Let’s make a “save the whales (+ sharks)” sensory bin together. I always love to include the PDF below with all my sensory bin activities so that I have a starting point for what I need and how I can use it, as well as a picture to guide me for what I’m hoping it will turn out like.
So this activity did not go according to plan, but it ended up being awesome + he’s already asked to do it again (they’re back in the freezer). One thing I’ve learned for independent play with toddlers is that if I spend 5-10 minutes prepping an activity before I go to bed at night, it’s so beneficial to have it done the next day! So last night I put these little sharks + whales into the cupcake tin and filled it up with water and stuck it into the deep freezer for overnight. This afternoon, I pulled it out and I COULD NOT get them out of the cupcake holder. So I was running them under warm water until they cracked enough to get them out. Fail number one.
Then I brought them in to Ryder’s sensory bin table and give him pipettes and spray bottles + went next door to feed the twins. Josh went to check on him and said they weren’t even melting, so we can up with putting them in a giant bowl of warm water and helping them “thaw” that way. It worked and he loved it and with each one that thawed, he yelled “it’s alive!” Fail number two, but it was okay because we troubleshot really fast, but I remembered (too late), that I forgot the salt and that’s what I was supposed to use to help it melt quicker.
Anyways, it was super fun all around. Check out my IG highlight (sensory bins) for more ideas + to see this one in action!
Happy sensory table play!
Xo,
Hil
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