Toddler Activity:Edible Winter Sensory Tub
General, Motherhood — By Milk & Cuddles on November 19, 2010 at 11:09 pmMy two year old daughter really enjoyed the last Sensory Tub we made for the Fall.
So this time I decided to make one with a Winter theme – since we will be getting to spend some of the holidays this year in a cold climate! Our family will be visiting family up North- and there is a pretty good chance that my daughter will see some snow!
So in planning a “Winter” Sensory Tub I had two objectives in mind:
1) That the Sensory tub would provide an avenue for my daughter to explore the concept of “snow” and colder climates.
2) That the Sensory Tub would be “Edible” – our toddler is going through a picky eating stage and I wanted her to have a chance to play with food! And to maybe be tempted to try new things because it was part of play.
(Our only rule- is that everything in the tub has to stay on the blanket!)
Our Bin was made up of:
- Marshmallows (bodies of snowmen- as snow in tub)
- Dried Cranberries (Mouth of snowmen and sprinkled)
- Piece of Slim Jims (arms of snowmen)
- Food coloring was used to paint on the marshmallows
(Pretending the marshmallow snowman is a baby!)
(I’m really allowed to eat the stuff in the Tub?)
(Dried Cranberries!! YUMMY!!!!!)
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24 Comments
That’s such a cute idea!! Marshmallows and dried cranberries, some of my favorites!! I’d love to take that tub and throw it into the microwave or oven to melt all the yummy goodness♥ haha
xoxo
Ai
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Milk & Cuddles Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 4:14 am
@Ai, ooooh- what a great idea Ai! That does sound yummy!!!
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This looks really yummy. Love the festive tablecloth.
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Milk & Cuddles Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 4:15 am
@JDaniel4′s Mom, Thanks I tasted some- and it was kinda yummy:)
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Love the edible idea! Super cute! Soooo she did eat it??? I would jump up and down if B tried dried fruit! =)
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Milk & Cuddles Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 4:11 am
@The Activity Mom, Ya know whats funny! She did!! She tasted the marshmallow, but said she didnt like it. But she could NOT get enough of the dried cranberries!! She kept asking for more even when we put the tub away- and she said she wanted more “can-berry treat treats!”
lol.
We will be packing more when we travel- I was psyched she tried them!
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I love that you let your daughter play with food on the festive tablecloth. You’re (wisely) teaching her that playing with food has it’s time and it’s place. Good job Mommy! ps- hope she gets to enjoy some snow for the holidays!
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Now this looks like a blast! I wonder what would happen if I made one big one and let all 4 kids at it. This intrigues me!
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I really like this sensory tub and that everything is edible. I’m a new follower of your blog and I’m looking forward to future posts. This one was one of my favorites for this week and I’ve linked up to it here: play2grow.blogspot.com/2010/11/weekly-favorites-november-21-2010.html
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it’s great she loves marshmellows. this is a great activity. the little one looks so happy.
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awww Great idea!!! I love the snowman in marshmellow! so creative! she is such a little cutie with her little dress!!
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Hi there,
what a fantastic idea! I have featured you post today. Come on over and have a look
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Thanks for the inspiration:)
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Love this idea! Will make one for Sweet T as soon as she’s old enough to appreciate solid food.
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Having fun with food! I love it!
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This looks like a ton of fun! Only wish it were a touch colder out so I could justify making some hot coco to finish out this activity! My kids are going to love it! Bookmarked for us to do a different day
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This is a perfect idea! My little one would love it!!! Found you through another blog but definitely a follower now! Kerri
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Her legs are getting so long! This looks like so much fun. I love playing with food and making stuff. We are having a big all girl sleepover maybe we can try it.
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Awesome idea…I love the idea of using food for it…very original!
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That’s a great idea! I must say the marshmallows and cranberries sound very yummy!!!
Visiting from MomLoop! Have a great weekend.
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What a great idea! I can see both my 3 yr old and my 22 month old doing this activity. I am always looking for ideas of things to do with them aside from the everyday playdoh and coloring that we seem to get stuck in. I will try this idea out on Tuesday – when I am at home with the kiddos! Thank you! Following from BF – also following via RSS! Happy Friday!
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Hi I’m a new follower! I’d love if you’d come follow back @ myadventures-in-mommyland.blogspot.com/ I love this idea! We do sensory boxes, too
I also have a blog hop called Mommy Mondays if you’d like to come link up for a “play date”
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I love the idea of an edible sensory tub! What a great way to introduce new foods like dried cranberries. The marshmallow snowmen are very cute, too!
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