Today we are starting our deeper delve into each part of the Passover story with our Baby Moses Sensory Bin. This Baby Moses Sensory Bin captures sweet little Moses in his basket in the Nile River and includes some fun fine motor skills practice with the posting of the bulrushes that lined the Nile (which big sis Miriam hid in to watch over brothers journey). The kids loved putting the bulrushes in the holes and then playing with Baby Moses!
What You’ll Need
- Sensory bin
- Posting insert (or use our Dollar Tree hack—it’s a grill pan from Dollar Tree!!)
- Blue glass vase filler
- Muffin liner or small basket
- Peg doll or other small figurine for Moses
- Green pipe cleaners
- Cotton balls
- Brown paint
- Glue gun
- Blue scarves (optional)
Putting It Together
- Make your bulrushes by first squeezing some brown paint onto a cotton ball and mushing the paint around with your fingers until it covers the outside of the cotton ball. Make as many cotton balls as you want. Set aside to dry overnight.
- Once dry put a drop of glue with your glue gun on the bottom of each cotton ball/bulrush head. Attach a green pipe cleaner to the cotton ball.
- Set up your sensory bin by placing blue scarves in the bottom, if you’d like. You could also use other blue colored sensory filler.
- On the posting insert spread a line of the blue glass vase filler to represent the Nile River. Place your basket with baby Moses on the river.
- Place the bulrushes nearby and invite your child to place a bulrush base (the pipe cleaner) into a hole on the posting insert.
- Talk about how when Baby Moses was born there was a law in Egypt that Jewish baby boys couldn’t stay with their families (change the language to whatever you’re comfortable saying—they had to be killed or sent away or whatever version works for your family) so Yocheved, Moses’ mother, sent him down the Nile River to keep him safe. Our Passover Story Sequencing cards are a great way to introduce each part of the Passover story!
Finished & Loving It!
My youngest two were instantly intrigued by this set up and grabbed the bulrushes and started putting them in the holes.
Each time my youngest (23 months) was successful he let out such a happy squeal! This posting activity is so great for hand eye coordination. The holes aren’t very big so the kids really do have to focus and work to steer the pipe cleaner into the hole.
They enjoyed creating the reeds along the sides and of course also had fun playing with baby Moses and the smooth glass loose parts when they were finished posting!
I loved adding our sweet Baby Moses coloring page from Jewish Together! It’s part of her Passover coloring pack and we not only enjoy the actual coloring, but also using them in our play and other activities!
We have a whole page dedicated to Passover, our Passover Hub. Check it out! It will include some of the Passover activities we do this year, as well as the activities we’ve done in previous years.
Check out our recommended Passover books from our Bookshop.org Shop!
The following sites are amazing resources for learning more about this beautiful holiday:
Chag Sameach!!
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