Red White and Blue Sensory Bin for the Fourth of July

Sensory bins are a great way to explore different themes. And red, white and blue is a great theme for the 4th of July and flag day.

You can learn about the different colors of the flag and have some fun sensory play at the same time.

Plus this is an easy to set up sensory bin you can put together in minutes.

Red White and Blue Sensory Bin for the Fourth of July - a super easy to set up red, white, and blue sensory for the Fourth of July and flag day with three times for the sensory bin. - 3Dinosaurs.com

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This is a great addition to the Fourth of July 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.

The Red, White and Blue Sensory Bin

The red white and blue sensory bin is a great way to explore the colors of the American flag. You have red table scatters, blue scatters, and rice for the colors.

You can have a blast with this fourth of July sensory bin and just enjoy playing.

Colors of the American Flag

You can work in to what the different parts of the colors of the American flag mean.

Red represents hardiness and valor
White represents purity and innocence
Blue represents perseverance and justice

And using the sensory bin you can work on the different means in the sensory bin as you play.

What we used to make the Red, White, and Blue Sensory Bin

Ways to Use the Red White and Blue Sensory Bin

There is never a right or wrong way to use a sensory bin. They are just a fun way to do a sensory activity in a box. So keep that in mind.

But you can see a few ways that we have used them.

Just play in the Sensory Bin

One of our favorite parts is that you can just play in the sensory bin. there is no right or wrong way to use the sensory bin.

You can add a cup and scoop and poor.

You can run fingers through the rice and table scatters.

You can let kids be creative on their own.

And most important don’t think sensory bins are just for little kids. You can use them for older kids as well.

Sort the Red and Blue Colors

If you are looking for a few activities you can try then sorting colors is a great idea.

You can have them count the gems as they pull them out.

Make Shapes in the Sensory Bin

If you want to use part of the sensory bin to work on other skills you can.

You can make shapes out of the gems. YOu have them clear an area in the middle and then make the shape out of the blue and red.

You can give them examples of shapes to make with shape cards or let them make the shape on their own.

Make Letters or Numbers in the Sensory Bin

You can do the same above with numbers and letters. You can tell them a letter and ask for uppercase or lowercase letters. And then make numbers as well.

You can find alphabet cards and number cards to help with this as well.

Ways To Use the Bin with Older Kids

If you have older kids you can use the bin as well. We have used them for sensory fun for years and my girls are teenagers now.

Here are a few other sensory bins ideas:

Work on Addition – by scooping up gems and adding the number of blue and red gems you have
Work on Subtraction by scooping up gems and then taking away so many gems to make the subtraction problem
Scoop gems and do a multiplication problem with red for one number and blue for the other number
Make an Array to work on multiplication
Make groups of gems for division
Make a Flag with the gems

Remember these are just a few ideas and you can use the bin any way you want but this is a great bin for different ages and you can have fun with the red, white and blue theme.

More Red White and Blue Activities for Kids

The 4th of July Printable Pack great learning about a lot of the American Symbols and what they are. Plus you have activities with the flags in this Fourth of July pack.

Red White & Blue Star Paper Plate Wreath is a great 4th of July themed wreath for kids to make. It is super simple to make for a Red White and Blue theme.

The Yarn American Flag is another fun activity to develop fine motor skills and learn about the flag. This is also good for recognizing patterns.

This is a fun star themed sensory bin that is great for the 4th of July! You have lots of different sizes of star in the bin for kids to explore.

Check out all the fun Fourth of July Activities & Printables on 3 Dinosaurs.