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St. Patrick’s Day Activity Table – Perfect Toddler Sensory Activity

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Welcome, parents! Are you looking for an engaging activity that your toddler will love? If so, then you should consider setting up a sensory table in your home.

Sensory tables are versatile and creative play areas that help develop fine motor skills, reinforce language development through imaginative play, and encourage the exploration of textures as well as colors.

St. Patrick's Day Activity Table - Perfect Toddler Sensory Activity

Best of all – it’s easy to put together with simple items from around the house or inexpensive items found at the store! Read on for more information about setting up a sensory table in your home and how it can benefit cognitive development in toddlers.

St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Table for Toddlers

A few nights ago I pulled out a variety of St. Patrick’s Day-themed activity items and contact paper. I taped the contact paper onto a table and peeled off the paper to reveal the sticky side.

St. Patrick's Day Activityfor Preschoolers and Toddlers

St. Patrick’s Day Activity Table for Toddlers

I laid out green glitter (I know, gasp!), green construction paper bits, a marker, a dobber, green confetti, various sizes and textures of shamrocks, and paper gold coins. Then I went to bed.

In the morning, my son immediately ran to the table and began exploring with his eyes and hands.

St. Patrick's Day Activity for Preschoolers and Toddlers

Then he truly began to create his masterpiece. We added glue for good measure and away he went…

St. Patrick's Day Table for Preschoolers and Toddlers

The activity has morphed into what he has coined as his “St. Patrick’s Day Green Table” to include bringing over green cars, green trains, green crayons, green trucks, green flowers…

St. Patrick's Day Activity for Preschoolers and Toddlers

Once he has completed his masterpiece, inspired by this post from Hands on: As We Grow, I am going to place another piece of contact paper over the masterpiece to seal it. Then we’ll cut shapes, maybe shamrocks, to decorate our windows and generally our home.

Also, simply sealing the table with another sheet of contact paper over the materials and art decoration made for a very cool sensory texture experience. Just place a piece of contact paper over the original and tape it down on all four sides and voila!

Simple exploratory exercise that has lasted days. He continues to go back to the table to visit, move a few things around and “study” them. Pretty awesome to watch him.

Thanks for visiting!
Marnie

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