This Kmart Play Tray set up is so creative! \nImage: @play.around.sydney<\/span><\/p>\nShe made the cave out of a paper cup and clay, the log pile from cannoli painted brown and as the base she\u2019s used split peas, lentils, pebbles and handmade trees.<\/p>\n
In this other play tray creation, she has introduced some water play but cutting up some lemons from her garden.<\/p>\n
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Image: @play.around.sydney<\/span><\/p>\n@adventuresinlearningandplay created a little potion play for her daughter using the Kmart play tray to hold water and flower petals.<\/p>\n
Her daughter used little glass bottles as potion bottles and a dropper to put drops of her potion into the tray. It\u2019s a simple set-up and looks like loads of fun.<\/p>\n
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Creating your own potions set up is easy with some food colouring, water and a dropper<\/span><\/p>\nImage: @adventuresinlearningandplay<\/span><\/p>\nShe used two Kmart play trays to create some messy fun for her kids. The first contains foam and toy sharks while the other is filled with water where her children can wash the foam off the sea creatures.<\/p>\n
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Create an underwater world using the Kmart play tray \nImage: @adventuresinlearningandplay<\/span><\/p>\nBut not all sensory play trays have to be complicated, messy or time consuming to set up. @littlelifelonglearners shows that filling a tray with different types of pasta, a couple of bowls and some toy tongs can make for hours of entertainment for young minds.<\/p>\n
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Image: @littlelifelonglearners<\/span><\/p>\nWhether you\u2019re using the Kmart play tray or a plastic container to fill with jelly and plastic toys then letting the kids go to town, it\u2019s all about exploring their environment, encouraging independent play and having fun of course!<\/p>\n
Keeping your kids busy can be a full-time job in itself! Check out some free craft ideas and activities<\/a> to keep your little ones entertained here. And if you\u2019ve created your own sensory play tray tell us about it below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As mums we\u2019re often looking for the best for our kids and how to keep them busy. We want them to learn while they play not just sit there smashing …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":32941,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[60,2041],"yoast_head":"\n
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