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DIY Ocean Sensory Bin

This fun ocean sensory bin is a fun way to teach kids about the ocean and let young children build and play with their very own little ocean made out of pantry items you can find at home

Prep Time
10 mins
chilling time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 1 sensory

Ingredients

  • 1 3.4 oz box berry blue jello
  • 2 cups water divided
  • Graham cracker crumbs
  • Cool Whip
  • Baby puffs star shaped
  • Blue colored pipe cleaners

Instructions

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  1. Add one cup of boiling water to the jello mix in a medium bowl and whisk for two minutes until well combined. Then whisk in one cold water to help set the Jello.
  2. Pour the Jello into the bin and place the Jello into the refrigerator, tipping it up at a slight angle (to get the angled look in this bin) by sticking an item under one side. With the bin still at an angle, gently place the sea creatures into the Jello side of the bin then let the Jello chill for at least two hours so that it can setup and the animals can get stuck into the Jello.
  3. Once totally set, remove the bin from the fridge and fill the non-Jello side with graham cracker crumbs for your sandy beach full of sensory sand.
  4. Add piped on dollops of Cool Whip in between the sand and the ocean to create the edge of the water, or sea foam. 
  5. Add star shaped baby puffs to the sand to create starfish or sea shells.
  6. Finish off your ocean with some pipe cleaner waves and little people toys hanging out at the beach!
  7. Play!