Sensory Bins

Simplifying Sensory Play
After years of themed sensory bins, I have gotten to a stage in life where I need to simplify. We still do the occasional themed bin, but I need to...
Colored Wheat Berries for Sensory Play
{disclaimer ~ affiliate links used in this post} It’s been many years since I have colored pasta or rice for sensory play, but the process hasn’t changed! The materials have...
Cloud Dough ~ A New Outside Favorite
I am certainly not the first one to share this and I honestly cannot remember the very first blog I saw it on. Cloud Dough is floating around Pinterest everywhere...
Bury It! Fun with Phonics
A simple bin filled with rice has provided my kids with hours and hours of entertainment. This is by far their favorite “sensory bin” and it is the easiest one...
Fairies & Flowers Sensory Bin
I am a big fan of taking toys we already have and creating learning experiences from them. I love to expand on the natural interests of my young kids and...
Dinosaur Sensory Bin
Along with our RRSP Letter D week, we included DINOSAURS! Ladybug loves dinos, and we have never had a dinosaur sensory bin, so I put one together for the...

Sensory Bin Games
We have had a Christmas Sensory Bin for years now and it is always a favorite. The bin itself begins with only the red/green base of items. The fun little...

Pumpkin Sensory Bin & Tot Trays
For Ladybug’s Tot School, this week, we have a pumpkin theme! On Sunday I will share in our weekly Tot School post photos of her interacting with all of this. ...
Doc McStuffins Sensory & Imagination Bin
In honor of our Doc McStuffins week for Tot School, I made Ladybug a Doc McStuffins Sensory and Imagination Bin! Ladybug is a big Doc fan and she loves having...

Behind the Scenes with a Sensory Bin
I have had many moms ask me to video tape some time showing a sensory bin in action. I finally remembered to do that and captured 2 videos of Ladybug...

Bugs Sensory Bin
In honor of our upcoming BUG theme, I made them a Bugs Sensory Bin… The kids won’t see it until we do our BUG unit, this is one of the...

Birds Sensory Bin
In honor of Ladybug’s Tot School Printables Letter Dd theme {last week} ~ birds, and also our new Birds Preschool Pack which we are doing this week, I put together...