Pinterest Find - Sensory Bags

I have seen these sensory bags floating around Pinterest, and wanted to make one. A member of my mommy group posted a picture of her little girl playing with one this morning, and inspired me to finally do it. Poor E has a cold and a mild case of ringworm, so we're avoiding parks and playgrounds for a couple of weeks and needed more things to do at home anyway. Here is my version:

What I Used:

1 Ziploc Freezer Bag

1 Bottle of Hair Gel (This was one of my husband's bottles. It was already blue.)

A package of sea animal beads

Duct Tape (I just used the boring grey kind that I already had at home.)

You can use all kinds of different things in these bags. I've seen some with paint, I've seen some with colored water, and I've seen some with shaving cream. I just wanted to use what I already had in the house, so I chose the hair gel and beads.

E seemed to have quite a lot of fun with it.

It did go in his mouth quite frequently, so this will definitely be a closely supervised activity for us, at least until he learns that it isn't a chew toy. Bravo to whomever came up with this idea. Very cheap and easy entertainment. I'll admit that even I had fun playing with it...