Baby Basics - Sensory Busy Bag!

We had a great afternoon with our momstown Edmonton Baby Basics group! 15 busy mamas came in from the cold to chat with Janelle from Mother Haven about being honest about motherhood. Mother Haven facilitates sharing circles in Edmonton that allow mothers to open up to each other. By the end of the session there wasn't a dry eye in the house; I definitely feel that as a group we were able to bond in knowing that we are all feeling such similar emotions and anxiety.  We have such brave mamas to openly share their real struggles and frustrations. 

After those tears were shed we moved on to make a sensory bags for our little ones! With only a few materials we were able to create beautiful and stimulating bags for babies to touch and interact with. Here's a photo of the finished product! My older kids loved them too so they would be great for any age.

This craft needs little explanation as it was so easy to make! Just add hand sanitizer to a ziplock baggie (we've used hair gel in the past but it's honestly just stinks and leaves your hands sticky so we preferred this). Then we added some little nick knacks from the dollar store to the bag to make it interesting.  You could use anything for this from marbles to rubber animals, whatever you think would catch their interest and have a neat texture in the bag.  We then added some food colouring and sparkles and sealed the bag with extra tape. 

Join us at our next Baby Basics for baby picassos where we'll do a fun Easter craft! 
  

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