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Spring Sensory Bin

by Angela Thayer 8 Comments

I know I just posted a sensory activity yesterday, but I couldn’t resist showing you a sensory bin we made and played with! It’s our Spring Sensory Bin!

Spring Sensory Bin

For this sensory bin I used the following:

  • black beans (4 lbs. found at Walmart)
  • colored Fiori noodles to look like flowers (follow this post to see how to color noodles)
  • plastic bugs, creatures, and frogs (from Dollar Tree)

Spring Sensory Bin

There’s something about the smooth black beans and noodles that is fun for kids to play with. I also have to say that I think it’s fun and relaxing to play with.

I came up with a counting activity for Troy to do. I buried the bugs and had him dig for them and find them. Then he counted them on a Counting Bugs sheet.

Digging for Bugs in our Sensory Bin

It made the time a little more structured since he had a task to complete. He loves counting anything right now, so he really liked this!

Counting Bugs

To download a free printable of Counting Bugs, click here —> Counting Bugs

Counting Bugs- Free Printable

We had a lot of unstructured play time with this sensory bin. I think just letting kids play and use their imagination is super important. I loved seeing what my oldest did with the bin. He is super into Iron Man right now, so he pretended that the bugs were trying to attack the unstoppable Iron Man.  Spring Sensory Bin

Bugs

We also got out the water beads to play with, too! And don’t you love Troy’s outfit and sunglasses?!? Oh to be 3 again! 🙂

Water Beads and Spring Sensory Bin

Lots of sensory fun happening here! Hope you’ll try it out and let me know how it goes! One last thing- tomorrow is our Toddler and Preschool linkup, so I hope to see you back here tomorrow! There are some great resources shared each week and of course we’ll be featuring 3 bloggers! See you then!

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  1. Caroline says

    May 11, 2013 at 3:07 am

    Cool sensory bin! We made a spring sensory bin, too, using beans as the base. It’s such a good sensory tool!
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  2. Katie @ Gift of Curiosity says

    May 8, 2013 at 11:28 pm

    I love the contrast of the dyed pasta on the black beans for your sensory bin!
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  3. Sharla says

    May 8, 2013 at 9:07 pm

    This is so cute! I really like the contrast between the black beans and coloured pasta.

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  4. Kirstylee says

    May 8, 2013 at 3:30 pm

    Those bright noodles look so cool against the black beans. I love the contrast and I’m sure that makes it that much more beneficial sensory wise. Thanks for the idea!
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  5. Sarah says

    May 8, 2013 at 11:51 am

    Nice and Simple I like your idea!
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  6. Anna says

    May 8, 2013 at 10:48 am

    The counting mat is a great idea! Fun sensory bin – pinning!
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