When I started taking pictures, Ethan had already been playing with his light table and had constructed a sensory bin. It's funny because I had imagined a sensory bin consisting of exactly these materials, minus the Easter grass. I'd planned on it being an ocean theme. Ethan started with the glass gems. Then he wanted to add seashells. Then he wanted to add the rubber sea creatures. Finally, he spotted the Easter grass in the cabinet. I guess he realized we needed to include some seaweed!
I've started using the sensory bin on the train table because it makes clean up easier when we're using small objects than when we play on the carpet. Ethan took a break from his bin to rock (literally) to the record player:
And back to the sensory bin:
Then he hopped down to explore the magnet board:
After a little while spelling out words and sorting the letters into the organizer, he turned to the light board:
Something's missing...
Mardi Gras beads!
He played with the light board for a while more while I sat by and tracked him, and then he realized he was absolutely exhausted so we nursed, had lunch, and went down for a nap. Playtime certainly is more fun with all of these new opportunities for exploration and learning!
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