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I am writing a short series of posts entitled "Super Easy Sensory Play". Activities included in the series all contain two or fewer ingredients and are items that are generally found in any house, so no need to run to the store for specialty items. I hope that you will give them all a try! You can read the other posts in the series here:
Super Easy Sensory Play: Ice and Warm Water
Super Easy Sensory Play: Ice and Warm Water
I know it sounds simple, and you already give your child baths, but there is something special about getting to play with water outside of the bath. Older toddlers really enjoy water tables, particularly when it's nice and warm outside, but even babies in the winter can have a little fun with water! For this activity, I made sure to lay out our "splat mat" (2 yards of oilcloth from a fabric store). I used a glass baking pan as the container so that it wouldn't easily be tipped over and dumped. I put a small amount of warm water and used some floating bath toys (these are bugs from a Boon Toys set that includes a net - we love this toy!) for him to practice his hand-eye coordination and grasping.
Caught one!
Soaking wet, but so proud and happy! All I needed to do was change his clothes, and dry him and the oilcloth off with a towel. Since I only did a shallow amount of water, it was easily an amount that a regular towel could mop up. Easy set up and clean up, but a lot of fun for baby!
Please always supervise your infant/child at play. Please stay within arms reach and never leave infants/children unattended.
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