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By: Devon

Devon — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:46:02 +0000

Hello! I saw this on Pinterest this morning and set one up in the afternoon. We don’t have a water table but just used our really large clear storage bin from Ikea stacked on a couple of crates. Perfect height for my 2yo to stand and my 5yo to squat/kneel/stand 😉 I stole large rocks from our garden and added shells, small rocks and sand to the “ocean floor” along with plastic sea creatures, some blue water beads, and our playmobil pirate ship with pirates, swords, and treasures of course. My 2yo LOVED it and wanted to get in (but was talked out of it – no room!) and my 5yo was a little annoyed she had to share it with her little brother lol. It was great fun! I simply put the lid on it for more play tomorrow since we are having a few warm & dry-ish days here in Aachen, Germany this week. Thank you for sharing!

By: happyhooligans

happyhooligans — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:59:48 +0000

In reply to Blayne. Glad you found it, Blayne! It was one of our favourites last year. When the weather warms up, we'll definitely be setting this up again!

By: Blayne

Blayne — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:03:38 +0000

Hi Jackie! Just found this via Pinterest tonight. This is just the greatest water play bin!! I love it! I literally want to jump in and play with it. It looks so realistic!! I will be coming back to this in the future for sure. Your hooligans must have LOVED it! 🙂

By: frontpoarchthing

frontpoarchthing — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:28:05 +0000

This idea is wonderful! I�m a Pre-K teacher and made my first sensory bin not to long ago using rocks, sand, and construction vehicles and it was a HIT! especially with my boys. I can only imagine how well a bucket full of water and ocean items would go over! Thanks for sharing!

By: frontpoarchthing

frontpoarchthing — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:26:28 +0000

This idea is wonderful! I’m a Pre-K teacher and made my first sensory bin not to long ago using rocks, sand, and construction vehicles and it was a HIT! especially with my boys. I can only imagine how well a bucket full of water and ocean items would go over! Thanks for sharing!

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By: happyhooligans

happyhooligans — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:42:06 +0000

Sometimes it can take setting the same activity out a few times before it interests your child. I think it’s great that she asked lots of questions. That shows interest. and I also think it’s good that she took some things out and added some things of her own. It sounds like she was curious. That’s a start! Can you leave the bin out throughout the day? That’s what I do here, so the children can come and go from it. At times they get bored and run off and do something else, and they return to it when they feel like it.
Is it possible that your child isn’t big on waterplay? It sounds like she really likes the game she’s made up at the window-sill. What if you incorporate some of those favourite items into a sensory bin? If the bin had water in it, you’d need heavier items (that don’t float) to stack the animals on. Rocks for example. Maybe tint the water her favourite colour and see if that interests her? If not, you could try a dry bin with beans or lentils or rice to scoop and pour and run her fingers through. Again, you could put her blocks and animals in there to pique her interest the first time.
If she likes scooping and pouring, you could try adding a ladel/jar etc to the water bin as well. That’s the nice thing about these bins. There are no rules as to what to put in to them. You can make them as simple or complex as you like, and fine tune them to the tastes and interest of your child.
Let me know how it goes for you!

By: Cat

Cat — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 09:42:33 +0000

I made something similar this morning, I thought my three year old daughter would love it. Her favourite game is playing with little plastic animals-lining them up along the windowsil and using blocks to balance them up high (not sure why!). She also LOVES making “potions” at the sink. So I thought I was onto a winner here. She looked at the blue water shark infested sensory bin I made, asked lots of questions and then.took it apart, took each pile of stones and shells out, then added cotton reels, a dinosaur and a rhino and then lost interest. Does it take a few goes to get them interested or shall I try something else?!

By: An Everyday Story

An Everyday Story — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 03:57:06 +0000

In reply to happyhooligans. I've got one planned for our play group next week. I know the littles will love it!

By: happyhooligans

happyhooligans — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:10:41 +0000

In reply to An Everyday Story. I hope he loves it, Kate. You'll have to let me know if it was a hit!

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By: An Everyday Story

An Everyday Story — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 09:57:30 +0000

Ok after seeing three really cool water bins I’m ready to give one a go. I’ve tried dry sensory/imaginative play bins and my little guy was not particularly interested but I think he’ll go for water. Thanks