Easter Sensory Bin

[mema]

Be careful, I don't want to scare you, but my aunt's cat died this way ... this tinsel from their Christmas tree (they thought they had pulled it all off from the year before when they didn't have the cat, but missed a couple) got knotted up inside of her, wrapped around stuff it shouldn't be wrapped around.

If you have cats, I wouldn't use the plastic grass - we don't use it in our kids' baskets because of the cats .... we use the shredded paper material grass, I feel it's safer for the animals because it will digest easier than the plastic.

I make sure to have a cover on it. We don't use any grass in our kids baskets when we hide them or tinsel on our tree. My cat will never die. He is 17 and going strong. He has eaten balloons (he popped a helium bday one and ate the entire thing), he has eaten friendship bracelets, kleenex, tinfoil, lint balls, he licks the edge of plastic containers and card board boxes, and probably way more than I know about. He will be an everlasting cat who gets sent off to college with my 12 year old. The vet is amazed at him. The only thing wrong with him is his thyroid and he is having a little fur issue.

Sorry to get off track.

[ABCDaycareMN]

Had so much fun at the dollar store. I got enough stuff to make 2 sensory bins, one for st patties day and one for Easter. I think I'll keep each out for 2 weeks. Is that too long of a time frame that they will get bored with it? I don't plan on the kiddos having free range to it but it to be brought out everyday.

[countrymom]

I bought a winde up chickee and the kids love it. They think its a pet because its so soft.

[mema]

Had so much fun at the dollar store. I got enough stuff to make 2 sensory bins, one for st patties day and one for Easter. I think I'll keep each out for 2 weeks. Is that too long of a time frame that they will get bored with it? I don't plan on the kiddos having free range to it but it to be brought out everyday.

I don't think 2 weeks too long. If they seem to get bored with it, just don't take it out for a day or two. Or do 1 week Easter, 1 week St. Patty and switch. I have 2 made up. 1 seasonal and 1 general. I had a little 2 yo that would play with the general one for hours if I let him. It has pom poms, straws, popsicle sticks, toilet paper and paper towel rolls, clothes pins, pipe cleaners, and some string. When he left, I thought about making one to send home with him, but they left one day and the next said they weren't coming back.

[Meyou]

I put paper easter grass, little baskets, a chick, a bunny, a lamb, plastic easter eggs in different sizes and pom poms in mine this year. They've been playing with it daily for 2 weeks.

I bring out holiday bins for about 6 weeks and I change the others about every 3 months or so. I keep 4 bins at a time but one is always larger items so I have one that's baby safe/

[My3cents]

I use the paper grass instead of the plastic one. Much neater (well as neat as they can be) and no danger to animals. Also easier to clean up because it doesn't get all staticy.

OMG....... I have a very silly warped sense of humor.

I just envisioned the cat using the sensory box as a litter box. I don't know what is wrong with me. I can't stop laughing.