Halloween is full of exciting activities and craft ideas from funny to scary and tons of vibrant colors. This spooky sensory bin is so quick to put together and your children will love it and stay busy for a long time!
Why Sensory Play Is Great For Toddlers
Sensory play is great for toddlers because it helps them gain a better understanding of the world around them. At a young age, toddlers rely on their senses to help them learn and adjust to new things. You may already notice your baby or toddler using their mouth to discover everything around them because tasting it is their way of learning and feeling objects. Sensory bins, sensory bags, and sensory bottles are great to add to your child’s education at home and there are so many different varieties and themes you can choose from to make it more fun and exciting for your toddler.
Here are some more sensory bin ideas for your child:
- Ocean Sensory Bin
- Washing Pumpkin Station
- Rainbow Rice Sensory Bin
- Alphabet Search Sensory Bin
- Christmas Sensory Tray
- Taste Safe Moonsand
- Bug Sensory Bin
- Rainbow Pasta Sensory Bin
Where Can I Find Materials For This Spooky Sensory Bin
Finding supplies for sensory bins can be very easy and most of the time you may have the materials you need in your own home! For this sensory bin, most of the supplies were found at Walmart and Dollar Tree.
- Sensory Bin/Container (Walmart)
- Dried Black Beans (Walmart)
- Mini Pumpkin and Cauldron Buckets (Walmart)
- Mini Tongs (Walmart)
- Ghosts, Spiders, Pumpkins Eyeballs, and Bats (Dollar Tree)
What Might My Child Be Learning With This Spooky Sensory Bin
As we discussed earlier, your child will be using their senses to explore this sensory bin, and by doing that they are learning! Children learn best at play and that’s why I love using play-based learning methods with my own children. By using their hands to feel the different textures and their eyes to transfer the different pieces in the buckets there is a lot going on for your child to learn and have fun while doing it. Here are just some things your child may be working on with this sensory bin:
- Eye-Hand Coordination Skills (Your child will be working on the skill when they are transferring items into the buckets and grasping the tongs to pick up items)
- Fine Motor Skills (While using their fingers to pick up items or using the tongs to transfer things, your child will be working on this skill)
- Transferring Skills (Focusing on using their hands or tongs to pick up items and place them in the buckets, your child will be working on this skill which helps with pouring later on in life)
- Color Recognition (While playing in the sensory bin with your child you can talk about the different colors they see and that helps with color recognition)
- Senses (Using their eyes to see the colors, hands to feel the different textures, and ears to hear the beans move around)
