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.”
Thanks so much for featuring my sensory tub and for the link back, too!
Warmly,
Mari-Ann
Counting Coconuts
You’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!
My kids love to cook with sand, water and any other ingredient they can get. Usually it is grass, flowers and small sticks!
Thanks 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!
Deb, 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!
You’re welcome, Joy! I really appreciate your visits – and thanks for spreading light around the blogosphere!
Thanks for stopping by my blog!!
LOVE the beach sensory tub… my kindergartner AND my pre-schooler would love it!
Thanks, Megan! Mari-Ann at Counting Coconuts does a great job with her sensory tubs – it’s fun to feature them!
So 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!
I’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!
Thank 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
You’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!
Such great ideas and info Deb! I'm going to visit Counting Coconuts today for sure. 🙂
Thanks so much, Sue! Yes, Counting Coconuts has great activities – definitely check out Mari-Ann’s blog!
I love sensory tubs and better yet so do the children. Thanks for the post. 🙂
Thanks 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!
This 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.
Now that’s a great idea! I think I could use one as well – especially if it had that lovely Bermuda sand!
beach 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 😀