Seaside Sensory Tray

Seaside sensory tray with beeswax creatures 🌊

Today is another hot day, so hot I have machine washed our duvets confident they will dry properly in the heat.

We have been talking a lot about the beach and seaside ahead of our holiday in a couple of weeks and so today I thought it the perfect opportunity to make a little tray for play.

We collected petals this morning to fill our silicone seaside moulds (from @amazon) then I melted some beeswax pellets and poured over the top, the result are some beautiful seaside treasures, great for the seasonal table and play, they are great in the bath too (as long as it’s not too hot)

The little one is loving throwing her sand all over the floor at the moment so I always collect that and make some sand dough to give it a little longevity. It’s great for indoor play as it looks like sand minus the mess…just switch half the flour in your regular play-dough recipe for half sand and away you go. My recipe is as follows

3 cups flour

3 cups sand

1 cup salt

3 tbsp cream of tartar

3 tbsp olive oil

2 cups boiling water

This makes quite a sizeable amount and I will usually keep half in the fridge then swap when the other is a bit hard.

Finally I added some real shells and some black eye peas which have been coated with some paint and left to dry in the sun. Bubbly sea the little one calls it.

Lots of lovely play today with this tray, I’ll pop everything in a tub later and it will be a regular fixture in the playroom for summer.