Panda Lentils sensory bin is an easy small-world invitation to play for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners to foster fine motor development, pouring skills, tonging, sieving, and transferring while stimulating the senses.
This activity can be a perfect Chinese New Year sensory bin to explore these adorable bears endemic to China. Alternatively, you can set it up for the National Panda Day, celebrated on March 16, or for any animal enthusiast. Besides, your little one will be stimulating multiple senses, from visual, to tactile, to auditory. Most importantly, this sensory tub is extremely easy to set up with items in your cupboard. And, if you use a single type of legume, no sorting is required; clean it afterward, and it is suitable for cooking. So, grab your lentils, and let’s set up a Panda Sensory Bin.
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What you need to set up the Panda small-world invitation to play
Here is a list of materials you will need to set up the Panda Lentils Sensory Bin:
- a tray
- a larger panda, similar here, and small ones
- lentils (or use beans or rice)
- wood slices
- green leaves (these are evergreen)
- tools like a wooden scooper, a large open-close scooper
- tongs and a sieve
Pandas Lentils Sensory Bin Video Tutorial
So, let’s create a habitat perfect for the cutest panda bears.
The Giant Panda
The giant panda is a bear species endemic to China, characterized by its bold black-and-white coat. Panda bears live exclusively in China, and for the Chinese people, they are a symbol of peace and friendship.
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Why Sensory Play is Important for Early Years
Sensory play is very important for early years since it is a vast source of play-based learning and development for children. Sensorial activities, besides supporting sensory processing and integration of sensory systems, also offer extensive tactile, visual, and even auditory stimulation while promoting motor control and hand-eye coordination.
When children explore textures, transfer, and manipulate the filler, they explore the world through their senses, thus developing fine and gross motor skills, facilitating language enrichment, self-confidence, and so much more.
Moreover, while sensory play is primarily founded in the body’s senses, vestibular and proprioception (also known as kinesthesia) senses also furnish input to a child. Thus, through sensory play, exploration, and manipulation, children’s bodies take in sensory input, process it, and provide appropriate responses while offering plenty of learning opportunities.
Panda Lentils Sensory Bin
Have you tried setting up small world play sensory bins? Leave a comment if you did!
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