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 natives that lived on the land at that time. You can learn with turkeys and cookie food. There are so…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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 kinetic sand! It takes very little time to set up and clean up. Plus the bin is great for sensory play and…
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…
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 quick with a fun zoo theme. The zoo is one themed we have never done a sensory bin for but one of our…
Sensory bins have always been a huge part of our afterschool and summer activities. I’m always looking for wants to make them fun. But wait your kids are not preschool and kindergarten age. Yup, that is right they are older but STILL love the bins. Each bin provides them a great way to calm down…
New Year’s Eve is all done, and there are loads of confetti and sequins everywhere. Well, guess what? We took that and put it in a sensory bin to play with! It is a simple and easy bin to make and easy to change up for any season. I can hear you thinking, your girls…
My girls still love sensory bins, and water beads happen to be some of their favorite things to play with. They find them calming and relaxing. We also love changing up the sensory bins for the seasons! This bin is loads of hours of play, plus it is fun to dig through the bin and…
Space is one theme you can do at almost any time. There is always something you can do. It can be as simple as walking outside and looking at the moon and stars. My girls have been interested in stars for a long time. My husband put stars on their ceiling in their room, and…
‘m always looking for new sensory bins that I can do with my girls. It means being creative sometimes. My girls wanted to do another Shark Water Bead Sensory Bin and I thought it would be fun to change it up a bit. We did some Prehistoric Sea Life instead. My girls love learning about…
Messy, messy sensory is great fun by mixing two of our favorite sensory play together: water beads and shaving cream! My girls just love having sensory bins. We always have a sensory bin up to play in. After the last water bead sensory bin, I took the beads and added it to shaving cream to…
We have been having some ocean themed fun at our last few weeks of preschool. This big and smalls sensory bin was easy to put together and loads of fun. Who says you have to do a big sensory bin to have fun. One thing I love about this bin is the size difference in…