Thursday, March 3, 2011

St. Patty's Day Sensory Bin

So I finally got around to making Alex a new sensory bin. I've been thinking about it for weeks. It was very inexpensive. I only had to purchase 3 bags of green split peas and the rest was things I had around the house or made.
Whats Inside:
3 bags of Green Split Peas
Yellow and green cups (used for dying eggs)
Small funnel
2 green spoons (leftover from a b-day party)
5 Green snakes (leftover from Halloween)
some yellow gems (leftover from fall bin)
A handful of gold stones (these were from his construction bin and I painted them with some gold acrylic paint and added some glitter)
A few green felt flowers
Stripes of craft foam in rainbow colors to create a rainbow
Rainbow foam letters to spell out ALEXANDER
2 paper leprechauns that I printed out and covered in contact paper.
4 shamrocks cut out of green craft foam

Linking to:
Show and Tell @ ABC and 123
Fun For Kids Fridays

6 comments:

  1. I love it! I am adding a link to my post on our St. Patrick's Day Sensory Tub

    http://shiningourlights.blogspot.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-sensory-tub-pots-of.html

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  2. What an awesome sensory bin. I love it!

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  3. As someone with Irish roots, how could I not love this one!

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  4. Green Peas are a great idea for a sensory bin. I bet your little one loved it! Thanks for linking up with Fun for Kids Friday.

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