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ABC Excavation Sensory Bin

June 17, 2016 by Stephanie Oswald

Lately, Mr. Q has been interested in everything ABC. To help engage him in play we have been trying out a variety of different alphabet games. This Alphabet Excavation Sensory Bin has been one of our favorite ABC kids’ games so far! Making this bin did require some planning. This is not a throw together … Read more

Fizzy Fine Motor ABC’s

July 19, 2016June 13, 2016 by Stephanie Oswald

Lately, it has been hot, hot, hot here. Like step outside and feel like you are melting hot. These Fizzy Fine Motor ABC’s Ice Cubes were a fun way to cool down while working on our letter recognition.

Red Fish, Blue Fish Sensory Science Bin

April 8, 2016March 4, 2016 by Stephanie Oswald

Thank you Four Monks Vinegar for sponsoring this post! Dr. Seuss is taking over my life. That became crystal clear the moment I asked my daughter to go pick up her room and she sassed me with- Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not. She … Read more

Letter Recognition Snow Search

June 17, 2016January 12, 2016 by Stephanie Oswald

My little man is absolutely obsessed with Paw Patrol. Like he is a walking ad for the show level of obsessed. His favorite pup this week is Everest who has gone on many missions with him into the snowy wonderland that is our backyard. This Letter Recognition Snow Search came to be in an attempt to channel some of his rescue mission passion into a fun indoor learning activity.

A blizzard has buried all 26 letters and they are all trapped under the snow fall. Rescue each letter (and identify them) so they can get back home to their puzzle board!

Moon Excavation! Construction Sensory Bin with Exploding Frozen Stars

April 17, 2023September 4, 2015 by Stephanie Oswald

Moon Excavation! Construction Sensory Bin with Exploding Stars

Moon Excavation! Construction Sensory Bin with Exploding Frozen Stars –MAN that’s a mouthful! The things our kids can come up with when you let their imaginations run wild! This month we have been working on shapes with Meatball and for some reason or another, the one he is having difficulty recognizing are the stars. Whenever he is shown a star, he labels it as a triangle. I suppose they are made up of a bunch of triangles, so on some level the confusion does make sense.

This sensory bin made from taste safe moon sand and frozen baking soda stars was used to explore a variety of different stars to try to reinforce the shape through conversation and play.

This bin is also a hodge-podge of a bunch of Meatballs favorite things right now. Cars…we can never get enough of those. Construction — Good Night, Good Night, Construction site is a go everywhere with us favorite (we even made a sensory bin to go with it). Anything and everything Outer Space, hence the moon sand. And of course dirt, mud, sticky, ooey-gooey messes.