Sand Sensory Box and Extension Ideas

When I used to work with Pre-schoolers I used large plastic Builders' Trays as

sensory tubs. How great to see mothers using minature versions with small plastic boxes!

As it's tricky getting to the beach with a baby I brought the beach to Big Seed.

This is great when it rains.

This is what I used inside:

Pebble from beach

Shells and driftwood sticks

Dried seaweed

Red and green glass beads

 Round and square shaped baby food tubs as miniature sand moulds

Teaspoon

To keep his interest and expand this I have a box of things ready

to swap or add things in:

Mini sieve

Large sieve

Large shell

Plastic crab

Small funnel

Salt scoop

1/2 cup sized scoop

Cookie cutter - great in wet sand

Wooden cup

Selection of miniature diggers

When these are used up, the imagination and creativity can really get going when you add things that you normally would not associate with sand:

Cars to show different tracks in the sand

Dinosaurs

Little plastic dolls

Jungle animals; especially camels, tigers etc

Balls, marbles, 

Jewellery from Charity Shops to hide for treasure

Cake moulds, cooking equipment

...and the list goes on.

Add two types of things that wouldn't normally go together:

i.e. marbles and cake moulds... and you might get pretty decorated sand cakes,

or this lends to games being made up.

Have lots of fun together!