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Indian Corn Squish Bag

By Shaunna Evans 5 Comments · This content may contain affiliate links.

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Both the preschoolers and the toddlers had so much fun with our jack-o-lantern squish bag that I thought it would be fun to create another to have up for the month of November. This Indian Corn Squish Bag has already gotten a lot of attention this week, and I’m sure the kids will continue to have fun with it throughout the month.

GET A FULL WEEK OF THANKSGIVING THEME ACTIVITIES IN OUR PRINTABLE PRESCHOOL LESSON PLANS.

Indian Corn Fine Motor Activity

Instead of making the squish bag myself I thought Lovey would enjoy being part of the process, so we did the project together. We started by removing some Indian corn kernels. This was a bit challenging at first. Once Lovey figured out which strategy worked best, she was able to remove the kernels more easily, and it was great fine motor practice.

Indian Corn Fine Motor Activity for Preschoolers

After we thought we had enough corn kernels it was time to put together the squish bags.

Fine Motor Activity for Kids

Making the Indian Corn Squish Bags

Teach Preschool has an excellent sensory bags post that explains how to put them together and a tip for removing the white writing from the plastic bags. After adding the hair gel and a few drops of yellow food coloring, Lovey added the Indian corn kernels.

How to Make a Sensory Bag

She was excited to be the first to test out her squish bag.

Indian Corn Fine Motor Activity and Sensory Bag for KidsThanksgiving Activity for Kids

After she was done testing it out, I used clear packing tape to seal the edges and then taped the sensory bag to the window so we could see the sunlight shining through. The kids like to stop by throughout the day to look at the light shining through and move the corn kernels around. You could also leave the bag flat on a table for kids to explore. We’ll probably alternate surfaces throughout the month.

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GET A FULL SET OF THANKSGIVING THEME ACTIVITIES

The 159-page Thanksgiving Lesson Plan Set includes hands-on activities and these additional printables:

1) Pumpkin Pie Letter Matching (in color and b/w)

2) Rhyming Turkey Game

3) Turkey Color Sorting Mats (in color and b/w)

4) Turkey Counting Mats 1-20 (in color and b/w)

5) Look at the Turkey Emergent Reader (3 variations)

6) How to Make a Pumpkin Pie Sequencing Cards (in color and b/w)

7) 0-35 Turkey Number Cards (4 variations)

8) Phoneme Segmentation Turkey Activity

9) Thanksgiving Taste Test Recording Sheet (in color and b/w)

10) Thanksgiving Picture-Word Cards (in color and b/w)

11) Thanksgiving Roll and Graph (2 variations, in color and b/w)

Also available on Teachers Pay Teachers.

Even more sensory squish bag inspiration!

Find sensory squish bags for every season here.

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From the arrival of fall to Halloween to Thanksgiving and Christmas, the last four months of the year can be a wonderful opportunity for making family memories and spending time together, but they can also be stressful as we try to collect ideas, recipes, and activities to try together.

Stephanie Morgan, founder of Modern Parents Messy Kids, a site that’s been voted Best Craft Blog in Parents Magazine and one of babble.com’s Top 50 Craft Mom Blogs, recently released a new eBook to help us have a little less stress and more time to connect with family this year.

Stephanie’s goal is to make it easier on all of us to enjoy the holidays with our kids. Hands-On Holidays is 100 pages full of her family’s very favorite ways to connect as a family over the holiday season. I love the convenience of having so many ideas in one place, and most of them are simple enough for even my toddler to participate in.

The book includes picture book suggestions, DIY decor, activities, and treats. Bonus sections also offer even more ideas to enjoy. Click here to view more details.

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Filed Under: Baby, Fine Motor, Preschool, Sensory, Thanksgiving, Toddler Tagged With: sensory play, squish bags, suncatcher

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  1. sasirekha

    February 14, 2014 at 12:06 am

    Such a Cute and Pretty idea and Very different to watch it!!!Thanks for sharing with us!!!

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  2. Beth

    November 15, 2013 at 7:04 am

    What a FUN activity! I love how you had your kiddo pick off all the corn too. Your bag looks so inviting and the color turned out so beautiful!

    I featured this at TGIF today (http://www.123homeschool4me.com/2013/11/tgif-linky-party-102.html). Thanks for linking up and sharing with all of us!!

    Have a GREAT weekend,
    Beth =)

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    • Shaunna Evans

      November 15, 2013 at 7:39 pm

      Thank you, Beth! We had fun making this, and I’m so glad the kids are enjoying it so much. Thank you for featuring us!

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  3. Emm

    November 7, 2013 at 7:45 am

    These are great for sensory play but also…they’re just really pretty too!

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    • Shaunna Evans

      November 8, 2013 at 2:43 pm

      Agreed! I love hanging them in the window. They make beautiful suncatchers.

      Reply

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