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Pour and Scoop Sensory Bin

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Pour and Scoop Sensory Bin

A big tub of rice or chunky pasta set on a bedsheet, with bowls, a funnel, and spoons: little hands dig in, scoop, dump, let it rain through their fingers, and hunt for hidden treasures. Spills are 100% part of the plan.

Age
18 to 36 months
Duration
20-30 min
Materials
Large bin or tub, dry rice or pasta, assorted cups and bowls, old bedsheet
Supervision
Supervisé en continu
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Step by step

  1. Fill a large plastic bin with dry rice or chunky pasta and place it on a spread-out bedsheet: spills are expected, not a problem.
  2. Add bowls, a funnel, spoons, and small cups.
  3. Scoop, bury hands, make it rain, no instructions needed. Stay close—raw rice is tempting to taste, so just keep an eye out.
  4. Bury small toys to discover, and encourage filling and dumping the containers.
  5. 'full', 'empty', 'more', 'all gone'. Kids learn math concepts through their hands first.
  6. Lift the sheet and funnel everything right back into the bin (pure magic!), pop the lid on, and save it for next time.

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