Friends of ours had an army themed birthday party, so the wheels started turning on the subject of a gift. I love giving original gifts. They are so fun.
I decided to make a military themed sensory bin. My boys basically live for their sensory table, and I love sharing that with others. I started by choosing the base of the bin. I went with rice. I made different greens with food coloring and alcohol. I would have liked more brown hues added to it, but oh well.
I went back and forth between a deep bucket or a shallow bucket, and the shallow bucket won out. I also made some "sand bags" by sewing burlap in a rectangle and stuffing it with batting. I decided to put in some squares of green fabric for the boys to use as tents. And last but not least, I included the army men.
To finish it off, I added vinyl words all around it. I love how it came out. My boys were so jealous that it was leaving the house. I was also told that the first gift that the birthday boys wanted to play with was the sensory bucket! That is nice to hear after you put a lot of time and effort into something.
Turns out, I had to make some extra camouflage rice to add to our table as well. It's fun, and the boys have a blast playing in it. Happy sensory seeking!
*Hills
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