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
Water beads are a favorite at our house! After the fall water bead search my girls asked for something just as fun for Christmas! This was tons of fun to set up and loads of sensory fun for them to play in. My girls love the Safari Ltd Designer TOOBS Christmas. I’m always looking for…
Dreidels and candles are a big part of Hanukkah. We always have fun exploring them in different ways. A few years ago we did a
Christmas lights are one thing my girls just love to go out and see. Bringing part of that into activities has been tons of fun. This sensory bin is an extension of the
We have been doing lots of number learning this last year. This Number Sensory Bin is a twist on the ABC Sensory Bin. The ABC bin was a favorite at our house for many months. We used it for many different projects around the house. This number sensory bin has been tons of fun for…
Halloween has so many different things you can explore. This Eye Ball Sensory Bin was lots of fun to explore different weights. There were different eyeballs that were very light to hold and the rock was very heavy compared to the erasers. This was also great to look at the shapes of the eyes ball…
We have been exploring the colors of red, yellow and orange this fall. One thing we did during this time was a fun water bead sensory bin gem hunt! This is a fun activity for looking for colored glass gems in clear water beads. This was tons of sensory filled fun. This is great to…
In the fall we love learning about leaves and doing activities with them. We are always doing some activities with them. This year we did a full 2 weeks on the study of leaves. As part of that we did these hands on activities and sensory bin. When we have a sensory bin I always…
We have been having an apple theme start to our month of September. It is always fun to do some fun activities with apples at the start of apple picking season. I love having sensory bins in the house. Not only are they fun but they give some extra sensory input when you might need…
Today post is a guest post by Emma from P is for Preschool! I usually try to limit our messy sensory play to outdoors. But with a series of rainy days, we were all getting a little stir crazy from too much in-the-house time. And, you know, desperate times and all that. So I brought…
It is full-on summer here and we are really enjoying it. We love to go to the beach but can’t always happen. Today we are bringing the beach to us! Check out our fun Beach Sensory Bin! This goes great with the Free Beach Pack. With all our sensory bins or activities I really do…
With the 4th of July coming up we have started a few fun activities. Today’s activity is a star sensory bin. This is something that could be used at any time and would be great for a space theme as well. There are two different types of stars in the bin: Buttons and beads. Sensory…
If you have followed me for a while you will know that we do a lot of simple and easy sensory bins. I was so happy to be apart of the the 40 Days of Sensory Bins! I just had to do a button sensory bin. I have done several of them over the last…
We continue our Dr Seuss week with another fun activity we did this week! My girls just love Green Eggs and Ham. It is the most read book at our house right now. My middle learned and memorized the pages so she could read it. I decided it was time to challenge what she did…
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…
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…