Embracing Sensory Play

So at an event the other week the boys played and played with some sensory bins full of corn kernels, black beans and other fun messy things.  Then we went to an open house at the school I use to teach at and one of the classrooms had their sensory table open with corn kernels, once again love.  When you combine all of that with how much they love sand when out at the park I figured it's time to embrace sensory play.

On Sunday morning I decided to make some colored oats, I found the process here.  They are beautiful and since it was a rainy and cloudy weekend there wasn't any sun so they took a few extra days to dry.  

Yesterday I made it my goal to bring in one of our water tables and clean it.  With that taken care of I mixed the pretty oats with some black beans and let the boys play until their hearts were content.  They played for an hour, and would have kept playing if I hadn't needed to clean the kitchen to start dinner!

The best part is that they are in a love to help phase and I recently bought them brooms and dustpans to help sweep.  They gladly helped clean their mess after playing for an hour!

Until Next Time!