Carafe & Measuring Cup Rice Transferring Tot Tray

This tot tray is a great one for practical life skills.

All you need to set it is:
- A tray
- A carafe
- A liquid measuring cup
- Uncooked rice (coloring and scenting the rice is optional but does make it more interesting, ours was blue cotton candy).

Present it with all the rice being in the carafe. You'll be amazed at how quickly your little one will grab the neck of the carafe and pour the rice from it. They can spend as long as they want transferring the rice back and forth again and again

     

                       

Wooden Bead Sensory Bin

Wooden beads are a really great loose material that provoke imaginative play. I chose to put them in a sensory bin for this activity and gave my daughter a spoon and a bowl beside it. She got right to transferring the wooden beads! You can purchase wooden beads at Michael's. 

Simple Oats Sensory Bin

My tot, like most others in the world, delights in activities where she can transfer a material from one container to the next and back again. This sensory bin allows her to do exactly that, and it's frugal considering that the material can be reused again and again and again.

I filled up a bin with some oats and then provided my daughter with a small plastic measuring cup and a mixing bowl. She used both her hands and the measuring cup to transfer. Using the hands is great sensory play and exploring new textures.