Like last February's tub, I created this one with Valentine's Day in mind, except this time around I went with all red.
What's inside: I won't detail everything that's in the tub since, as you can see, there's quite a lot. I pretty much tossed in any red thing I could find!
:: LOTS of pony beads (these were the same I used for our 4th of July tub)
:: Pom-poms
:: Popsicle sticks
:: Fruit erasers
:: Various beads
:: Felted balls
:: Water filled stars (these are reusable ice cubes)
:: Buttons
:: Feathers
:: Silk flowers
:: Knitted apples
I made some I Spy cards to go along with it. We did this same thing in August with our yellow sensory tub and it was a huge success.
Chocoloate Playdough
With some real cocoa added to it, this playdough smells nearly good enough to eat! I made chocolate playdough last year, too, but this year I've added an empty chocolate box for James to make pretend chocolates. I have to confess, my friends, a great sacrifice went into doing this.... I had to eat all of the real chocolates in order to provide this fun extension for my son. Sigh... the things we do for our children. ;)
What's inside: I won't detail everything that's in the tub since, as you can see, there's quite a lot. I pretty much tossed in any red thing I could find!:: LOTS of pony beads (these were the same I used for our 4th of July tub)
:: Pom-poms
:: Popsicle sticks
:: Fruit erasers
:: Various beads
:: Felted balls
:: Water filled stars (these are reusable ice cubes)
:: Buttons
:: Feathers
:: Silk flowers
:: Knitted apples
I made some I Spy cards to go along with it. We did this same thing in August with our yellow sensory tub and it was a huge success.Chocoloate Playdough
With some real cocoa added to it, this playdough smells nearly good enough to eat! I made chocolate playdough last year, too, but this year I've added an empty chocolate box for James to make pretend chocolates. I have to confess, my friends, a great sacrifice went into doing this.... I had to eat all of the real chocolates in order to provide this fun extension for my son. Sigh... the things we do for our children. ;)~Thank you for your comments!~
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What wonderful ideas.
Blessings,
Dawn
Oh my goodness, wow! You've given me ideas I am going to try. Especially the chocolate play dough. And here I just made some pink strawberry play dough this morning...now I'll just have to do the chocolate, too. Not only is it a very cool idea, but also I want to make a sacrifice like you and eat all the real chocolates first! Also, I love the idea of doing "I Spy" with the sensory tub...I don't know how I missed you doing that before, but I'm thinking maybe Gabriela will enjoy sensory tubs more if I do something like that. Thanks for sharing this!
I've seen a recipe for chocolate playdough before, but had completely forgot about it. What a perfect time to make it and love the addition of the chocolate box is great... sacrifice well worth it! lol
Lovely!!!! I LOVE IT!!!! You're a Star!!!
I love the Chocolate Playdough!!
It's on my list of things to do today!
Darn...Now I have to go get me a box of chocolates to eat too!!
No worries...I'll definitely link back!
made my bin yesterday and was about to make some pink or red playdough but - chocolate even better!! did you just use your normal recipe and add cocoa?
recipe please???
As always, they are both amazing!
lol..That was a funny comment!!I hope you enjoyed the chocolates.
I love the color red idea!
Thanks for sharing my friend.Please check this post if you may be interest.
http://olivesandpickles.blogspot.com/2011/01/exchange-time.html
The chocolate playdoh is fantastic! I am sure your 'sacrifice' was greatly appreciated! :)
I love-love-love the idea of pretend chocolate. Now I know why I kept the empty mold from fancy chocolate - I was waiting for your wisdom!
Thank you for your comments!
@Karen: yes, just my usual recipe with some Hershey's powdered cocoa added to it. I'll be posting more about my playdough recipe in the coming days. :)
What a great sensory tub! I love the variety of red things. The empty chocolates box with the chocolate play-dough is a great idea too.
Ahhh, i love how you used the old box of chocolates for your playdoh!!
I love this! I love everything about it. I was thinking of making chocolate playdoh for my son this year as well, but I hadn't thought of the chocolate box. You are so creative. And I *love* the I Spy cards. Great job!
When I made chocolate playdough last year, I used a new recipe and it went bad super fast. I love the red sensory bin.a
I love the chocolate play dough too and I love the I Spy Cards! You are sooo creative!
I love, love, love the chocolate playdough! WOW! I am so doing it for my class. When I post it, I will link back to your amazing blog!! Your blog is so wonderful!
Sally
I love the ispy card idea and the box of chocolates! Cute box :)
Love the chocolate box idea! Thanks for sharing. :)
The candy is a mama bonus, LOL. Adorable, as always.
I love the I spy cards!! Great idea.
-Sam
Since I really liked your sensory tub, I've linked up to your post on my weekly favorites here: http://play2grow.blogspot.com/2011/01/weekly-favorites-for-january-30-2011.html
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.
Your ideas never fail to blow me away! I plan to copy you shamelessly. :) (I'll credit you and link you on my blog.) Thanks as always for some great ideas!
I cannot wait to try the chocolate playdough! It is on the list for this week! Also, love that you used the candy container for the playdough. I bought a candy heart and it did not have an insert! The chocolates were just loose. So, I guess I just need to eat more chocolate:-) Thanks for sharing! Kerri
I love love LOVE the all-red sensory tub! I'm definitely going to explore single color bins in the future.
I've got chocolate playdough for Valentine's day too, but I adore your idea to use a container of chocolates....especially if it means I get to eat some chocolate as part of my "preparations".
You are phenomenal. So inspiring.
oo how fun!! I think I am going ot make some eye spy cards for this months too.. I hope to get the post up this thursday! You truly are amazing eating all the chocolate just so James could learn ;-) To bad I made strawberry playdough this year I would have to join you in the eating of chocolate :-)
I love your I spy cards :-)
I absolutely love the idea of using the chocolate box during the play dough play. I am posting about ours tomorrow after being inspired by yours. I am, of course, linking back to here! thank you
Chocolate-scented play dough! Fun!!! I made real modeling chocolate with my little girls one time, but I have to say that the project was so incredibly messy that even I, the queen of mess, was turned off. I think that your idea is what I'll try next.
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