Sifting for Treasure

This is a challenging sensory activity for preschoolers, they will likely scoop the sand and treasure into a 2nd bowl. Children have to use a steady hand to gently sift the sand to expose the treasure, this is definitely a great activity for working on patience.

Gather your materials.

You will need some sand, and small objects to hide in it. Try using pom poms and plastic coins/cars/animals. You will also need a small sieve and 2 bowls.
Pour your sand into a bowl, and pop in the objects.
Cover them with sand.
GO OUTSIDE (too big a mess for in the house!)

Start searching for treasure.
Older children should take the time to sift out all the sand so the little bowl only has the treasure in it ,no sand.
Younger ones can just explore and scoop, having plenty of fun doing this over and over.