Ocean Sensory & Play Bag for Toddlers

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Create this fun and engaging ocean sensory bag for your toddler or preschooler. It’s a great way to learn about ocean animal life!

Toddlers playing with an ocean sensory bag with ocean animals

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A fun sensory activity for toddlers using sea creatures

How to Create an Ocean Sensory & Play Bag

Grab your large Ziploc bag. If you want to remove the white label on the Ziplock bag, see below for instructions how to easily remove it.

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A close up on a beautiful sensory bag for toddlers

Fill the bag with water approximately half way and add about two table spoons of baby oil.  The baby oil will give the water a bit more texture especially as your little one squeezes and pats the bag. It also makes it easier to remove the air from the bag as you seal it.

A fun sensory activity for toddlers using sea creatures

But before you seal the bag add a few of your toddlers under sea creatures, such as the sea shells and starfish and fish into the bag. 

Ocean animals and sea shells in a ocean sensory play bag for toddlers

Next, add a drop of blue food colouring. 

Seal the bag tightly removing as much air as you can at the same time. Secure the top of the bag with duct tape. I also secured the edges of the bag with duct tape as well. 

A fun sensory activity for toddlers using sea creatures

Grab the rest of your sea creatures and let your little one play with them on the top of the sensory bag!

A fun sensory activity for toddlers using sea creatures
A fun sensory activity for toddlers using sea creatures

This is a fun and unique way to play with a sensory bag. It is also a mess free option that I love doing with my twins.

A fun sensory activity for toddlers using sea creatures

How to Remove the White Label on Ziploc Bags

You can remove the white label on ziplock bags using an alcohol wipe. Dip a paper towel or cotton pad in rubbing alcohol and rub off the white label on the ziplock bag. This of course is not necessary but it does create a clearer and unobstructed view through the bag of the sensory activity.

A fun sensory activity for toddlers using sea creatures

Skill Development Opportunities

There are so many opportunities for learning and vocabulary building in this activity. While they played I described what they were doing. This is pretty much what I do with every activity we do and something I will continue until they can fully verbal.

A fun sensory activity for toddlers using sea creatures

This activity is also great for Colour Recognition, Language Development, Hand-Eye Coordination, Fine Motor Skills, Emotional Development, Visual Perception, Cognitive Development, Imaginative and Sensory Play.

Age Suitability

This activity is ideal for 18 month old toddlers to 4 year old preschoolers.

A fun sensory activity for toddlers using sea creatures

Supplies

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A fun sensory activity for toddlers using sea creatures

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