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!~
What wonderful ideas.
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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!
ReplyDeleteI'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
ReplyDeleteLovely!!!! I LOVE IT!!!! You're a Star!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the Chocolate Playdough!!
ReplyDeleteIt'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?
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As always, they are both amazing!
ReplyDeletelol..That was a funny comment!!I hope you enjoyed the chocolates.
ReplyDeleteI 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! :)
ReplyDeleteI 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!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments!
ReplyDelete@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.
ReplyDeleteAhhh, i love how you used the old box of chocolates for your playdoh!!
ReplyDeleteI 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!
ReplyDeleteWhen I made chocolate playdough last year, I used a new recipe and it went bad super fast. I love the red sensory bin.a
ReplyDeleteI love the chocolate play dough too and I love the I Spy Cards! You are sooo creative!
ReplyDeleteI 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!
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I love the ispy card idea and the box of chocolates! Cute box :)
ReplyDeleteLove the chocolate box idea! Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteThe candy is a mama bonus, LOL. Adorable, as always.
ReplyDeleteI love the I spy cards!! Great idea.
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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
ReplyDeleteEnjoy 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!
ReplyDeleteI 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
ReplyDeleteI love love LOVE the all-red sensory tub! I'm definitely going to explore single color bins in the future.
ReplyDeleteI'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.
ReplyDeleteoo 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 :-)
ReplyDeleteI love your I spy cards :-)
ReplyDeleteI 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
ReplyDeleteChocolate-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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