Water Beads Sensory Play (2months to 4 yrs)
When ever I think of sensory play, water beads are the first thing that comes to my mind. They are inexpensive and purposeful. The great think about water beads is you can find multiple activities to do with them as your child is growing! Please try out some of the activities I do with my kids and let me know how it goes. These activities will stimulate sight and touch. Enjoy!
What you need:
2. Ziplock Bag (gallon size)
3. Measuring Spoons or toddler tongs
4. 2 plastic mason jars @ Michaels
5. Food Dye
Activity 1 (Touch and See Waterbeads)
Soak your water beads in a medium size Tupperware for 4-6 hours
Activity 2 (Transfer Water Beads)
This activity is amazing to help work on fine motor skills. In addition, work on those small hand muscles that will be needed for writing, drawing, and coloring!
Get a Tupperware full of ready to go water beads and have your little one transfer them into a plastic mason jar or cup using a measuring spoon. Try to get them to use only 1 hand. Need a challenge? Head on down to activity 3!
Activity 3 (Counting Waterbeads)
This activity is amazing to help work on counting skills while still using those small hand muscles!
Get a Tupperware full of ready to go water beads and have your little one transfer and count them into a plastic mason jar or cup using a measuring spoon or toddler tongs. Need a challenge? Head on down to activity 4
Activity 4 (Sort by color)
This activity is amazing to help work on sorting skills while still using those small hand muscles!
Get a Tupperware full of ready to go water beads and have your little one transfer and sort them by color into a plastic mason jar or cup using a measuring spoon or toddler tongs.
Place them in a gallon size Ziplock bag. Seal and tape it against the window for your baby to see and touch