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Construction Site Small World Sensory Bin

June 9, 2014 by OneMommy

 

It’s no secret that my little guy LOVES vehicles, especially ones with wheels!  With the weather being warmer, and plenty of work to be done in the garden, those cars and trucks have been seeing plenty of dirt.

We created our construction site small world sensory bin so there is always a chance to play in the dirt, no matter what the weather.  (Plus, it keeps the kids from digging in my flower bed, too!)

construction site small world play

 

Before starting construction, I searched the recyclables bin.  I found a small cocoa can and removed the bottom.  This would become our tunnel later.

I also found a couple plastic lids.  I decided the larger of the two would become a pond and cut the smaller one to become a bridge, which I hot glued across the top.  dirt sensory bin

 

My little helper didn’t want his bridge to advertise margarine, so I hot glued some black felt across the top before adding the bridge and pond to the construction site.

I found a large, shallow storage container to use for the sensory bin.  We started off by putting a few shovels of dirt in the bottom.  When I couldn’t get the dirt to stick to the top of our tunnel, my husband suggested we make a few cardboard retaining walls.   (As you can see in the picture, we used a bit of blue duct tape to hold them in place.)building a construction play area

The retaining walls held the dirt in place perfectly!

Some gravel from the driveway, a few small plants, miniature construction signs made with craft foam and toothpicks, and a few cut up drinking straws acting like pipes, and the construction zone was ready for business!

sensory bin play

 

The workers couldn’t wait to get started building!

 

construction truck small world play

 

One of my favorite parts of our construction site bin is that it is easily stored in the garage, ready for the next play session.

 

If you have a little boy in your life, chances are he likes trucks, and there’s a good chance he likes a little dirt, too!  Why not put the two together and make your own ultimate little boy sensory bin?

 

 

 

Filed Under: Sensory Play Tagged With: sensory play, vehicle craft

Comments

  1. liz nieman says

    June 11, 2014 at 9:59 am

    I love this! My little guy would love doing this – I’m going to have to put one together. 🙂

  2. Ai says

    June 11, 2014 at 1:34 pm

    Great idea! I love that everything is self-contained in one large bin that can be easily stored and taken out.

    • OneMommy says

      June 12, 2014 at 11:40 pm

      Have to say that is one of my favorite parts, too.

  3. Emma @ P is for Preschooler says

    June 12, 2014 at 4:01 pm

    My daughter would have a blast playing with this one too! I love the tunnels and the bridge!

    • OneMommy says

      June 12, 2014 at 11:39 pm

      Oh, it is definitely fun for girls as well as boys! My daughter was right in there with him!

  4. Makeovers & Motherhood says

    June 17, 2014 at 3:43 pm

    This is awesome! What fun to be able to play in the dirt all year round! Thanks so much for sharing on Makeovers & Motherhood’s Welcome Party Wednesday Link-Up. Featuring you this week!

    • OneMommy says

      June 21, 2014 at 11:52 am

      Rain or shine it’s dirt time! 🙂

      Thanks for featuring it!

  5. Tina Peterson says

    March 28, 2015 at 2:48 am

    I’m looking for a few ideas to use for sensory play and my 15 month old will enjoy this with some tweaking…. Or maybe it’ll be for the 4&7 year olds to dig into. I’m actually thinking about doing a gardening theme for the toddler. 🙂 thanks for a great idea!

    • OneMommy says

      March 31, 2015 at 11:01 pm

      🙂 I bet they’d all like digging into it! I’ve kept the materials for ours in a bucket in the garage, ready to set back up when the almost 6 year old gets the notion to drive through the dirt!

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