Bring a touch of patriotic flair to your sensory activities with this easy to set up Stars and Stripes Bin.
It is fun to play in and gives little hands a chance to design the flag. Make it for the 4th of July, or anytime for hands on play.
A few weeks ago I ran across a bag of white sand in my craft supplies and I wanted to use it before it spilled all over my craft room. I had visions of our rascally kitten Richard finding it and using it like a mini litter box.
I kept poking around in my supplies and found a bag of glow in the dark starts. Inspiration was born.
This was an easy bin to assemble and both of my kids enjoyed playing in this bin.
Supplies:
Popcorn kernels
Hand sanitizer
Blue food color
Red paper
Small glow in the dark stars
Paint brush
Plastic bin with lid
Scissors
Zipper seal storage bag.
Directions:
To make blue dyed popcorn:
Place about a 1/2 a cup of unpopped popcorn kernels, 2 generous drops of hand sanitizer and several drops of blue food coloring in a zipper seal food storage bag.
Shake well.
You can allow the kernels to dry in the bag overnight, or place them on a paper towel to dry for several hours.
To assemble the bin:
Cut a sheet of red paper to fit inside of the bin you plan to use.
Pour white craft sand over the red paper.
In the upper left section, pour the blue dyed popcorn kernels.
Add a paint brush and an assortment of stars.
Invite your child to brush sand away to create the stripes.
Encourage your child to add the stars to the popcorn kernels.
When not in use, replace the lid on the bin for easy storage for future play!
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