Category: Sand Table

Construction Sensory Bin

1/24/2017

Little guy is just beginning to discover his letters. This activity is a wonderful way to combine his interests with literacy! He enjoyed using his trucks to move the lettered rocks around the bin.

We practiced naming the different letters and encouraged him to repeat them. He was able to identify and name “O” and “I”, while being engaged in meaningful sensory play!

A lesson plan is available for this project at www.Lessons4Learners.com.

Materials:

Large plastic bin
Sand/soil
Rocks
Paint
Toy construction trucks
Cups, scoops, etc.

1) Paint Letters onto the rocks and allow the paint to dry.

2) Place the rocks, sand, and trucks into the large bin.

3) As children play, encourage them to identify different letters,

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Snow Dough

1/7/2017

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Prepare for activity by making the dough.

Combine 8 cups flour with 1 cup of baby oil. Add a few tablespoons of glitter and mix.

Put your snow dough in the large bin and present it to the child in an appropriate area.

Note: Please provide appropriate supervision to the children in your care when completing all activities. You will need to decide what types of activities are safe for the children in your care. Appropriate and reasonable caution should be used when providing art and sensory experiences for children. Toddlers require special caution, do not allow children to put things in their mouths that are a choking hazard.

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Put Me in the Zoo Sensory Bin

11/7/2016

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Water beads are slippery, squishy fantastic fun and an engaging sensory activity for kids of all ages.

A lesson plan is available for this project at www.Lessons4Learners.com.

Caution:

Water beads are used in flower arrangements and although they are nontoxic, they are not edible and a choking hazard. It is important to provide appropriate supervision to the children in your care when using water beads.

You may want to consider using homemade water beads for this project:

Safe Water Beads for Toddlers by Teaching Mama (a recipe for homemade safe water beads)

Just a note, we haven't had a problem with kids putting water beads in their mouths at all. Even the youngest toddlers have understood that its not food. However, they do like to throw them. And, that puts our puppies at risk of finding them and consuming them. Water beads are one of the most fascinating sensory materials. It will keep children engaged for a long period of time. Please use caution while using water beads no matter what the age of the children.

Water beads can be purchased in the floral section in most craft stores. We bought ours on Amazon.

Add various scoops, bowls and cups.

Have you used water beads with the kids?
Share your experiences.

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Simple Sand Sensory Bin

11/3/2016

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This is a perfect activity!
Kids will have tons of fun sifting and pouring, while working diligently on thinking and problem solving, developing sensory motor skills; as well as practicing small motor skills and sorting skills.

Create the sensory bins by adding all the materials to the plastic bin. Place the bin in an appropriate area for play and encourage the child to play with you.