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Lemonade Sensory Soup

By Sharla Kostelyk

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Have the feeling of summer any time of the year with this lemonade sensory bin water play activity. Give kids the opportunity to explore through many senses. In the colder months, you can bring a bit of sunshine in by creating this bin inside. And in the Spring or Summer, this is a great sensory play activity for outside. Lemonade Sensory Bin #sensorybins #sensorybin #sensoryplay #sensory #sensoryactivitiesThis lemonade sensory bin offers olfactory, tactile, gustatory, and visual sensory feedback.

Olfactory (smell) – Kids can smell the lemons.

Tactile (touch) – Children have the opportunity to explore temperature with the cold of the ice. They can discover textures with the feel of the outside of the lemon contrasting with the inside, the seeds, the water, the ice, and the added kitchen tools.

Gustatory (taste) – This is a sensory activity where tasting is encouraged. Some kids will love the sour taste while others will not. But this gives them the chance to talk about their thoughts on the taste of the lemons.

Visual (sight) – The bright colour of the lemons against the water really pops. Most children will find this activity visually appealing. 

Lemonade Sensory Bin:

You’ll want to prepare this sensory bin immediately before your child plays with it so that the ice doesn’t melt before they begin to play.

Materials needed:

  • lemons
  • ice cubes
  • water
  • tongs
  • ladle
  • slotted spoon
  • plastic cups
  • bin
  • optional: zester
  • play food lemons or play lemon slices
Directions:
  1. Pour several cups of water into a plastic container.
  2. Slice several lemons. (This step should be done by an adult or by an older child with adult supervision.)
  3. Add a few cups of ice cubes to the bin.
  4. Float the lemon slices in the bin.
  5. If desired, you can zest some lemon peel into the water. This will add more scent.
  6. Add spoons, ladles, tongs, cups, or other kitchen gadgets to the bin.
Invite your child to play in the bin. They can touch, squeeze, smell and even taste the lemon slices. Kids can pretend to be making lemonade or lemon soup. playing in Lemonade Sensory Bin
The opportunity to taste and smell the lemons will also provide a chance for vocabulary practise as they learn or reinforce words like “yellow”, “sour”, “fresh”, “bright”, “cold”, and more.
This sensory invitation to play activity is great for kids of all ages. As with all sensory play activities, adult supervision should be used.
Check out some of our other olfactory sensory activities:
Coffee Sensory Bin Coffee Sensory Bin at The Chaos and The Clutter
Calming Lavender Sensory Bin Water Play Lavender Sensory Bin
Peppermint Scented Playdough Invitation to Play 
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