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November 22, 2016 · Leave a Comment

Christmas Tree Sensory Box

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Babies love sensory things and Christmas is a great time to let them explore with all the pretty lights and bright colours that the festive season brings…

At 1 year old Ms A loves to post things so with this in mind I decided to make her a Christmas tree sensory box. It was really easy and here’s how i did it..

First I found a suitably sized box and drew on our Christmas tree shape.

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I then cut out some holes which would act as windows to post our Christmas tree baubles into.

I used some matt emulsion paint which I had left over in the garage to paint the Christmas tree and used chalk pens to decorate it.

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I cut out some silver baubles from some scraps of silver foam which I had in the craft box and put some self adhesive velcro on the back.

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I then stuck them to the tree.

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I cut a door in the Christmas tree stump and attached a small piece of ribbon to enable it to be opened and closed.

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I added some battery operated fairy lights to our tree by making small holes and pushing them through.

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I did this by cutting a flap in the back of the box before pushing the lights into the holes I had made.

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I covered up the wires with some sticky tape.

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I finished off by attaching a colouring changing light to the inside of the box using some adhesive velcro.

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And it was ready to be explored by Ms A.

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She enjoyed posting the baubles (ball pit balls) through the holes.

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And she loved that they came back out of the bottom!

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It was such an easy make but she thought it was fabulous and came back and forth to explore it all afternoon. You can’t beat a cardboard box creation.

If you like this then you’ll love our other baby sensory ideas!!

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Why not have a look at our Fabulous Christmas Stocking Filler Ideas?

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Filed Under: Christmas, Indoor Fun, Seasonal Tagged With: baby activities, christmas, sensory play

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