Safari Small World Sensory Play

I made a bin for both my preschooler and toddler.  They both kept waiting to play while I got it together.  Big brother kept asking is it ready yet and little brother was right under my feet.  Once I was able to set the bins on the table for them they were very excited.

They both put their hands in and felt the noodles and paste.  Big brother went right to getting all messy and having fun.  Little brother was not so sure about the noodles.  He often is a bit undecided about different textures.  I never know if he will like it or not until we try it.  He decided he wanted to take the stuff out of his bin and put it on his napkin I had gotten out for him.  Once it was on the napkin he played with it more freely.  They now both enjoyed getting messy and playing with the sensory noodles and the safari animals.

We talked about the colors in their bins and the scent.  We talked about the animals they were playing with.  After they got through playing we cleaned up by tasting the noodles and washing the animals and bins out in the sink.