When you set a reflections sensory bin, it’s all about visual sensory system and playing with light and shadow. This type of activity is new to most of the kids and they find it fun and fascinating. My son loves light play and I wanted to set up an activity where he could see the…
Q-Tips Sensory Bin
The letter Q always raises difficulties when it comes to a completing an alphabet series. Why are there not more objects that begin with Q?! To continue our A-Z of Sensory Play series we created a Q-Tips Sensory Bin. Q-Tips may have several names including cotton buds and cotton swabs but they make a wonderful resource….
Peg Sensory Bin for Fine Motor Practice and Play
Pegs (clothespins) are such a versatile resource. Cheap, readily available in most households and a wonderful tool for developing fine motor skills. As part of our A-Z Sensory Play series we couldn’t resist creating a Peg Sensory Bin. Setting up the activity took literally seconds. I collected a variety of different style pegs we have…
Oats Sensory Bin
Today’s sensory bin couldn’t have been easier to set up. I simply poured a bag of porridge oats into our green sensory bin and brought through a few resources from the kitchen. Within a couple of seconds, our O is for Oats Sensory Bin was complete. For some time, my little one just wanted to…
Christmas Tree Sensory Bin
Do you sing Christmas carols with your kids? Somehow, it turned out that I gave birth to two dancing and singing little girls! And it’s awesome! I can hear them humming songs all day long! 🙂 One starts and then the other takes over. It’s fun! And Christmas season is a dream come true for them….
33 Construction Sensory Play Ideas for Little Builders
Adding building blocks, construction vehicles and different tools can enchance sensory play and help build a whole new set of skills for kids! Here you will find 33 construction sensory play ideas for little builders and we hope you and your kids will enjoy the play! Make a start with our Nuts and Bolts Sensory…
Nuts and Bolts Sensory Bin
Nuts and Bolts are two items I had never considered using within a Sensory Bin. I have recently realised their great play potential for developing fine motor skills. As my little one no longer puts items in their mouth, I wanted to see what activities we could create with these items in our N is…
Letters Sensory Bin
Today we are continuing our A-Z Sensory Play with the letter L. As we are focusing on the alphabet throughout the series we couldn’t resist creating a L is for Letters Sensory Bin. This vibrant and colourful sensory bin was simple to create and can be used time and time again. We used the same…
33 Kinetic Sand Play Ideas for Kids
If you haven’t tried playing with kinetic sand by now, we totally recommend it! Today we have gathered 33 ideas with kinetic sand that combine playing and learning and your kids will surely enjoy them! [wp_ad_camp_1] Find out how to make your own Kinetic Sand. And then make a start playing with our own Kinetic Sand Sensory…
Kinetic Sand Sensory Bin
Kinetic sand is a wonderful sensory bin base. It is a sand-like substance that is easily moldable yet is also free flowing. You can purchase kinetic sand but it is incredibly easy to make yourself. As part of our A-Z Sensory Play series we created a K is for Kinetic Sand Sensory Bin. Let’s start…