Christmas Tree & Kinetic Sand Sensory Bin
The Christmas Tree & Kinetic Sand Sensory Bin is a simple sensory bin for Christmas. And kids will love it. It has the fun kinetic sand filler that is great for molding and shaping.
Plus, the red trees, green trees, and clear trees are great to have to stick, sort, and play in the sensory bin.
This Christmas sensory bin takes just a minute to set up, and the kids can do some fun sensory play during December.
The Christmas Tree & Kinetic Sand Sensory Bin is a great addition to the Christmas activities and sensory bins on the site.
What is a sensory bin?
A sensory bin is typically a plastic tub or container filled with carefully selected materials and objects to stimulate the senses of children in preschool.
Sensory bins might have rice, water beads, corn, beans, or other types filled with small items.
Christmas Tree & Kinetic Sand Sensory Bin
A Christmas sensory bin with kinetic sand for the filler in a paper bin. Then, have three colors of acrylic trees in the bin for kids to play in. This is a great preschool, prek, and kindergarten sensory bin.
Christmas Tree Books to Read with the Christmas Tree Sensory Bin
Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree by Robert Barry is a favorite for us. We read it a lot and it works great for so many Christmas tree themes and crafts
The second book we used is Pick a Pine Tree by Patricia Toht. It is a great story about picking a pine tree and how much fun it is. And it shows so many people looking for Christmas Trees.
What we used to make the Christmas Tree & Kinetic Sand Sensory Bin
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See just a few simple items to make the sensory bin.
Ways to Use the Christmas Tree & Kinetic Sand Sensory Bin
You are going to see some suggestions on ways to use the Christmas tree sensory bin, but remember these are suggestions. And do what is best for the ages of the kids playing in the sensory bin.
Play in the Christmas Tree Sensory Bin
Sensory bins are always meant for sensory play. And having them around for kids to play in can be important. Always watch kids while they are doing their sensory play. And see how they play in the sensory bin. Let them scoop, hold and run their fingers through the sensory bin.
You will always want to watch younger kids because some sensory bins have smaller parts.
Sorting Christmas Trees By Color: Red, Green and Clear
Because these are trees, they are fun to sort by colors. While you are sorting you can stick them into the sand and watch the grove of tree colors build up. And kids will love doing that.
It is also a great fine motor activity with picking up and putting the trees into the sand. It is also something kids might do on their own without the sorting.
Make Patterns in the Sensory Bin
Because there are three colors in the Christmas tree sensory bin, you can work on patterns with kids. You can be AB patterns and ABC patterns.
You can see a simple AB pattern with red and green below. You can start the pattern and let kids finish the pattern. You can do the pattern with the trees laying flat or have the tree standing up in the sand.
Some other AB and ABC Christmas Tree patterns you might try:
– Red Red Green
– Clear Green Red
– Red Green Green
– Red Red Green Green
– Red Green Green Clear
– Red Red Clear Green Green
And Just play in the Christmas Tree Sensory Bin
Now just remember kids might just want to play in the sensory bin and that is okay. They have do a lot of fun sensory play in the bin. The sand and the acrylic trees make a fun mixer of textures in the sensory bin.
And if you want add in sensory toys as well.
More Christmas Activities for Kids
Christmas Lights Water Bead Sensory Bin is one that kids just love to dig around in! You can search for different colors of lights or just play in the sensory bin.
Christmas Light Sensory Bin was so much fun to dig around in. You have a mix of lights and yarn for the sensory bin.
Christmas Lights & Rice Sensory Bin has a mix of rice and Christmas lights for kids to play in. You can see how much fun it is a sort and find the colors.
Christmas Red & Green Sensory Bin is a simple to set up sensory bin with red and green colors. A fun and easy Christmas sensory bin you can use with kids.
Check out all the fun Christmas Printables & Christmas Activities on 3 Dinosaurs.
Check out all the fun Sensory Bin Activities on 3 Dinosaurs.
