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Rainbow-Sensory bins
Rainbows are fascinating for all ages.
Next step: deepening knowlegde, following interests.
- used senses: Sense of sight Sense of touch
- skills: Fine motor skills Pincer grip Categorization
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Magnetic, glowing stones
Glowing, mysterious discs in all the colours of the rainbow, which can either be caught with a
...Next step: deepening knowlegde, following interests.
- Interests: Colors Magnetism
- Skills: Fine motor skills
- Type of Play: Free open-ended play
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Matching games
Every child enjoys matching games - the difficulty level can be varied.
Next step: deepening knowlegde, following interests.
- Interests: Vocabulary
- Skills: Categorization Abstraction Memory concentration
- Type of play: Matching game
- Sensitive Period: Sensitivity for Language
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Water is alwasy fun - easy sensory bins with water
Water is probably the simplest filling material for a sensory bin.
Next step: deepening knowlegde, following interests.
- Used senses: Sense of smell Sense of touch
- Skills: Fine motor skills Pincer grip
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Treasure bins for sorting and digging
Digging-Sorting-Decorating-Hiding-Finding
Next step: deepening knowlegde, following interests.
- Used senses: Sense of smell Sense of touch Sense of sight
- Skills: Fine motor skills Pincer grip
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(Ant)Arctica - Snow, pinguins and icebears
A little bit of water, instant-snow, a few animals and here we are in the polar regions!
Next step: deepening knowlegde, following interests.
- Used senses: Sense of touch
- Skills: Fine motor skills Pincer grip
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Cloud dough
Cloud dough is soft, slightly sticky sand you can easily make yourself. Furthermore it is safe
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Slimy slime
Slimy slime - made of only two ingredients!
It feels like the slime that
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Kinetic sand
Kinetic sand has different flow properties than regular sand or moon sand.
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Winter bird-food-balls
Easy homemade bird food balls