Christmas Red & Green Sensory Bin
With how busy the Holidays sensory a simple and easy Christmas sensory bin is nice to have.
This red and green Christmas sensory bin has two colors. Yes, they are red and green in a sensory bin for some fun traditional Christmas colors.
The red and green sensory bin takes just a minute to put together, and it is great for sensory play. You can work on different colors, and kids will have fun with the mix of colors and rice in the sensory bin.
The Christmas Red & Green 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 Red & Green Sensory Bin
The Christmas red and green sensory bin has red acrylic rocks and green acrylic rocks with a simple rice base filler. This is a Christmas sensory bin that you can put together in under a minute.
You have the different shapes of the rocks, and they are different from the rice filler. And the colors are loads of fun. Plus this is a simple sensory bin. Not all sensory bins have to be complex.
What we used to make the Christmas Red & Green Sensory Bin
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Ways to Use the Christmas Red & Green Sensory Bin
You are going to see a few ways to use the sensory bin with kids. And remember there is no limit on age for who can play in the sensory bin.
Play in the Christmas Sensory Bin
When you first give kids the sensory bin, let them play in the bin. Let them explore all the items in the sensory bin. They might point out color, or just play in the bin.
This is great for those kids who need extra sensory activities. And this is an easy to use sensory bin and put away as well.
Sort the Colors of the Sensory Bin
A fun idea is to sort the colors in the sensory bin. The sensory bin has red and green. You can have them decide where they want to sort the rocks.
They can sort them in the sensory bin or outside of the sensory bin. It depends on the area you are using the sensory bin. They get a little fine motor as they pick up the rocks and sort them. A fun way to check their colors as well.
Make Letters, Numbers and Shapes in the Sensory Bin
You can challenge older kids to to make letters and shapes in the sensory bin. Pick the color you want. You can tell them different letters numbers and shapes.
You can find examples with the wall cards: ABC wall cards, number wall cards, and shape wall cards.
Add In Sensory Toys
while not shown we often use sensory toys in the sensory bins. You could add cups or scoops. There is a sensory toy set we just love. You can pick which ones work best with the sensory bin. We have used small cups as well.
And Remember To Just Play in the Christmas Sensory Bin
These sensory bins are for sensory play and remember this Christmas sensory bin should be for play as well. This sensory bin is easy to set up for just playing. So scoop and play in the sensory bin.
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 Button Sensory Bin is a fun rice and button sensory bin. You can search for different colors of green, red and white in 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.
Check out all the fun Christmas Printables & Christmas Activities on 3 Dinosaurs.
Check out all the fun Sensory Bin Activities on 3 Dinosaurs.
