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We decided that Junior still needed a "sand" box like every other kid so we made him a sandless sand box.
With his mobility issues we used a large tupperware box so it could be placed on his stander or wheel chair tray.
Many people would likely consider this a sensory box but for Junior it was his sandless box and he loved playing with all his cars in it.
We used a large tupperware box, rice, dry beans, lots of cars, and one happy kid(Junior is about 4 or 5 here).
More recently we have discovered moon sand which is a good no dust option to sand. If only it weren't so expensive.
Brilliant!!!
ReplyDeleteI can so relate to not wanting to pay through the nose for moon sand! You might want to check out Internet recipes for homemade moon sand, such at this one:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ehow.com/how_6749565_homemade-moonsand.html. I haven't tried it, but it could be fun. Another site, http://www.teachersource.com/Images/UserDir/MON-100.html, includes a scientific experiment to test out whether the homemade and the commercial varieties include the same "secret ingredients." Hmmmm.... Thanks for the inspiration!
Oh my gosh that picture of Junior makes me SMILE!!!
ReplyDeleteFYI - don't pay for moon sand regardless. We bought it and my son was very dissatisfied. Mostly b/c it does not do what the pictures say it will. I agree with previous commenter - try making your own that way you can play with the consistency.
ReplyDeletehave you tried putting hair gel in a plastic bag? I do this with Sky, you can put it in a freezer bag about 1/4 full, tape it to a surface and spreed it out, its fun to run your fingers through and smash. I bet Junior would love it! and if you can find clear hair gel you can add food coloring to it to make different colors
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