{"id":884,"date":"2024-03-20T17:32:29","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T17:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/?p=884"},"modified":"2024-03-20T17:56:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T17:56:38","slug":"diy-easter-carrot-and-flower-posting-sensory-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/20\/diy-easter-carrot-and-flower-posting-sensory-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Easter Carrot and Flower Posting Sensory Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I made some simple and inexpensive DIY trofast bin covers for my IKEA flisat table. I wanted to make a fun Easter sensory activity for my kids, without a big price tag. I ended up making a garden where they could harvest flowers and arrange them in an Eater basket, harvest carrots, and even plant new seeds in the carrot holes or in the pots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here’s how I made the cardboard covers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I cut the covers from cardboard and for the first one, simple cut x’s in the cardboard so a carrot could either be “planted” or “harvested”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I also wanted to make an Easter basket cover that the kids could post fake flowers in, but since my drawing skills are not the best – I used a felt Easter basket from the dollar store. I simply cut the basket in half, removed the bottom and handle and then reapplied the handle to the two corners at the top of the basket. Then I glued the felt basket piece to the cardboard and poked a few holes around the top of the basket (some larger to accommodate the larger stems) .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the other side of the table I filled a bin with dry black beans for “soil”. Black beans have to be one of the most versatile sensory materials you can use. I cut some fake flowers with wire cutters, separated them into individual stems and “planted” them in the black beans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally I put out some small garden hand tools, some pots and a small bowl of felt balls for “seeds” in case the kids wanted to do some planting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The kids can harvest flowers and carrots, make Easter basket arrangements and even plant new seeds. Lots to do! It’s a fun, easy and budget-friendly sensory bin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything except the felt balls (Sewing Seeds Play) and the carrots (AliExpress) are from the Dollar Store (Dollarama).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I made some simple and inexpensive DIY trofast bin covers for my IKEA flisat table. I wanted to make a fun Easter sensory activity for my kids, without a big price tag. I ended up making a garden where they could harvest flowers and arrange them in an Eater basket, harvest carrots, and even plant … <\/p>\n

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