Sunday, October 19, 2014

Halloween Sensory Play on the Light Table

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For this month's Light & Reflections series, the theme is Halloween. So, inspired by candy corn, I put together this super simple sensory bin for the light table. Although a bit messy, this sensory activity is a great way to practice mark-making and writing.

Candy corn inspired Halloween sensory play on the light table for toddlers and preschoolers from And Next Comes L

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Halloween Sensory Bin Light Table Activity for Kids

To put together this candy corn inspired sensory bin, I used:

I used the leftover tapioca from this spider sensory play to create the candy corn sensory bin. I simply divided it into three portions and colored one section orange, one section yellow, and left the other section plain. I added a couple squirts of liquid watercolors to the tapioca until it was well combined. Then I arranged it in a glass dish as follows:

Halloween sensory play on the light table for toddlers and preschoolers that's inspired by candy corn from And Next Comes L

The boys loved to draw in the tapioca using their fingers, making this activity a great fine motor prewriting activity.

Drawing in a candy corn inspired sensory bin for Halloween on the light table from And Next Comes L

Drawing in a candy corn inspired sensory bin for Halloween on the light table from And Next Comes L

K lost interest quickly when his hands became sticky, but J, on the other hand, fully embraced it. J swirled and mixed the colors together, which caused the tapioca to end up looking like lava. So pretty, right?

Messy Halloween sensory play on the light table for toddlers and preschoolers from And Next Comes L

Messy Halloween sensory play on the light table for toddlers and preschoolers from And Next Comes L

And I love that J left a handprint in the tapioca before declaring that he was all done. It looks so cool!

Handprints in simple Halloween sensory play for the light table from And Next Comes L

Other Ideas You'll Love

Five Little Pumpkins on the Light Table from Still Playing School

Halloween ABC Learning on the Light Table from Where Imagination Grows

Candy corn inspired Halloween sensory play on the light table for toddlers and preschoolers from And Next Comes L