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Basil Seed Tuff Spot

March 10, 2015 by Emma Gadsby Leave a Comment

In 2008 I was lucky to visit China on a Teacher exchange programme. During one evening meal we were given a Basil Seed drink. The drink is meant to have many health benefits from weight loss to blood sugar management. My immediate thought was that it looked like frog spawn!

When I returned home I managed to find a packet of Basil Seeds (affiliate link). I used the packet in the class Tuff Spot during our Life Cycles topic when teaching about the life cycle of a frog.

I couldn’t resist doing a Basil Seed Tuff Spot for the letter B as part of our Tuff Spot A-Z Challenge.

Basil seeds are brilliant. In the packet the seeds are tiny but when you soak them they absorb the water and expand to 30 times their original size. I placed approximately 100g of Basil seeds into a large lunch box, filled the box with warm water and left the seeds to soak for half an hour.

Adventures of Adam How to use Basil seeds

In our blue Tuff Spot (affiliate link) I placed a log from Nana’s wood, a selection of frog toys ,an ice cube tray, three bowls and some formula scoops.

Adventures of Adam Basil Seed Tuff Spot

Knowing how Adam is with messy play I did not expect him to touch the basil seeds at all. However, he surprised me and didn’t hesitate making a frog jump into the goop and he got basil seeds all over his fingers. The basil seeds stick to you very easily so it’s best to have a towel close to hand.

Adventures of Adam Basil seed frogs spawn

Adam had a wonderful time exploring the basil seeds with the frogs. We sang “5 Little Speckled Frogs” several times and Adam thought it was hilarious when we played with his frog bath toy:

Adventures of Adam Five Little Speckled Frogs

Adam loved using the formula scoops to transfer the basil seeds into the ice cube tray and spent ages wiping each seed off of his hand.

Adventures of Adam Basil seed toddler play

After playing for over an hour I started to tidy up the tuff spot. I managed to scoop all of the basil seeds into a lunch box when Adam shouted “No Mum-Mum” and tipped the seeds back into the tuff spot. He had managed to make a circle of basil seeds which Adam described as “the moon”. Needless to say the basil seeds are still in our Tuff Spot and Adam keeps trying to create several moons!

Adventures of Adam How to play with basil seeds

Basil seeds are safe to eat. They do however stick to everything. A single basil seed dries out over time and sticks to where it is left. I would advise cleaning away the activity once play has finished. I left ours out over night and had to pick lots of dried basil seeds off of the Tuff Spot Tray.

Adventures of Adam Basil Seed Tuff Spot

Equipment (with affiliate links):

* Basil Seeds

* blue Tuff Spot

* Tuff Spot Stand – click here for our review from Cosy Direct

* 4 Toy Frogs

* A log

 

Tuff Spot A-Z Blog Hop:

Today Best Toys For Toddlers joins us as part of our Tuff Spot A-Z Blog Hop. Best Toys For Toddlers has been having lots of bubble fun! Take a look at there B is for Bubble Blowing Fun Tuff Spot.

 

Other Tuff Spot activities beginning with B: 

Bubbles, Bird Seed, Buttons, Beads, Beach, Balls, Bubble Wrap, Baked Beans, Bricks, Building Site, Balloons, Book Themed Play, Bottles, Build A House, Bark, Bricks

Bubble Blowing from What Katy Said
Bubble Fun from Mum Turned Mom
Messy Beach Play from Ghostwritermummy

To find out more about our Tuff Spot A-Z Challenge click here.

 

Tuff Spot A-Z Challenge Adventures of Adam High def edit

Tomorrow’s Tuff Spot A-Z Challenge letter is C.

 

C is for ….

Cloud Dough, Cereal, Clothespins, Car Track, Cotton Wool, Clay, Colours, Colour Mixing, Contact Paper, City Landscape, Countryside Landscape, Chalk, Cement (sand and water), Cornflour, Compost, Castles, Coffee

Adventures of Adam cornflake sensory Tuff Spot
Cornflake Tuff Spot
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Car Ramp Painting
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Car Tracks in Shaving Foam

Colour Teaching from Ghostwritermummy
Adventures of Adam cloud dough tuff spot
Cloud Dough Tuff Spot
Adventures of Adam Baked Cotton Wool Balls
Cotton Wool (Baked) Ball Smash

 

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Filed Under: Independent Play Activity, Play Activities, Some time required Tagged With: Animal themed play, Cosy Direct Resources, Edible Play Activities, Fine Motor Activities, Independent Play Activities, Messy activity, Sensory Play Activities, Toddler play, Tuff Spot A-Z Challenge, Tuff Spot/ Builders Tray

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During a difficult pregnancy suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) Emma vowed to make every day an adventure once she had recovered. Adventures of Adam is the outcome of completing a 100 day play challenge with Adam as part of that promise. Emma has a section dedicated to HG friendly play activities so that Mums can still be part of their children’s play whilst they are ill.

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