With Spring in full bloom here in Melbourne, the garden has come alive with a variety of flowers and nature. To investigate this change in season further and explore different aspect of natural objects, I set up a simple Sensory Spring Table Exploration for my son. 

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Last Easter, I bought a whole lot of little chicks in different colours to use for an activity. (I actually bought them after Easter when the price was reduced and shops were trying to get rid of all their Easter stock. For some reason I packed them away and completely forgot about them until we started approaching this Easter and I saw them in the shops again).

As I couldn't remember the originally activity I'd had in mind, I decided to create a simple Invitation to Play with the chicks and some sensory materials. This activity was open ended so that it allowed for creative, imaginative play for both my 2 year old toddler and 5 year old.

We used the activity to further language skills, fine motor skills, gross motor skills, sorting, counting, colours, classifying, story telling, model making and more.

Ages: 12 months+

(See the handy tips at the bottom for ideas to suit your child's needs)

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Welcome to  TUESDAY TOTS for this week.
Brought to you by Learn with Play at home (us), Rainy Day Mum, 
Growing a Jeweled Rose and In Lieu of Preschool

This Week:

Learn with Play at home is featuring

10 Spring Activities for Kids

These great activities all came from last weeks Tuesday Tots linkup
where we featured Activities for Learning about Shapes and Patterns

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Despite the fact that here in Australia we are currently in Autumn, this week's Tuesday Tots was full of such lovely Spring themed activities that I had to share anyway. Regardless of the season, activities, art and crafts that take inspiration from nature are always a favourite here so there's no need for us to wait until next spring to give them a go.

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