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By: Bethany

Bethany — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:59:00 +0000

That is a great idea. Love it.

By: auctiongirlvintage

auctiongirlvintage — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:47:00 +0000

Super idea! I did the same when I taught kindergarten, since the “professional” water tables designed for classrooms cost upwards of $200 … yow! Glad to hear you’re covering your small sand box at night, to keep the toys clean, the sand in place, and the ants and cats out. As a teacher, I stopped allowing my students into the playground sandbox (the great big one) after one little boy came in from recess and proudly produced a “fossil” from his pocket … uh huh, something a neighborhood cat had left behind. Yuck!

Other things kids love to play with in the water table (instead of water) include rice, dried beans, styrofoam packing pellets, and ice cubes (just buy a big bag of ice at the store and dump it in on a hot day … what a treat!).

If your “littles” are old enough, it’s fun to put small plastic items in the sand/water/rice/pellets, and let them see how many they can find in a scoop or net. Great for early math skills … counting, sorting by shape or color, patterning, etc.

I have lots of fun pre-K through 2nd grade learning activities and hundreds of classrooms-and-kids photos on my teaching website, at http://www.kinderkorner.com, so please stop by if you’re looking for free ideas.

Have a blessed Easter!

Victoria
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By: CountryMama@The Cozy Country Home

CountryMama@The Cozy Country Home — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:58:00 +0000

Ha..ha..!! Great “teacher” minds think alike!! I had made this exact same “sand and water table” in my classroom when I got my first teaching job back over 10 years ago! I was to have an autistic child in my class that year who was very tactile, so this was the perfect therapy for him, and fit the classroom budget!! And, I have since made the same one for my own kids…although now we upgraded to the “Sand boat”… but we greatly missed the water version last summer, so we’ll have to bring that back!! Super thinking… and again, we have great ideas, so therefore, we teach!!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:30:00 +0000

What a GREAT idea. Like you I’ve wanted one but couldnt see paying that much. I’m going to use your idea…but first I need a table for outdoors.

By: Amy -Cutting Coupons in KC

Amy -Cutting Coupons in KC — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:09:00 +0000

When my son was 2, he received a water table as a gift. The table was a big diappointment. The height is for a 2 year old, so once he started to grow he out grew the table in a couple of months! $65.00 for 3-4 months of play, that is ridiculous! I love your idea! The table has its own storage and it will “grow” with your kids!

By: Cheri

Cheri — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:41:00 +0000

I love this idea. We do not have much of a yard and this would be a perfect way to play outside, but then clean it up easily after we are done.