Pour salt on the light table and let your child draw letters, shapes, numbers, or words out in the salt. You can adapt this activity to match the learning level of your child. As you show your child a flashcard with different words on them, ask your child to pop out the letter of each word. You can turn this into a fun activity by writing out letters with a permanent marker on each bubble. Drip colored water over salted ice with eyedroppers- the salt creates pockets so that the color sticks to the ice better. You can also experiment with ice cubes by incorporating salt and colored water. Colored ice cubes…watch them melt over the table! (you can color them with food coloring or just by adding juice) Head to your local spiritual/ metaphysical shop to pick some up! Clear quartz, rose quartz, amethyst, selenite, fluorite, tourmaline, moonstone, lazulite are all great options. Just be very careful and always supervise your child while using these to make sure they do not put them in their mouth! To purchase, you can head on over to the The SPD Shop! A great tactile sensory activity and definitely fun to use over a light table. Water beads…I LOVE these things! They have such an interesting texture and are really fun to feel and manipulate. Nature on the table! Collect leaves and flowers or any small, flat item from outdoors and inspect it over the light Glass pebbles (often used as vase fillers) You can find these on Amazon or at craft stores like Michaels or Jo-Ann Fabrics Items you can use on top of your light table: Place your selected items on top of the light table and let your child enjoy playing!.You should be able to close the box all the way even though the cord dangles out of the side of the box. Spread the lights evenly around the inside of the box and make sure the end of the cord hangs out so that you can plug it into an outlet.Line the inside of your storage lid with the tissue paper and use the tape to secure it in place.If you have a very long strand, one will be enough. A string or two of white holiday lights. Don’t use parchment paper because it cannot be taped to anything. However, opt for a clear, colorless container and lid if you’re able to. I used a storage container with a pink lid and it worked beautifully. A clear “under the bed” type storage box with a snap top lid. I have also included activity ideas and items you can use on top of your table. Purchasing a light table can be pretty pricey, but there is an extremely simple way to make your own at home! Read on for the easy directions and simple materials you need to to make your own light table. They are most appropriate for pre-school and kindergarten age children, however, older children could appreciate this type of play and exploration as well! Light tables are great for exploring the play of color, shadows, light, transparency and observing small details. They can help nurture curiosity and creativity and gives children a different visual perspective on everyday toys and items. I set this snowman light table activity out after nap time and it made a great quiet time activity too! It kept my early riser engaged and quiet while the rest of the kids napped.Light tables add a wonderful, magical element to play and assist in sensory development.
In addition to the accessories I made I added some loose parts as well: When I was done I set out the snowmen pieces and loose parts and the kids went crazy! I laminated a few of the small circles together in the mouth shape because sometimes the small laminated pieces are hard for little fingers to pick up off the light table cover that Hubby made and having a bigger mouth piece caused less frustration. I used a hole punch on an area I colored black to create the buttons and mouths. I just drew out the snowmen and any accessories that I wanted (hats, scarves, boots, carrot nose) on white paper then cut them out and laminated. The snowmen took me about 20 minutes to cut out and laminate at nap time. Build-a-Snowman Light Table Play for Kids
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Plus winter crafts and activities are perfect for the light table! Last year we did some Christmas tree decorating on the light table and this time we’ve made it all about snowmen! Our light tablegets lots of use this time of year because its getting dark earlier and it’s so much colder outside. Do you want to build a snowman but don’t have any snow? Then give this snowman light table play activity a try! It’s so easy.
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