SAND DRAWING

Children are used to play with sand in a huge sandbox or the beach, so this small amount of sand feels quite different to them. Each child got a box with a thin layer of sand in it and we first explored it with the fingers and craftsticks to draw through the sand. Then we put a sheet of dark paper in it and gave the kids bottles with colored glue (regular white glue combined with tempera paint) to spread onto the paper. We showed them how to put a little sand on top of the glue, shake the excess sand off and have a glue-sand drawing! Later, I brought out tools to play with the sand and plastic toy animals to play with them in the sand. This sand play was a sensory experience for them and they were intrigued by it for a long time! If you have a balcony and are not afraid of a little sand at home you can try this, put a little clean sand into a box, give them some tools and explain not to carry the sand around to other places :) and you will have your kid be very busy for a long time.