There are lots of different sensory bin ideas that you can do with kids.
Loose Parts Sensory Bins
Loose Parts Sensory Bins: Winter
Loose Parts Sensory Bins: Spring
Loose Parts Sensory Bins: Summer
Loose Parts Sensory Bins: Fall
Water Bead Sensory Bins
Water Bead Sensory Bins: Winter Sensory Bins
Water Bead Sensory Bins: Spring Sensory Bins
Water Bead Sensory Bins: Summer Sensory Bins
Water Bead Sensory Bins: Fall Sensory Bins
Kinetic Sand Sensory Bins
Kinetic Sand Sensory Bins: Winter Kinetic Sand Sensory Bins
Kinetic Sand Sensory Bins: Spring Kinetic Sand Sensory Bins
Kinetic Sand Sensory Bins: Summer Kinetic Sand Sensory Bins
Kinetic Sand Sensory Bins: Fall Kinetic Sand Sensory Bins
Rice Sensory Bins
Rice Sensory Bins: Winter Rice Sensory Bin
Rice Sensory Bins: Spring Rice Sensory Bin
Rice Sensory Bins: Summer Rice Sensory Bin
Rice Sensory Bins: Fall Rice Sensory Bin
With my youngest love of buttons and rice, I thought it would be fun to do some a shape sensory bin. This was also a sensory bin about learning sizes and colors. There were two different sizes of buttons in the bin. Sensory bin should be about how they want to play and explore the…
Last year we had tons of fun with a Valentines Sensory Bin. It was loads of fun and I went to put the same bin together but remembered some fun heart things I found at the craft store. So they got put into it. The book we read with it this activity was a The…
Not all sensory bins have to be complex or have various themes to them. Some sensory bins can be used year round. One such bin is this wood bead sensory bin. This is simple and easy to put together. Plus you can add items to the bin or take away if you want. This is…
Christmas is a time full of sounds and smells. We thought it would be fun to explore a few different sounds. This was a fun sensory bin to put together and watch them explore. You never know what they will do with the bins! Plus there is a fill fine motor fun as well. There…
This was a fun hands on learning Thanksgiving sensory bin. We did a Thanksgiving Sensory Bin that was similar but slightly differnt. Sensory bins are a great way to explore different types of learning. And this is a book and sensory bin activity for Thanksgiving. The Thanksgiving Squanto’s Journey Sensory Bin is a great addition…
Last year about this time we had a Button Sensory Bin. We loved it. Now we have a slight take on part of it with an ABC Sensory Bin. We have been using these buttons and letter tiles forever. It was just after Halloween my youngest walks up with the alphabet buttons, bin, rice and…
I was asked recently to post more of the sensory bins that we have been doing. So here is the most recent bin we have been using. We are exploring some of the color of Halloween: white & orange. Quick warning please don’t use beans in a sensory bin with kids that will eat them….
For Halloween a fun hands on bats and spider bin! The Spider & Bat Sensory Bin is a great addition to the Halloween activities and sensory bins on the site. This is a theme we are doing this year Spiders and Bats. We are very much enjoying it. Part of this was a fun sensory…
This is a fun and easy fall sensory bin. I love it because it has two different textures mixed together. What I love about sensory bins is that this is open play for most of the time. You can give them the tools but they play how they want to play. They create their own…
Last year we did a matching sensory bin. This year we changed it up a bit and did something different. I love the different textures that you can explore with this bin. This is a fun way to start off your fall but exploring a few parts of the season. Hands on learning is always…
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…
We have been studying Egypt and what more fun way to do that than a sensory bin! You never know what fun you can have with a bin. Each of the girls got a chance to play with the bin one on one and all together. This bin was out for a week for them…
Pond is a great theme to explore during the spring time. It is a fun way to explore the different life cycles that are present in a pond. This sensory bin has some fun texture to it with the different colors of shredded paper. You will see many of the different animals and bugs at…
I took two sets of fake flowers and took them apart and put them in a bin. We read the book Planting a Rainbow with this activity. It was simple and easy. The girls played with it for a long time. Plus got to explore a lot of different textures in the flowers. What you…
em>We have included links to some of the products and resources we have used with this activity. If you purchase via the links we may earn a small commission. This is a great addition to the Easter Activities on the site. Mary did a simple Easter Egg Matching Sensory bin. She had to open eggs,…
We have been having fun exploring the color green and counting coins. I left this bin out this morning and all three girls were playing with it while I was getting breakfast ready. Mary loves having sensory bins she can take down and play with over and over. What you need: clover foam stickers, St.Patrick’s…
March’s Challenge from Royal Baloo and 3 Dinosaurs will be 31 Days of Simple Sensory. For this challenge we want you to do 30 minutes of a simple sensory activity every day with your kids! This challenge runs from March 1st to 31st so do your activities! Our first linky will be on March 9th…
Valentines is just around the corner and we have been enjoyed our Valentines Sensory Bin! What you need: rice, cups, heart cookie cutters and heart buttons. Mary explored the different sizes of the hearts and put them in cups. She poured in rice and buttons into our bin from standing. She poured from cup to…
Numbers are always fun to learn with. This number button sensory bin is a way to put two activities together. It is fun to look for the number and a great sensory activity as well. We just love using buttons at our house for hands-on activities. My youngest has been working on her numbers every…
We have included links to some of the products and resources we have used with this activity. If you purchase via the links we may earn a small commission. This is a great addition to the Christmas activities on the site. We have been exploring both Christmas words and reading Christmas books. We went through…
We have included links to some of the products and resources we have used with this activity. If you purchase via the links we may earn a small commission. This is a great addition to the Hanukkah activities on the site. I have been exploring Hanukkah with the girls. It has been a great fun….
Buttons are a fun flexible activity for kids. I was introduce to the idea of doing more with them in The Happy Mommy Handbook: The Ultimate How-to Guide on Keeping Your Toddlers and Preschoolers Busy, Out of Trouble and Motivated to Learn. I feel in love with the idea of doing activities with something so…
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. Thanksgiving Sensory Bin This Thanksgiving sensory bin has a…
We have been doing a lot with buttons around our house and to finalize, all that we have been doing is a Button Sensory Bin. This is great bin for scoping and pouring and learning shapes and colors. It is fun to look at all the different buttons and go through them all. Button Sensory…
For World Space week we put together a Space sensory bin. This goes great with my Space Pack. This is s great ways to get some hands on learning. This bin if full of space items. You can learn about about how we explored space travel from the different object. Plus the planets are always…
What you need: fake leaves, fall foam stickers, fall cookie cutters, and fall word cards (from the Fall Pack Part 1). Mary spent some time just looking through the bin. Mary searched through for the Fall Foam stickers first. Then she looked for the fall cookie cutters. Then Mary looked for out the Fall Word…
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. This a super easy to set up sensory bin for kids. I like to have simple things to explore different areas! We read the…
We have not been big about doing sensory bins. This week it was different. I was prepared and got everything out. What is in the bin: the bin itself was from the dollar section at Target, cups are from Tupperware, mix of 3 different beans, Safari Ltd Coral Reef Toob, and Safari Ltd Ocean Toob….