{"id":90496,"date":"2026-04-16T15:32:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/?p=90496"},"modified":"2026-06-05T08:45:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T08:45:51","slug":"tropical-island-sensory-tray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/kids\/tropical-island-sensory-tray\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropical Island Sensory Tray"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrate summer by creating this fun tropical island sensory tray! Start with rice coloured using blue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/art-supplies\/paint\">acrylic paint<\/a> to create a sparkling ocean base, then build your island scene on top. Add a pirate made from a cardboard tube and a mini treasure chest filled with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/toys\/pirates\">gold coins<\/a> to bring your adventure to life. It\u2019s a simple, imaginative way to create a magical island world for creative play!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate summer by creating this fun tropical island sensory tray! Start with rice coloured using blue acrylic paint to create a sparkling ocean base, then build your island scene on top. Add a pirate made from a cardboard tube and a mini treasure chest filled with gold coins to bring your adventure to life. It\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":90508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,233,297,315,294,328,311,229],"tags":[657,668,711],"class_list":["post-90496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kids","category-activity","category-toys","category-pirate","category-seasons","category-sensory","category-summer-seasons","category-themes","tag-games-toys","tag-pirate","tag-sensory"],"acf":{"age":["3-5","6-9","10+","Adult"],"skill-level":["Intermediate"],"time-to-make":["1+ day"],"idea-type":["Craft Projects"],"free-printable":"","ID":"K2125","time":"","skill_level":"","how_to_make":"","shopping_list":"<ul>\r\n<li>Sensory tray<\/li>\r\n<li>Cardboard tube<\/li>\r\n<li> Cling film<\/li>\r\n<li>Dried grains (pasta, rice etc.) <\/li>\r\n<li>Sand<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","shopping_list_2":"","top_tip":"Bury the treasure inside the sand island as an extra surprise!","image_01":90502,"step_instruction_01":"To create the sea, colour three different types of dried pasta, rice or beans using zip-lock bags and blue acrylic paint.","image_02":90503,"step_instruction_02":"Evenly spread the paint around the zip bag by rubbing it between your hands. Spread the coloured grains onto a covered tray and leave to dry overnight.","image_03":90504,"step_instruction_03":"Using the templates, cut out the palm tree shapes: cardboard for the trunks and green card for the leaves. 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