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<\/div>\nThe Apple Sensory Bin is a great addition to the apple 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 of filler with small items.<\/p>\n The apple sensory bin has a rice base with red apples, green apples, and yellow apples. A simple sensory bin for the fall and is super easy to put together for preschool (ages 3 to 4), prek (ages 4 to 5) and kindergarten (ages 5 to 6).<\/p>\n You can read the book Apples by Gail Gibbons<\/a> with the apple sensory bin. It is a great book to learn more about apples, the different types of apples and the different colors of apples. 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 will see a few ways to use the apple sensory bin with kids. And remember these are just ideas.<\/p>\n The most important part about the sensory bin is sensory play. Just letter kids play and explore a sensory bin is a big part of a sensory bin.<\/p>\n If you only play that is okay. And setting up a fancy sensory bin takes time that kids will just mess up. So let them mess up the sensory bin and play with scooping and pouring and exploring what is in the sensory bin.<\/p>\n A fun activity for older kids is sorting colors. You can do this with younger kids as well. You can have kids sort the apples in the sensory bin. They can pick corners in the bin and sort the colors as they explore and find them.<\/p>\n You can have younger kids just search and find a color you ask for. And example” give me a green apple”. they find and give you the green apple. You can change it up and ask for 2 apples or different amounts of different colors. And they get to dig in the sensory bin and find the colors.<\/p>\n You can have a little fun and have kids make letters number or shapes with the apples. You can tell them what to make. You can say “make a square with the apples”. Then they make a square. You can do this in the sensory bin or outside of the sensory bin. Another fun way to use the sensory bin and add some learning.<\/p>\n You can see we did a square below in our sensory bin.<\/p>\n You can use the apple to make patterns with older kids. Sort the colors of the sensory bin and use the apples for patterns.<\/p>\n You can use all three apple colors for ABC patterns. Fun and easy to for to do. You can start a pattern and have them finish the pattern. Or you can use the apple pattern printable<\/a> to get pattern ideas.<\/p>\n You can also do AB patterns with two colors. Let kids explore patterns with the fun apple colors. And like the ABC pattern you can use the apple pattern printables<\/a> for pattern ideas.<\/p>\n It is a simple way to add math for older kids whole doing sensory play.<\/p>\n And finally remember sensory bins are for sensory play. And if all you do is play in the sensory bin that is okay. <\/p>\n And if kids make a mess that is okay. That is what sensory bins are for making mess and playing.<\/p>\n Apple Cookie Cutter Painting<\/a> is a fun project to do with kids! They have tons of fun painting! You can use watercolor paints to do this apple painting for kids.<\/p>\n Apple Tree Fine Motor<\/a> are great for an apple theme or Johnny Appleseed Day. They apple tree fine motor printables have apple tree template, apple tree tracing, apple tree dot marker, and apple tree q-tip printable. Lots of different fine motor fun for apple themes and fall.<\/p>\n Apple Sensory Bin<\/a> is a great way to get some hands on learning. You will see counting, patterns and just plan on old sensory playing.<\/p>\n Apple Tree Wreath Craft<\/a> is a wreath with apples hanging on an apple tree. A fun wreath for math for any apple theme or maybe Johnny Appleseed Day.<\/p>\n Red, Green and Yellow Sensory Bin<\/a> has a red, yellow and green acrylic rocks for the items in the sensory bin. It has a rice filler. It is a great sensory bin for apple color as well.<\/p>\n Apple Fine Motor Mat Printable<\/a> has four apple fine motor mats to use with kids. You can see several ways to use the mats as well.<\/p>\n Apple Cookie Cutters Painting<\/a> is a great apple painting you can do. And you can use all three colors or just one color. It is also great for when you don’t have to use apples for the stamping.<\/p>\n Check out all the fun Apple Activities & Printables <\/a> on 3 Dinosaurs.<\/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 Apple Sensory Bin is a simple red, yellow and green sensory bin with apples for preschool, prek, and kindergarten. This sensory bin takes less than a minute to put together, and it is a fun way to explore smooth apples and the texture of rice as they play. 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is a sensory bin?<\/h2>\n
Apple Sensory Bin<\/h2>\n
Apple Book to Read with the Apple Sensory Bin<\/h2>\n
\n![\"Apples](\"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/apples-gail-gibbons-300x300.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nWhat we used to make the Apple Sensory Bin<\/h2>\n
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<\/div>\nWays to Use the Apple Sensory Bin<\/h2>\n
Play In the Apple Sensory Bin<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>\nSorting Colors in the Apple Sensory Bin<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>\nMake Letters, Numbers and Shapes with the Apples<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>\nBuild Patterns with the Apples in the Sensory Bin<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>\nAnd Remember to Just Play in the Apple Sensory Bin<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>\nMore Apple Activities for Kids<\/h2>\n
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