March is Craft Month. We celebrated craft month today because the only two holidays were tuberculosis day and chocolate raisin day.
We did a big sensory activity today that ended with a craft. It was all centered around
giant water beads.
First, Jude explored the beads while they were inside of a ziploc bag. He squished them around a little, but he seemed uninterested after a moment.
The second thing I did was put a giant bowl of the beads out. I had plans to just keep a close eye on them so they didn't end up in his mouth, but as it turns out, the beads were too slippery for his little hand to grasp. I just let him have fun after I set them out. He loved shoving his hands to the bottom, pulling them out, and squealing.
I gave him the whisk from a recent activity and Jude had such a great time smashing it into the beads. A few ended up getting stuck, so he explored them close up. It was pretty magical to see him experience them that close.
We needed to do a craft to celebrate the day, so I made a really simple mess free craft with the beads for Jude.
Supplies:
1. gallon sized ziploc
2. giant water beads
3. watercolor paper
4. liquid watercolor
Directions:
1. Put watercolor paper in the ziploc (I cut the top off to make it fit)
2. Squirt the desired watercolors into the bag (just a little squirt is fine)
3. Put the water beads in and reseal
4. Give to child to shake around, step on, smack, whatever.
5. Pull painting out to dry.
I also modified it for myself and squirted a little liquid watercolor on a paper in a box and rolled the beads around. A larger box would have yielded a better result, but it was fun for me. It might be a fun activity for older kids.
To conclude, buy large water beads. They are a lot of fun for babies, kids, and adults!
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