Pirates booty!

Here we are exploring our Pirates sensory bin! The children seemed to really enjoy searching the items within!

Discovering how the chest opened

Investigating the booty!

Wearing the jewels!

What else do we see?!

Lining up the objects

Oh there are two eyeballs!

Lots of pairs were being made!

The best part was wearing the jewels!

This sensory bin turned into a bit of a math lesson as well - matching objects - making pairs and identifying colours ( We all liked the red necklace the best! )



Pirates sensory bin!

OK of course another garage sale find - $1 - and I can now create a Pirate sensory bin for Pirates week this week!

I am sure you have seen the larger version of this game - this was a mini size from the dollar store!

Pearl bracelets! :)

Gems!

Parrot feathers!

Lizards

The Pirates eyes!

Palm tree and shells!

Whiskey Barrel!

Booty and flies!

Don't forget the parrot to watch over things! :)

25 cents at a garage sale - new in package!

Sensory Tub Counting Search

I love this great counting activity from Playing in Prep! I can see using this for the alphabet as well! The extensions on this can be endless!
http://playinginprep.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/sensory-tub-counting-search/

I first saw this linked on Funtastic Early Childhood Ideas facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=224459094245373&view=wall&notif_t=event_wall#!/pages/Funtastic-Early-Childhood-Ideas/172996439419071

Water Play

Often the best moments are the times when we have an impromptu, relaxing, do nothing day! Since today was Friday, and our senior classes were having their graduation, we decided to head outside with our sensory tubs and waterplay toys. We put them out on the middle of the playground and filled them up with the hose. So for an hour and a half the children had a very joyful morning!

The water bins were like magnets for the tots to play in.

There were a variety of items in there to play with. Sponges, funnels, fish, shovels, plant pots with holes..... you name it, we put it in.

I also made these sponge balls which the kids said looked like spiders. :)

The balls are made by cutting rectangular sponges into 1/2 inch strips - gathering about 8 strips in the centre and securing them together with an elastic band. That's it - easy and fun!

I wish I had bigger bins and more of them. I have to remember to bring my kiddie pools next week!

Um isn't this what we do with the funnels? :)

I spy with my little eye....

Some of my friends needed to get a little more wet!

As you can see most of the tots clothes ended up on the fence to dry!

Aw refreshing!

Cute as a bunny - Sensory Bin

This was a popular sensory bin during Easter time. The plastic grass came from the dollar store, as well as the carrots, they were powdered candy containers (I dumped the candy out). This bin can be kept out all Spring!