.   It’s why we’ve tackled the topic […]

A close up of daughter and father's hands who pulls seeds and fibrous material from a pumpkin before carving for Halloween.

Pumpkin Activities for Children Who Are Blind or Low Vision

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)Here are some messy activities we did when our children were younger. I hope you and your family have fun with them, too. […]

A woman is holding her daughter in the back of a wagon pulled by a man driving a tractor on a country road.

Fall Family Fun: Explore an Orchard with Your Child Who Is Blind or Low Vision

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)Your child has likely sunk their teeth into a crisp apple bursting with sweet juices or taken spoonfuls of sugary, smooth applesauce with […]

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A Meaningful and Accessible Halloween for Children with Blindness or Low Vision

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)Halloween is a favorite day of the year for many children—candy, costumes, and fall activities, how could it not be?! You can easily […]

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Halloween Fun with Pumpkin Spice Playdough

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)Fall is an exciting time because it’s time to make favorite recipes! Pumpkin Spice Play doh smells soo yummy and is a blast […]

Grandparents are presenting gifts to a mother, father and their two children at the door to their home.

Holiday Hospitality and Etiquette for Children and Teens Who Are Blind or Low Vision

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)Tonight, I’m heading to my friend’s for dinner and a movie. Do you know what’s funny? I can almost hear my mom’s voice, […]

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Making Winter Holiday Traditions Accessible

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)What winter holiday festivities are important to you and your family? Traditions, priceless and unique to you and your family, can be passed […]