Indoor Beanbox: I wish I could say that I came up with this idea all on my own, but I have to give credit where credit is due. My friend Angela B. is the cutest mom and super creative. She is always full of great ideas for fun and interesting activities. The concept is an indoor sandbox of sorts that your children will be able to use year-round.
What you will need: A large, shallow container with a lid, and bags and bags of your chosen filler. I used a 30 qt. Rubbermaid container and filled it with the large dry white Lima Beans simply because I thought they would be the easiest for clean up. Finally, you will need various measuring cups, spoons, toys, match box cars, etc.
Hours of Entertainment: As you can see from the photos, Ava and Lauren quite often enjoy sitting inside of the sensory box. I would highly reccomend adult supervision depending on the materials used and ages of your children. We like to keep our beanbox in the kitchen. It's easy to sweep up the stray beans off the tile floor, and I can keep an eye on the kiddos while I am doing the dishes or making dinner.
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5 comments:
Those two are too cute Marnie!! I need new pictures!
Marnie, I LOVE the pictures! I totally miss my bean bucket: Mason is still a little too young for it and I fear he will just end up eating them. But I already have a container ready for when he get a bit older! I also love your new family pictures. I wish we were closer so Kevin could take some for us. What an amazingly talented and gorgeous family you have!
I have done this with rice and it is great since rice is so small that it will flow through funnels, etc.
that looks fun!! when izey gets bigger i'm gonna do that for him!!!
oh and i LOVE the fam pics. ours are scheduled for Dec and I'm SOOO nervous about everything being perfecT!
I have done this too. It is a lot of fun! Just have to watch out for the curious ones. I had a friend copy my bean box and her daughter shoved one up her nose and had to go to the ER! I like the rice idea to!
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