Dirt and/or Mud Sensory Box
My kids love dirt and mud as I think most kids do. My oldest loves to play out in the yard in the mud. Our mud, mud, mud! post shows this. We have been having a problem with ants so I had to come up with another way for my son to play. We tried Coffee Mud inside and though my son had so much fun with this, it still was not dirt. I then thought I could make him a “dirt box” like so many other sensory boxes we have made in the past. He loves this box and both my boys have played in it. The youngest has to be watched closely because he does still like to taste things( yuck). The one that gets the most play time out of it is the oldest- 3.5 yrs.
Dirt andor Mud Sensory Box
Supplies/what I used:
I got a rubbermaid box and bag of dirt and lots of other fun things like marbles, rocks, trucks, glitter…. for him to play with. I just filled the box up with dirt and then added all the other fun sensory items. Have a bucket or bottle of water close by so they can turn the dirt to mud!
Now you just let the kids have fun and play along with them if they will let you,haha. My son wanted me to just watch as he played with his box this day. I have since been able to play in it too and get all dirty! Such fun for all ages.
He started out by putting his gloves on and raking. He played with different things for a little while then it was time to add WATER .
Now he pours the water in to make his own mud box.
Glitter is fun in almost anything you do, so why not dirt and mud too. He loved sprinkling the glitter all over his buried marbles. We then had to add sand to the glitter bottle when he ran out so he could keep sprinkling his mud. He planted his play flower and fed it some glitter food and watered it. He just gets to use his imagination and play. The dirt/mud box is a hit at our house. Hope you all have some dirt/ mud fun too.
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Jaime
Hi! I am Jaime, mama to three high energy boys. With three boys, life never slows down, but I wouldn't have it any other way! We love creating, learning, and crafting together and we can turn anything into an adventure.
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Great idea! I love sensory bins! I even have some play gardening things. I’m glad I saw this.
Thanks for stopping by. My kids love these boxes we make. So glad you liked it and might play too. Jaime@FSPDT
Will potting soil make mud or does it need to be a certain kind of dirt? Fun idea. Just pinned!
thanks for stooping by and for the pin:-) I went with a plain bag of dirt. I wanted it to be as close to what we already played in outside. Hope that helps. Hope you get to have some fun with this idea too, Jaime@FSPDT
Both my 3.5 year old and 16 month old would love this. Thanks so much for sharing!!!
Oh, how fun!! Mud does seem to get the kids playing doesn’t it? Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!!
Hi, fun idea, I’ve featured it on The Sunday Showcase http://www.herecomethegirlsblog.com/2012/09/22/the-sunday-showcase-sensory-play.html