Beans?

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Beans?
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Sat, 09-17-2005 - 1:02pm

has anyone made those big sensory bins of dry beans for their kids to explore? matt loves them and i can't find anywhere to buy them for less then $1 per pound in a bag. i checked bj's, sams and walmart--no luck

valerie

~Valerie
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Registered: 06-25-2003
In reply to: vcjacobs
Sat, 09-17-2005 - 2:27pm

Sorry. I used rice. I used to hide stuff in it for the kids to find. They loved it, but got rice everywhere, of couse.

Is barley cheaper? It is probably a similar texture to beans, but will leave a fine powder on everything you put in the tub. (rice does that as well, but probably not to the same extent.

Other ideas (no idea of the cost): Specialty Indian or far/middle eastern stores may sell grains by the pound: lentils or split peas may work well for a sensory bin. Also a specialty Latin supermarket may have beans cheaper and in larger quantities than a more mainstream store.

HTH

-Paula

-Paula

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Registered: 07-24-2003
In reply to: vcjacobs
Mon, 09-19-2005 - 11:43am

If you were in the Southwest I'd suggest a farmer's market. I can get all the dried pinto beans I want very cheaply there. They tend to sell them by the 50lb bag. Other than that I'd check at a local health food co-op or an ethnic market. I know I could buy a lot of lentils really cheap at the middle eastern market in town....

Mary

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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: vcjacobs
Mon, 09-19-2005 - 1:47pm

Great idea!