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Washing Pumpkins Station

This washing pumpkins station is a great activity for rainy days and is just as exciting to do outdoors! We love sensory bins in our home and this foamy soap recipe added a more exciting feel to the activity. Sensory bins offer so many skill-building opportunities to further development and are so much fun for toddlers and preschoolers. How To Make Foamy Soap You only need 3 things to create this foamy soap and I got the idea from Mother...

Rainbow Rice Sensory Bin

This week is going to be a color-themed week at our house. My toddlers are showing interest in learning their colors so it was a perfect opportunity to start this week off with a rainbow rice sensory bin. This bright and colorful, taste safe activity is great for toddlers and they love scooping and pouring all the wonderful little grains of rice. What Do I Need To Make Rainbow Rice? This simple activity is so easy to make with little...

Alphabet Search Sensory Bin

As your toddler gets older they will put fewer things in their mouth; you can start to incorporate smaller objects in their activities at this stage. Today I put together an alphabet search sensory bin full of fun ways to explore the different textures, items, and tools in the bin. What Materials Do I Need For This Sensory Bin? Finding different ways to challenge your child during activities in a fun way can be easy to do and inexpensive as...

Christmas Sensory Tray

Okay, it’s time to count down the days to Christmas and there are so many crafts and activities you can create and enjoy with your kiddos at home Try this easy Christmas sensory tray and explore with magnets, bells and Christmas colors to celebrate the holidays. Where can you find the materials for this Christmas sensory bin? When buying supplies for crafts and activities stick with the less expensive stuff. I like to shop at Dollar Tree and Walmart for...

Taste Safe MoonSand

Trying out different textures, materials, ingredients to keep learning interesting and fun has been a blast! Today we added this Taste Safe MoonSand Recipe to our list of favorite sensory bin fillers. This soft yet durable MoonSand recipe was easy and quick to make and you can involve your children to make it as well! Raising a toddler you realize how fast they find objects and put their mouths. This MoonSand recipe is a go-to activity in our house and...

Down By The Shore Sensory Bin

When you cant go to the beach, bring the beach home! This activity was based on some materials I had lying around the house such as buckets and seashells of my old wedding decorations! This is how I came up with this down by the shore sensory bin. A beach theme seemed necessary despite all the rain here in Tennessee. I wanted to create a beach theme activity full of shells and sand/rocky type beach textures. Where Can I Find...

Monster Truck Sensory Bin

Monster trucks and some dried cranberry beans, who knew? This sensory play activity today was based around the idea of monster trucks on the rocky road. Therefore this led to my plan for a monster truck sensory bin. There are crazy amounts of ideas and themes for sensory bins to put together for your child to get them working with their senses. What Are Sensory Bins? Sensory bins are simple activities you can put together that are quick and easy...

Edible Sand Sensory Bin

This edible sand sensory bin is so fun to do with toddlers and babies and 100% taste safe. When I plan activities for my boys I try to find something they can do together. I have found many taste-safe activities but this one is by far the easiest to put together. What Is Edible Sand + How To Make It Edible sand is usually made up of one ingredient. However, there are many different ingredients you can use. I used...

Deep Sea Sensory Bin

Deep Sea Sensory Bin Water play is always an awesome time but when the weather is preventing you from doing it outside why not bring water play inside? It’s been so hot and rainy lately my boys haven’t been able to enjoy the water outside. That why I chose to do my Deep Sea Sensory Bin for water play today and adding some cool effects made it even more exciting. Where Can You Find The Materials For Deep Sea Sensory...

Rainbow Pasta Sensory Bin

With kids under the age of 2 years old, everything is about sensory exploration, and this rainbow sensory bin is a great way for toddlers to use their senses. If you’re SAHM like me, you may run into times where you need to redirect your kids quickly to sometime fun and engaging . Sensory bins have always been a win and that’s why I love putting them together for my boy’s ages, 10 months and 2 years old. I try...