Letter W (Day 5) - Water Beads: Painting, Sensory Play, Sensory Bottle
One of Easton's favorite (possibly very favorite) sensory activities during our letter of the week series are Water Beads. While learning about Letter R, we made a Rainbow/Rainforest Sensory Bin with water beads. The beads come in a little pouch and if you put the beads in water, they more than quadruple in size (first picture below). The beads are slippery, squishy, transparent in water, and even bounce! Below are a few activities we did with Water Beads while learning about Letter W.
Water Bead Painting: I drew a Letter W on a piece of white paper and placed it in a cookie sheet. I squirted some paint and placed some water beads on the paper (first picture). Easton explored for a little while before adding the cookie sheet cover. We moved the cookie sheet back and forth and watched the beads roll around in the paint (second picture). Once the paint dried, I cut out the Letter W and glued it onto black construction paper.
Water Bead, Water & Shaving Cream Sensory Play: I like introducing things one at a time with sensory bins. I feel like this allows Easton to explore more than he normally would if I brought everything out at once. Expect your kid(s) to get messy, explore and have fun in their way. Here's the order:
Water Bead Sensory Bottle: I didn't take a picture of ours, but we filled an empty water bottle with water beads. Connor (11 months) loved pushing the bottle around and watching the beads bounce back and forth. Click the link for a Water Bead Sensory Bottle tutorial from the Primary Pack.
Water Bead Painting: I drew a Letter W on a piece of white paper and placed it in a cookie sheet. I squirted some paint and placed some water beads on the paper (first picture). Easton explored for a little while before adding the cookie sheet cover. We moved the cookie sheet back and forth and watched the beads roll around in the paint (second picture). Once the paint dried, I cut out the Letter W and glued it onto black construction paper.
Water Bead, Water & Shaving Cream Sensory Play: I like introducing things one at a time with sensory bins. I feel like this allows Easton to explore more than he normally would if I brought everything out at once. Expect your kid(s) to get messy, explore and have fun in their way. Here's the order:
- Muffin Tin, Water, Measuring Cups - Easton loved pouring water into the muffin tins.
- Add Water Beads - Easton made "water bead soup" for each of the muffin tins to eat.
- Add Shaving Cream - Easton made "water bead muffins" and loved watching the water beads disappear into the shaving cream
