Sensory bins make a fun experience for your toddler! It also provides them with practice at skills needed for writing, math, hand/eye coordination and more. We had a new bin for every color week. Leland played with the bin nearly everyday. They were easy to make and they entertained him for hours. We hope you can find some ideas and inspiration for your toddler sensory bins.
RED WEEK
- white beans with red Valentine hearts and red pom poms
Beans make a good base to any bin. They are fairly cheap, easy to clean up and can be dyed if you desire. Leland liked having us hide all the red items so he could find them.
YELLOW WEEK
- corn with green stone stars
Corn with various size containers is all you need for this bin. Leland loved scooping and dumping the corn using the 'funnel' (extra flange from a breast pump set)
BLUE WEEK
- pom poms in shades of blue, white and silver
We used the pom poms for sorting and counting. We set up a few containers to sort by size or color.
ORANGE WEEK
- water beads, both small and extra large
The tools he used for scooping and transferring the beads have been used in many of the bins and can be found here. Unfortunately, the large beads didn't last long because he loved squashing them 🙁
PURPLE WEEK
- dyed spaghetti and pouch toppers
After the initial shock of how it felt to dig into the noodles, he asked to play with this over and over. Leland got fine motor practice using the tweezers, too. Even a month after, he was asking to play with it.
GREEN WEEK
- dyed rice with assorted flowers, critters and rocks
Leland had to add his green tractor. A fun variation of this adds a small clay pot so you can plant the flowers.
Have fun creating your own sensory bins!
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