5 key elements make up
a good sensory bin for imaginative play:
Not exact matches
Living Montessori Now has a great practical life
sensory bin for 2 — 4 year olds and explains how to set it up as
well as some fantastic extension ideas for the
bin.
Evan has started showing more of an interest in
sensory bins lately, so I thought I would make him a simple name hunt
sensory bin that would give him some added fine motor practice as
well.
I've listed suggested items to include but the
best thing about
sensory bins is that you can mix and match items.
Below is a collection of
sensory bins from this site as
well as others that all have a rice base.
Another Autumn
sensory play this time from A Beautiful Ruckus with this fantastic fall
sensory bins — I love that the play expands out of the
bin and the idea for clear up as
well.
This butterfly life cycle
sensory bin was super easy (and fun) to make as
well as clean up... the latter is not always a given with some of the ones we have made in the
And water beads are a great way to get those
sensory bins filled with lots of squishy, fun beads that feel so
good in little hands.
Children (and adults) learn
best when all senses are engaged, and these
sensory bins are the perfect tool for exactly that.
Not only is color rice a great
sensory material and is used in
sensory bins it can be used for learning as
well as crafting.
Well, I've made sure to teach my kids about
sensory bins and how to play with them (you can read about it here).
Creating
sensory bins is a great creative outlet for me, as
well as for my children when they get their hands on what I created for them.
I try to create a thematic
sensory bin each week, and then I keep one or two extras put together to pull out as
well.
Kids will have lots of fun with this homemade moisturizing glitter playdough and imaginative
sensory bins, as
well as the recent Swan Princess DVD release!
We have done a few preschool
sensory activities such as our Build the Castle of Arendelle as well as our Frozen Winter Senso
sensory activities such as our Build the Castle of Arendelle as
well as our Frozen Winter
SensorySensory Bin.
-LSB-...] done a few preschool
sensory activities such as our Build the Castle of Arendelle as well as our Frozen Winter Senso
sensory activities such as our Build the Castle of Arendelle as
well as our Frozen Winter
SensorySensory Bin.
I find that
sensory bins combined with a
good children's book is a great way to introduce new books to my son.
Given this, I thought this would be a
good week to make a Garden
Sensory Bin.
While I expect for the children to keep
sensory bin items in their
bins, the tablecloths help make it easier to clean up any accidental spills, and they are
good for still defining the «play area» for my kids who like to deconstruct their
sensory bins, pulling items out and organizing them.