This idea shamelessly stolen from PAHM. Mom taped a piece of paper to this large, shallow box, then cut holes in it with a steak knife. She modified the idea a bit by taping one of the flaps of the box up, so that some holes didn't go through, and were more like nests. Ours also has strings threaded through holes and tied.
This is how it was set out, with a basket of objects next to it for dropping.
Or dumping. Mom's not really picky about these things.
The back scratcher got a lot of use.
Drop.
Wait, come back!
We played with this box for quite some time! Probably over a week. And it was eventually pretty much destroyed. I wedged the sensory bin inside it so it didn't collapse under his weight.
We've done lots of things with the sensory bin. Rice, ice, water,
shredded paper, milk... but through it all, one material has emerged as a
true favorite. We love flour.
We love it on our hands
We love it on our feet
We love it in our hair
We love to sit in it
Mommy thought she loved taking pictures with the iPad, until she realized that they are impossible to get on blogger, without 20 or so steps. Which is a shame, because she loves crazy filters <3
We have been having so. Much. Fun. But "sensory bin" is kind of clinical and unwieldy, so Mom's renaming it. This is the Babylab. We'll probably call it something else before that gets embarrassing, but that's totally what it is right now. It's where we do our science:
Besides the bin, we have an assortment of tools for conducting our experiments. Mom thought she'd take a picture so we can see how it changes as Babyman grows. Here's the current binventory:
But she also knows that no one besides her really wants to see pictures of that, so onto the experiments...
Wood Shop!
We are not doing the wood shavings again. They were everywhere.
Captain Rainbeard
This was really great for fingerpainting!
Or, it will be, when we start using the paints instead of eating them.
Mom was feeling guilty about the amount of time the tv was on, even despite the fact that we watched mostly nice, vaguely educational things for kids and not just slasher films and infomercials. So, inspired by various sources on the internet, she decided to spend 2012 exploring more activities appropriate for growing baby men. And she knew you'd want to see the results...
Today's activity was inspired by Play at Home Mom, a blog Mom was recently introduced to. She decided that one of Austin's Christmas presents should be a sensory bin. She went to the hardware store and got a largish, clear plastic bin and a big blue tarp. And this is what she did:
Behold, a garden of shredded paper, paper bags, tin foil, plastic cups, paper tubes, tupperware and spoons.
This is such a great idea. I can think of so many cool things to put in there for him, and it would also be great for fingerpainting or other crafts.
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