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St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Tub

by Angela Thayer 14 Comments

Over the weekend, we made a St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Tub. It was a lot of fun for the boys and I’m eager to show you how to make it! Here’s what I used:

*white rice

*dry green peas

*green feathers

*green pipe cleaners (I twisted them to look like 4-leaf clovers)

*green puff ball string (from Michaels)

St. Patrick's Day Sensory Tub The only thing missing were gold coins. I would’ve loved for the boys to try to find gold coins in the rice mixture, but I went to four stores and couldn’t find any! Does anyone know where to get gold coins??

Sensory Tub Exploring and beginning to make a mess! That’s what I love about sensory play. They can be messy, but so much learning is going on! Children need lots of free, unstructured play time. Allowing them to discover and be creative helps them learn and grow! I know it may seem messy, but trust me–this is important for their development!

Sensory Tub 2 How cute is he?! Playing peek-a-boo with the pom pom string! He sure loved the softness of the pom poms.

Puff Balls

Troy decided to play with the sensory tub differently. He took his new dump truck and filled it with the mixture. Instead of scooping, he had an idea to fill plastic eggs up and then dump the contents into the truck. Love his creative mind!

Sensory
Dump Truck   Dump Truck Rice Troy loved rubbing his hands together and feeling the different textures through his hands. He was eager to show me his new trick. 🙂

New Trick We had a blast discovering and playing with this sensory tub. The green colors reminds me that fresh green grass and plants of spring are just around the corner. Hoping the rest of winter goes by quickly! Have a great day!!

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Filed Under: Holidays, Sensory Play, Spring Activities Tagged With: sensory bin, st. patrick's day

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  1. Susen says
    February 18, 2013 at 2:39 pm

    If you have a Party City the should have gold coins.

    Reply
    • Teaching Mama says
      February 18, 2013 at 8:29 pm

      Good idea! Yes, there is one around here. Maybe I’ll have to check it out. Thanks for the idea!

      Reply
  2. Amy L Stout says
    February 18, 2013 at 5:26 pm

    Oriental Trading has gold coins.

    When Kylie plays in her sensory tubs, I put a huge King size sheet under the tub. When she is finished, I pull up all 4 corners so everything falls to the middle and dump it back into the tub. Less waste and hardly any clean up for mommy! =0)

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    • Teaching Mama says
      February 18, 2013 at 8:30 pm

      Oh yes, I forgot about Oriental Trading! Wow, that’s a great idea about the sheet. We usually put a blanket down or go outside, but I King-sized sheet would work really well. Thanks so much for the idea!

      Reply
  3. Katie @ Gift of Curiosity says
    February 18, 2013 at 10:04 pm

    I bought gold coins on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Gold-Coins–Plastic-Pirate-Parties/dp/B0013OWG9A/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1361225013&sr=1-1&keywords=gold+coins

    Your sensory tub looks like a lot of fun. I love how your son put the rice mixture in his truck!

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    • Teaching Mama says
      February 19, 2013 at 4:56 am

      Great idea! Thank you!

      Reply
  4. Deb @ Living Montessori Now says
    February 20, 2013 at 3:47 am

    I love your St. Patrick’s Day sensory tub … so many great learning activities! I pinned your post to my Kids’ St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Activities Pinterest Board.

    You can also find St. Patrick’s Day gold coins at craft stores. I found the ones I used in this post at Michaels: http://prekandksharing.blogspot.com/2012/03/montessori-inspired-st-patricks-day.html

    Reply
  5. Katie Q says
    February 21, 2013 at 9:32 pm

    Great sensory tub. I followed your link from Preschool and Kindergarten Corner.

    Reply
    • Teaching Mama says
      February 21, 2013 at 9:38 pm

      Awesome! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Cheri says
    March 12, 2018 at 11:52 am

    I found my gold coins at Dollar Tree!

    Reply
  7. Blanca Felipe says
    March 12, 2018 at 2:59 pm

    Amazon, they have plastic gold coins!!

    Reply

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