Beach Sensory Tub (Photo from Counting Coconuts)
Let your preschooler enjoy the last days of summer with a beach sensory tub. Sensorial awareness is so important for young children, and the beach sensory tub from Counting Coconuts is a great way to bring a bit of the beach home.
In addition to giving directions for making the beach sensory tub, Counting Coconuts has directions for making sandy playdough. That adds another element of creativity and fun to the “beach” experience.
The beach sensory tub is an activity my children would have loved when they were preschoolers. It could easily have science extensions as well. I often had a container with sand for Will and Christina to dig in for buried treasure. Seashells or fossils were favorite treasures. Then Will and Christina matched each seashell or fossil with an identifying card that had a picture of the seashell or fossil along with its name.
On Counting Coconuts, you’ll find photos and directions for making sensory tubs about once each month. Here’s a link to all of Counting Coconuts’ themed sensory tubs.
Does your child have a favorite educational activity using sand?
Update:
Awesome! Counting Coconuts just published “Beach Themed Activities” with practical life, sensorial, language, math, AND art activities! And here’s a link to another wonderful post Counting Coconuts published four days ago: “Summer Nature Table.”
Mari-Ann says
August 9, 2010 at 1:56 amThanks so much for featuring my sensory tub and for the link back, too!
Warmly,
Mari-Ann
Counting Coconuts
Deb Chitwood says
August 9, 2010 at 6:55 amYou’re welcome, Mari-Ann! You have great activities – I always enjoy following your blog! And thanks for your permission to use the sensory beach tub photo. I love that Bermuda sand!
Joy says
August 9, 2010 at 6:52 amMy kids love to cook with sand, water and any other ingredient they can get. Usually it is grass, flowers and small sticks!
Deb Chitwood says
August 9, 2010 at 6:51 amThanks for your comment, Joy! That brings back memories from my childhood. I didn’t have access to nice sand, but I LOVED to make mud pies!
Joy says
August 9, 2010 at 7:52 amDeb, thanks for your encouraging words to me!! I am excited to be helping out with Seeds of Faith and Hip Homeschool Moms. Thanks for stopping by and visiting my blog!
Deb Chitwood says
August 9, 2010 at 9:08 amYou’re welcome, Joy! I really appreciate your visits – and thanks for spreading light around the blogosphere!
Megan says
August 9, 2010 at 8:35 amThanks for stopping by my blog!!
LOVE the beach sensory tub… my kindergartner AND my pre-schooler would love it!
Deb Chitwood says
August 9, 2010 at 9:10 amThanks, Megan! Mari-Ann at Counting Coconuts does a great job with her sensory tubs – it’s fun to feature them!
Amy Miller says
August 10, 2010 at 2:21 amSo glad to have found your blog. For years I have wanted to incorporate more Montessori methods into my homeschooling and you have great ideas! Looking forward to exploring your archives. Thanks!
Deb Chitwood says
August 10, 2010 at 6:37 amI’m so glad you found my blog as well! Thanks for your kind words, Amy. And I’m excited to have just updated the Activity of the Week with two more wonderful beach-themed links from Counting Coconuts!
Mari-Ann says
August 10, 2010 at 7:39 amThank you for your kind comments on my recent posts, Deb! I have so, so much to learn about homeschooling yet, but I’m just taking it as it comes and doing what feels right for us. So far so good!
Thanks also for adding my other links to the Activity of the Week post – I’m truly flattered! I typically create my themed sensory tubs at the beginning of the month with similarly themed Montessori activities a week or so later. For September I’ll be doing a fall/apple theme.
Warmly,
Mari-Ann
Deb Chitwood says
August 10, 2010 at 7:54 amYou’re welcome, Mari-Ann! And DEFINITELY so far so good! You’re doing amazing things in your homeschool! Thanks for all the activities you share – and thanks for letting me know about the September theme. Be sure to check it out, everyone!
SUE says
August 10, 2010 at 11:37 amSuch great ideas and info Deb! I'm going to visit Counting Coconuts today for sure. 🙂
Deb Chitwood says
August 10, 2010 at 12:13 pmThanks so much, Sue! Yes, Counting Coconuts has great activities – definitely check out Mari-Ann’s blog!
joyce:waddleeahchaa. says
August 10, 2010 at 3:12 pmI love sensory tubs and better yet so do the children. Thanks for the post. 🙂
Deb Chitwood says
August 10, 2010 at 7:39 pmThanks for your comment, Joyce! I love finding great activities online like the themed sensory tubs. It’s exciting how many ideas are easily available for homeschoolers now – and how wonderful for the children being homeschooled!
Sisterlisa says
August 14, 2010 at 6:29 pmThis looks like a lot of fun. Makes me want to make one for myself..put it in the hot sun for a while, then dig my bare toes down into it and enjoy an iced cold lemonade.
Deb Chitwood says
August 15, 2010 at 1:08 pmNow that’s a great idea! I think I could use one as well – especially if it had that lovely Bermuda sand!
faishal nurfakhri says
April 23, 2015 at 8:25 pmbeach sensory tub it’s great idea.
i rarely found beach sensory tub in indonesia
I think I could make one for my child.
thanks deb 😀