Sensory tubs are great for all sorts of learning  and you don’t need fancy things to get your kids interested … but it’s so fun to give them a theme! This one is a great one for preschoolers who want to do a little more than scoop and pour. It’s easy enough to simplify using plain rice or beans ,  only the  larger letters and adding cups to fill and spill! Do not feel like you have to be directing your kids while they play with sensory tubs, some kids need it but most do not, just let them play. If they are older and looking for a game to play with it follow our instructions for the letter hunt .

1. Gather your materials. For this sensory tub we used a handful of magnetic letters, some huge floor puzzle letters,small foam letters,  small letter beads, plain white beans a plastic dish tub ,  alphabet pasta. If you want to do the letter hunt game, you will also need an ice cube tray and some tongs.
2. Start by putting the beans in the tub .
3. Next the pasta.
4. Now add the letter beads – my son was playing outside and came in to help.
5. Next the foam, magnets and jumbo puzzle pieces.
6. If you are doing a letter hunt place some letters in your ice tray for your child to find.
7. Go for it!
8. Found it!
9. This was such a big hit that he pulled it back out later that evening.

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