Sensory bins are a huge part of our sensory diet at our house. I’m always switching up the themes and ingredients. Today I have a fun bin that was put together really quickly with a fun zoo theme. The zoo is one theme we have never done a sensory bin for, but it’s one of…
History can be fun by adding a sensory bin play to it. You can talk about different parts of history while kids explore the different figures and items in the bin. The American Revolution Sensory Bin is super easy to set up sensory bin for kids. You can learn about different parts of history and…
Part of one summer, we did a lot of collecting of rocks or different colors and shapes. And we got them from a lot of the places that we visited, which had collected rocks you could buy in little bags. We got bags of rocks from various places. We wanted to do something fun to…
Exploring bugs is always fun. Sensory bins are a great way to explore something and get a great sensory experience at the same time. This is a good activity to add on when doing the Bug Pack. You have a mix of beans and bugs for kids to explore sensory play in. And it is…
A Farm Sensory Bin is a fun way to explore farm animals in hands-on learning. I love how you can integrate so many different sensory types in just a simple bin. You can explore the smooth and rough in this bin. It is a simple sensory bin to put together for a farm animal theme…
Thanksgiving is a great holiday to celebrate. There are so many great Thanksgiving printables and Thanksgiving activities on the site to help you explore the holiday. You can learn about the first Thanksgiving and the Native Americans who lived on the land at that time. You can learn with turkeys and cookie food. There are…
Pumpkins are always a fun fall theme. We have been studying a lot about pumpkins this fall. We did this fun pumpkin sensory bin and had fun counting, sorting, and having some sensory fun. The Pumpkin Sensory Bin with Rice is simple and easy to put together for those last minute needs for a busy…
Buttons are great for sensory play and are super easy to find buttons for all year or even seasonal buttons. This is a simple sensory bin for kids in prek and kindergarten. You can have fun digging through the buttons with all the different mix of button types that you can find. This is a…
Ocean is a big theme at our house. When we first started talking about which of the Giles Andreae books we wanted to read the girls picked out several of them and we picked them out. They finally picked the ocean book we had and loved by her! And sensory bins are loads of fun…
Hands on sensory bin with Flower, mixture of beans and cups, provides lots of fun with pretend flower planting and spring sensory play. Kids will love scooping and exploring the different flowers in this flower sensory bin. It’s incredibly simple to set up and let kids explore the various elements and textures. The Flower Sensory…
The Shape Button Sensory Bin is a simple to set up and use sensory bin for learning about shapes and different sizes of shapes. This shape sensory bin takes just a few minutes to set up and use. And it is great for kids learning shapes or just a sensory bin for sensory play. You…
Sensory bins can be loads of fun to play in. You can make so many simple and easy sensory bins. And today we have a St. Patrick’s Day Gold Find Sensory Bin with green kinetic sand! It takes very little time to set up and clean up. And we love simple senory bins for kids….
This Halloween sensory bin is super easy to use up and use with kids. You have fun Halloween themes in the sensory bin with a rice filler. This takes less than a minute to setup and have so many great Halloween themes like witch hats, ghosts, pumpkins, bones, skulls, bats, and spiders. Kids can play…
Check out this fun hands-on learning activity with pirates and the coin sensory bin! This Pirate sensory bin is fun for any boy or girl who wants to have some sensory bin. You can explore different types of coins and different pirate themes while paying in this simple to set up sensory bin. The Pirate…
My girls love playing with rocks. There are so many different rocks and colors in the world to explore. They always are asking to play with them or collect them on the side of the roads. We did a rock sensory bin a while back. It was all rock and loads of fun for the…
Explore the colors of red, green, and white with this Christmas Button Sensory Bin. You have a fun bin full of rice and buttons for kids to have sensory fun. This is super simple to put together sensory bin for the Holidays. Just add rice and buttons and you are all set to play in…
Sensory bins are loads of fun for kids. This dreidel rice sensory bin is super easy for kids to play in. You have bright colors dreidels in with white rice. You can have loads of fun just playing in this simple sensory bin for Hanukkah. It would be fun to use for all 8 nights…
At our house, we always have some kind of sensory bin. I find them relaxing for my girls after school or other stressful times. This sensory bin was tons of fun. It is a water bead sensory bin and those are among some of our favorites. We took the lights we used for hands-on activities…
We always have sensory bins out at our house. This year for Hanukkah we have a rice base sensory bin. We have done others of them in the past. This year my girls picked out what would go into the bin. We have done a yarn version and a candle and dreidel bin. You can…
Shark week comes in July or August and is super fun for kids And the shark sensory bin is a great shark week activity you can do. You get sensory play and can learn about different sharks. Plus, this is a great shark sensory bin for the summer or all year for kids who love…
We loved the Penguin Water Bead Sensory Bin, but I know that not everyone likes using water beads for the sensory bins. This simple Penguin Rice sensory bin is great for kids to explore penguins in a simple to set up sensory bin with penguins, rice, and acrylic rocks. You still have the fun sensory…
Sensory bins are fun for all ages. You can play in them and have fun exploring different sensory activities. I love water bead sensory bins because there are so many ways to play in them. And today we have a fun rainbow themed water bead sensory bin for kids to explore. I also that you…
We love sensory bins and changing up themes for sensory bins is always fun. Today we have a Mars themed sensory bin. It is a great way to take about exploring Mars. We had a blast doing our watercolor Mars and now this is fun addition to ideas you can try. Plus it is a…
Pumpkins are a favorite fall theme! We use them all the time and I love switching up the sensory bins as we change seasons. And our pumpkin and kinetic sand sensory bin is loads of fun to play in. You can explore the textures of the two items and it is a super fall easy…
Sensory bins happen to be a favorite at our house. Yup, they still are for my girls. Yes, they are older but they still love them. Christmas happens to be a stressful time and having a sensory bin totally helps everyone stay much calmer. Plus it gives me a place I can send them when…
I love sensory play and sensory bins. Yes, they can be a huge mess and sometimes they are not. But we love having the simple idea of a bin they can play in when they know they need that extra sensory input. Several years ago we did a pumpkin and rice bin. And my girls…
I love sensory bins because they are fun and a great calming activity for kids. Plus you don’t have to do these just with little kids. Kids of all ages love these. My girls really love water beads sensory bins. We have done loads of them and they are always fun to do each time!…
One thing I love about sensory bins that what is them and items can change it is still fun. We have done loads of sensory bins over the years. With the moon landing anniversary coming up my girls wanted to do a moon-themed sensory bin. It is fun to put a little history in with…
Winter is a great time to explore different themes. We have always loved looking for animals and animal tracks in winter. It is also fun to talk about which animals are around in winter and which are not. I love using sensory bins to explore new things. We always have a sensory bin around. Yes,…
Every now and then we do a sensory bin that lends itself to doing other bin that is similar. And a rock and water bead is just like that. We have been doing a space-themed part to our summer and we wanted to do a water bead sensory bin again. We did a black and…