Swamp Sensory Bin For Toddlers

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Looking for a fun swamp sensory bin for toddlers?  This sensory bin is so easy to set up and will keep your toddler entertained!

This swamp sensory bin for toddlers will have them learning about what a habitat is while having fun playing!

My 2-year-old twin toddlers loved hopping the frogs around in the water.

If you want an easy science sensory bin that takes minutes to set up, then you should try this!  

 This activity also only costs $1 to make.  The frogs and alligators are from the dollar store.

Supplies Needed For The Swamp Sensory Bin for Toddlers:

• A pack of toy frogs and alligators (or other creatures you would find in a swamp, such as turtles, fish, insects).  I bought mine from the dollar store.
• A shallow storage tub
• Rocks
• Leaves
• Sticks

My boys used the leaves as lily pads and had the frogs jump on them.

They put the lizards or alligators on the rocks to dry off.

What Your Child Will Be Gaining With This Swamp Sensory Bin:

• They will learn what a habitat is. 
  • Talk about what animals live in a swamp and what types of things are in a swamp (rocks, water, leaves, trees, sticks, etc.)
• Vocabulary (swamp, lily pads, habitat, frogs, alligators)
• Have them build a place with the twigs and rocks for the frogs and alligators to go to dry off.  A great STEM activity.

How to set up the sensory bin:

• Fill a tub about 1/8-1/4 full of water.
• You can set the tub up indoors or outdoors.  Just place a large towel underneath if doing indoors to make less cleanup.
• Add in small, medium, and large rocks.  I used rocks I found outside.
• Add in leaves and small twigs.
• Put in the frogs and alligators or whatever swamp creatures you are using.

My twins absolutely loved this activity.

You can go to the pet store or a zoo so they can see real frogs and lizards and other swamp-like creatures.  It would be a good activity to do before or after visiting a place like that so they can make more connections with it. 

We love visiting the pet stores and the zoo and looking at all the snakes, lizards, fish, crocodiles, and other animals. 

Swamp was a new vocabulary word for them so this was also a wonderful learning experience that was completely hands-on!

Let your child explore this swamp sensory bin in their own way and have fun with it!  Play is the best form of learning!

Supervise your child closely with this activity since water and small parts are involved.

Will You try this Swamp Sensory Bin For Toddlers anytime soon?

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