Beads make really cool sensory bin fillers! Bead sensory bins are best for older kids that are not placing things in their mouth. While you may want to skip this section with toddlers, preschoolers and Kindergartners will love to throw themselves into the sensory experience. 5. Shaped Bead ...
These sensory fillers make awesome any-day play and can be easily adapted to fit your themes, lesson plans or play ideas for toddlers, kindergarteners, and preschoolers. PinCloud Dough Kinetic Sand Kinetic sand makes for another fun moldable sensory bin filler that you can use repeatedly. Here...
Optional Sensory Bin Fillers: You aren’t limited to the exact materials we have used for this sensory bin. Use the images below to guide creating a unique ocean sensory bin, and check out the additional ideas below. Feel free to combine and explore materials that work for you in your set...
Other great sensory bin fillers include rice (check out ourrice sensory binsfor more inspiration!), rocks, cotton balls, pasta (cooked and uncooked), water, bubbles, sticks, grass, leaves, or shredded paper. There really is no limit to what materials kids can explore. Adult supervision requir...
Every morning in my preschool classroom, we have time for open-ended play. By far, one of my preschoolers favorite stations is the sensory bin! We love using all different kinds of sensory bin fillers like water, ice, pasta, beans, and just recently, our new favorite filler- chia seeds!
If you’re making a sensory bin for a child with sensory processing or autism, think about your child’s sensitivities and interests. This will help you decide on what fillers to add to the bin. For instance, my son is obsessed with anything circular (balls, rolls of duct tape, etc.)...
We love sensory play activities. From themed sensory bins to shaving cream and scented playdough my daughter loves to get messy and play with new textures and try new sensory bin fillers! Surprisingly we haven’t done a lot with pasta yet and it’s been on my list to try so when a day...
A Feel n' Find box is an amazing sensory activity that really challenges your toddlers to hone in on their sense of touch to identify hdden objects in the box...
Soap foam is one of the easiest sensory bin fillers. Give it a try with this simple Fall Leaves Soup! Squish it, squash it, smash it! Fall Gel is definitely going to be a lot of fun! Whip up a batch of fall scented play dough for some ultimate 5 senses fun! Have fun matching co...
They are an easy play option for toddlers and preschoolers that you can change up frequently, create new themes for, and vary with the seasons or holidays! See how we use a water table for a sensory bin. Some of our favorite sensory bin fillers are… Colored Rice Colored Pasta Colored ...