This activity came to our rescue the other day. My kids really needed something to keep them occupied, so this small world play in the sink ended up being perfect. Here's how I set it up. I sprinkled a little jello powder (for smell) and a few drops of food coloring in the sink filled with water. Then I set ocean animals and shells around the sink. I also put in some foam sheets in the water for the plastic sea creatures to float on (since they would just sink in the … [Read more...]
Penguin Sensory Sink
My kids love penguins! I'm not sure what it is about penguins, but they are naturally drawn to them. Their interest in penguins started after watching an episode of Elmo's World. They learned a lot about penguins and kept wanting to know more. So we read penguin books and talked a lot about penguins. I thought we would put what we learned into action, so we made a penguin sensory sink. It was so much fun! Here's what we used: 1. Penguins TOOB (click on the link to see it on Amazon) 2. … [Read more...]
Toddler Tuesday: Sensory Sink
It's Toddler Tuesday time! Today, I'm sharing a simple activity you can do with your toddler anytime. All you need is a sink, jello, small toys, and whatever else you'd like to add in. When we made our sensory sink, I just filled a sink with water and poured blue jello powder in. Then we added some glitter just to make the water shimmer. I cut out some lily pads out of foam and I intended to put our plastic frogs on them...however, I could not find them anywhere in our house! I got out some … [Read more...]