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\n<\/div>\nThe Snowflake Sensory Bin is a great addition to the winter activities<\/a> and sensory bins<\/a> on the site.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Sensory bins might have rice, water beads, corn, beans, or other types filled with small items.<\/p>\n The snowflake sensory bin has small acrylic snowflakes and a rice filler. This sensory bin is great for winter sensory play for kids in preschool (ages 3 to 4), prek (ages 4 to 5), and kindergarten (ages 5 to 6).<\/p>\n We read the book Snow by Uri Shulevitz<\/a> is one of our favorite books to read about snow. It is fun to read and watch the city change as it snows. And Kids will love watching the snowflakes increase as you read the book.<\/p>\n 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<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n You are going to see a few ways that we use sensory bins. And these are just ideas and always remember that.<\/p>\n You can play in the snowflake sensory bin. This is a great way to get sensory play in for kids that need it. And they don’t need a lot in a sensory bin to play in them. <\/p>\n Kids can scoop and pour with their hands and enjoy playing with the rice and snowflakes. The textures of the snowflakes and the rice are different textures for sensory needs.<\/p>\n You can do a fun sorting activity with the snowflakes. You can sort these by the three colors of snowflakes. Each snowflake can go in a piles. You can do the piles in the sensory bin or you can take it outside of the bin.<\/p>\n You can see how colors of blue are similar and how the clear version of the snowflakes match up.<\/p>\n It is fun to see just fun to see kids sort the snowflake as they find them in the rice.<\/p>\n You can also have fun making letters, numbers, and shapes in the sensory bin with the snowflakes. You can use the snowflakes to make them.<\/p>\n You can use the starting sound of winter letters. So you have S is for snowflake. Or H is for hat. A fun way to work on them.<\/p>\n You can used the vocab cards from the winter printable pack<\/a>.<\/p>\n You can also make a snow sensory bottle<\/a> for counting snowflakes as well! Or maybe you might like these Snow STEM Activities<\/a>.<\/p>\n As a reminder at the end if all you do is play in the snowflake sensory bin that is okay. You can do this a big sensory bin or a small sensory bin for a single person.<\/p>\n And it is fun to explore and play in the sensory bins.<\/p>\n You have a collection of fine motor snowflake printables<\/a> with tracing the snowflake, dot marker the snowflake and snowflake template for snowflake crafts.<\/p>\n You can make a fun Snowflake Paper Plate Wreath<\/a>. It is simple and easy to use. And then you have a great wreath for the winter!<\/p>\n Snowflake Color Pack<\/a> for PreK & Kindergarten has 11 color words for kids to work on. You have easy reader books, clip cards, matching cards, puzzles and more. <\/p>\n Glitter Snowflake Wreath<\/a> is a great winter wreath made with glitter cardstock snowflakes. A super simple to set up and make.<\/p>\n Snowflake Ten Frame Sets<\/a> has a set of ten frame activities that work on numbers 1 to 20. You have fun snowflake for the winter theme. You have a mix of easy reader books, clip cards, ten frame cards, worksheets and more.<\/p>\n Snowflake ABC Tracing Cards Printable<\/a> has all 26 letters of the alphabet. You have uppercase letters and lowercase letters on the same card in a 3 by 3 cards style that works great for doing tic tac toe or just tracing the letters.<\/p>\n Kinetic Sand Arctic Animals Themed Sensory Bin<\/a> is another great winter sensory bin that you can do. It is simple to make and easy to use.<\/p>\n Animals in Winter Sensory Bin<\/a> has different animals you can see in winter with a fun kinetic sand base.<\/p>\n Have fun with this Snowflake Sensory bin<\/a>. This is totally fun and creative for kids. A simple and easy to put together winter sensory bin.<\/p>\n Check out all the fun Sensory Bin Activities<\/a> on 3 Dinosaurs.<\/p>\n Cassie – 3Dinosaurs.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The snowflake sensory bin is a simple sensory bin with acrylic snowflakes and a rice filler. 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is a sensory bin?<\/h2>\n
Snowflake Sensory Bin<\/h2>\n
Snowflake Books We Read with the Sensory Bin<\/h2>\n
![\"Snow:](\"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/snow-uri-shulevitzjpg-300x273.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nWhat we used to make the Snowflake Sensory Bin<\/h2>\n
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![\"Snowflake](\"\/images\/blog\/1-2025\/snowflake-rice-sensory-bin1.jpg\")
\n<\/div>\nWays to Use the Snowflake Sensory Bin<\/h2>\n
Play in Snowflake Sensory Bin<\/h3>\n
![\"Snowflake](\"\/images\/blog\/1-2025\/snowflake-rice-sensory-bin2.jpg\")
\n<\/div>\nSorting Snowflake Colors<\/h3>\n
![\"Snowflake](\"\/images\/blog\/1-2025\/snowflake-rice-sensory-bin3.jpg\")
\n<\/div>\nMaking Letters, Numbers and Shapes in the Sensory Bin<\/h3>\n
![\"Snowflake](\"\/images\/blog\/1-2025\/snowflake-rice-sensory-bin4.jpg\")
\n<\/div>\nAnd as Always Just Play in the Sensory Bin<\/h3>\n
![\"Snowflake](\"\/images\/blog\/1-2025\/snowflake-rice-sensory-bin5.jpg\")
\n<\/div>\nMore Snowflake Activities for Kids<\/h2>\n
More Winter Sensory Bins<\/h2>\n
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