OVERVIEW
Prep time: 2 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
Estimated Cost: 40 AED
Mess level: Messy
Age: 2 plus
What you need:
3 packets of cornflour
1 packet of cocoa
Water
Assorted plastic bugs
Large tub
Instructions:
Add cornflour and cocoa to the bowl.
Slowly add water, mixing as you go until you get a slightly runny mixture.
Add plastic bugs.
Encourage the children to put their hands into the tub and feel around for the bugs.
Have fun!
Notes:
Great for small world play - add additional items like trucks or swap bugs with animals etc to replicate farm or dinosaurs.
Benefits:
Sensory activities like this are so great for children of all ages! They allow children to learn and create in a safe, stimulating play environment. Children learn so much by playing with their surroundings.
Ways to adapt:
We love getting kids into the kitchen. They learn so much by ‘helping’ prepare food. It’s the perfect opportunity for your kids to explore measuring and pouring with you – and gain early mathematical skills at the same time!
None of the measurements need to be exact – you just need a big container for the mixing, so kids have a less likely chance of spilling the contents everywhere.
Foil bowls are a clever idea because you can throw them out at the end of the activity. Easy clean-up is always a bonus. Time to get the kids mixing up the ‘mud’.