Christmas Lights and Kinetic Sand Sensory Bin
A fun sensory bin for kids to play in with Christmas lights and green kinetic sand.
Easy to set up and lets kids have a fun sensory play while using the sensory bin.
And it is a great sensory bin for a Christmas tree theme.
The Christmas Lights & Kinetic Sand 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 Lights & Kinetic Sand Sensory Bin
This is a simple sensory bin with just two items: the lights and the sand. It takes only seconds to put this sensory bin together.
This Christmas light sensory bin makes it like playing in a Christmas tree sensory bin.
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Christmas Books We Read With this Sensory Bin
Tomie dePaola’s Christmas Tree Book is a great story about Christmas trees and where they come from.
Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree is a book we read every year. It is about a Christmas tree that is to big so the top get taken off. And it is fun to see every new tee that is made.
What we used to make the Christmas Lights & Kinetic Sand Sensory Bin
Be sure to keep an eye on younger kids that are playing in this sensory bin as it has small parts.
Ways to Use the Christmas Lights & Kinetic Sand Sensory Bin
You will see a few ways to use the Christmas list and Kinetic Sand Sensory Bin.
Just play in the Christmas Light Sensory Bin
As with all sensory bin just playing in the kinetic sand and lights is fun.
You can hear a clink as the lights hit the bin as you play in the bin. You can just have fun searching and finding the lights in the sand.
Make Tree Shapes in Sand
One fun things about kinetic sand is that it is easy to shape. And you can make a tree shape in the middle of the bin. Then push the lights into the green kinetic sand tree. It is super fun and easy to do.
This is a great for fine motor and you can do it over and over. You can do a big tree or lots of smaller trees.
Push the Lights into the Kinetic Sand
It is fun to just push the light into the sensory bin. You can do it in the bin or make balls of the sand and push the lights into the bin.
You can do this over and over. You can see how many lights you can put in a ball of sand before it breaks apart
Make Shape with the Christmas Lights
Another fun idea is to smooth out the sand in the sensory bin and make shapes. You just put the lights into the sand.
You can also do letters or numbers.
And just play in the Christmas Light & Kinetic Sand
And finally another reminder is to just play in the sensory bin. Kids love just playing in the bins.
And older kids can use these bins not just kids in preschool and kindergarten.
More Christmas Activities for Kids
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 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.
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.
Fine Motor: Sorting Christmas Lights is really fun for kids to do. They work on their pincer grasp and have fun.
Glitter Watercolor Christmas Lights Painting is a simple and easy to for Christmas painting. You have fun with cookie cutter paint and glittery watercolors.
Check out all the fun Christmas Printables & Christmas Activities on 3 Dinosaurs.
Check out all the fun Sensory Bin Activities on 3 Dinosaurs.
