Decorating Robots in Sensory Bags

These sensory bags feature robot outlines. Your children will have fun moving the objects inside the sensory bag to add details to the robots. This activity part of a series called 31 Days of ABC. These sensory bags were designed to be used on R Day! While many of the activities in this series are for younger children. I found my 9-year-old decorating the robot several times this week.

Putting the Sensory Bags Together

These sensory bags are so easy to make. You really only need seven supplies to put them together.

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Supplies

• Print Out of a Robot Outline
• Clear Hair Gel
• Permanent Marker
• Gallon Size Zipper Bags
• Two Wiggly Eyes
• Bag of Buttons
• Star Pony Beads 

Directions

You will need to download a copy of the Robot Outlines for the Decorating Robots in Sensory Bags Activity. Then you will trace the robot onto the bag with a permanent marker.

Next, you will fill the bag with the contents of a bottle of hair gel. The hair gel should be about 1/4 of an inch thick in the bag.

Finally, you will place the eyes, buttons, and beads into the bag. (It is okay to keep them at the top to start with. ) Then seal the bag.

Exploring the Sensory Bags

There are several ways your children can explore the bag. Here are a few we thought of:

• Give the robot a face and button joints
  
• Place buttons and beads on its chest
• Cover its body with buttons and beads
• Move stars onto the robot’s chest on bead at a time. Count the stars when you place them on the robot.
• Place the buttons symmetrically on the robot

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31 DAYS OF ABC

TEACHING THE ABCS – OCTOBER 1

All Done Monkey: Early Literacy – Getting Started Teaching the Alphabet

A – OCTOBER 2

Creative World of Varya: A Is for Aromatherapy for Kids

B – OCTOBER 3

Hispanic Mama: B Is For Bilingual Baby Books

C – OCTOBER 4

Witty Hoots: C Is for Cool Fingerprint Castle Keyrings Tutorial

D – OCTOBER 5

Teach Me Mommy: D Is for Dinosaurs DIY Sensory Bin

E – OCTOBER 6

E Is for Environmental Print to Develop Literacy

F – OCTOBER 7

Look! We’re Learning! F Is for Printable Farm Paper Bag Puppets

G – OCTOBER 8

All Done Monkey: G Is for Go

H – OCTOBER 9

All Done Monkey: H Is for Hello/Hola

I – OCTOBER 10

Jeddah Mom: I Is for Ice Cream Craft and Sorting Activity

J – OCTOBER 11

All Done Monkey: J is for Jirafa (Giraffe) – Spanish Coloring Page

K – OCTOBER 12

Pennies of Time: K Is for Kindness- This is no longer available.

L – OCTOBER 13

Schooling Active Monkeys: L Is for Lion Craft

M – OCTOBER 14

Sugar, Spice & Glitter: M is for Madeline

N – OCTOBER 15

All Done Monkey: N Is for Nature Crafts

O – OCTOBER 16

Kitchen Counter Chronicles: O Is for Owl Bookmark Printable

P – OCTOBER 17

Creative World of Varya

Q – OCTOBER 18

Discovering the World Through My Son’s Eyes: Q Is for Quito

R – OCTOBER 19

JDaniel4’sMom: R Is for Robot

S – OCTOBER 20

Discovering the World Through My Son’s Eyes: S Is for Spanish

U – OCTOBER 22

The Educators’ Spin On it: U Is for Unicorn

W – OCTOBER 24

My Story Time Corner: W Is for Wheels on the Bus

X – OCTOBER 25

The Mommies Reviews: X

Y – OCTOBER 26

Teach Me Mommy: Y Is for Yarn Letters

Z – OCTOBER 27

Bambini Travel: Z Is for Zoo Animals