What's in the Tub? ~ Farm Sensory Bin

 

This month's theme is Farm. Here are a few simple ideas of what to include in your bin for your Tot to explore!

 

Goodness, I might have gone overboard this month! I couldn't fit everything in the bin to photograph! But that just means it was more fun, right?! My tot said, "YES!"

 

What's included:

• metal trough-like bin
• John Deere 5-piece set
• John Deere semi with combine
• Jumbo Farm Counters
• Toob Farm set
• Alex Toy Wooden Stringing Set
• small boxes made into animal pens
• hay
• grass
• oats
• wheat berries
• chicken feed
• sugar cubes
• Big Red Barn board book (A well worn and loved book in our house.)

 

We found so many possibilities for play and exploitation with this bin!

• sorting colors
• sorting and counting animals
• lacing with the Wooden Stringing Set (Lydia loved this part!)
• What do animals eat? (She loved pouring and scooping the grains and tasting the sugar cubes!)
• What do farmers plant and grow? (We talked about their crops and how wheat berries are ground to make flour for baking.)
• We made animal sounds.

 

 

We sang several farm themed songs while playing too.

• Farmer in the Dell
• Five Little Ducks
• Old MacDonald Had a Farm

 

 

What's in the Tub? is a monthly feature that focuses on fun sensory tub ideas to go along with the monthly theme at Totally Tots. Click here to see past sensory tub ideas.