Young children love learning about the ocean. Young children also love sensory play. So why not combine the two and treat them to some ocean sensory play fun? Here are 11 fantastic ocean sensory play ideas to get started with!
Note: For more ocean play and learning ideas, see my Oceans Unit Study page.
Beach sensory bin from Here Come the Girls
Ocean in a bottle from Happy Hooligans
Sand slime from Little Bins for Little Hands
Underwater I Spy jars from Adventure in a Box
Big and small ocean water bead search from 3 Dinosaurs
Ocean play dough invitation from Mom Inspired Life
Ocean animals sensory bin from Parenting Chaos
Ocean in a bag from Gift of Curiosity
Beach themed water sensory table from Golden Reflections Blog
Glow in the dark ocean bottle from Sunny Day Family
Coral reef sensory soup activity from Simple Fun for Kids
More resources for learning about the ocean
More ocean posts from Gift of Curiosity:
- Ocean Montessori activities
- Learning about ocean animals
- Salt water and waves science
- Shell activities
- Blubber experiment
- Ocean animals book & 3-part cards
- Ocean Printables Pack
- Ocean Do-a-Dot Printables
- Ocean I Spy
For more resources, printables and activities related to the ocean and its inhabitants, please see my Ocean Unit Study page and my Oceans Pinterest board.
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Danielle says
July 20, 2015 at 6:57 amThanks so much for including my ocean play dough post!
Rachel (",) says
July 24, 2015 at 11:42 pmThanks for sharing some lovely sensory play experiences!