DIY Sensory Bins
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I do think that I was on Pinterest when I discovered the idea for Sensory bins. I loved that it kept Lucy busy for more than 5 minutes. Sensory bins are also not expensive, I got most every thing at the dollar store for less than $5. Your children will just love sensory bins and it can help them explore the world around them.
Trying a new sensory bin each week is an inexpensive way to help your little one explore the world. Sensory bins are all around just a great activity for your kiddos. And who doesn’t love a simple activity that keeps your kids entertained for more than 5 minutes and helps them expand their world!
What you will need:
A Plastic bin or large Tupperware
Dry ingredients (Rice, dried beans, lentils, dried split peas, etc.)
Spoons, measuring cups, cups, or bowls
Toys optional
How to set up:
One of the best things about Sensory bins is they can be so simple to set up! You can always add things to the bin to make it fit a theme/holiday activity, but you can keep it really uncomplicated. In this post we will only dive into the basics and keep it really simple.
So to set up you will need to get your bin and the dry ingredient you plan to use as the contents of the bin. Depending on the contents of the sensory bins/ how messy you think your kid will be with the bin you may want to do this activity outside.
Pour the ingredients into the bin.
Then add the spoons, measuring cups, or any other utensils/toys you want to add.
At that point you are done! Super easy right?
Play time!
Now is the time to let your child play with the sensory bins. Let them pour, scoop, and play away. Don’t worry if they make a mess with it. That’s part of the fun. I either do the activity outside or I make sure that they are dry ingredients like beans for inside the house so they are easy to sweep up.
I like to change the contents of the bin about once a week to keep the excitement with the activity. Children love to feel new textures and explore the world through activities like this! Even the simplest of sensory bins can give your child hours of fun. Lucy loves to just scoop, pour, and bury her little toys in the sensory bin.
Children truly love structure and simplicity. Having them do games like this will help your child have fun, make messes that are fairly easy to clean, explore different senses. I do not think there is anything better than that.
As a momma it can be hard to think of ideas to keep the sensory bin in rotation, but that is where Pinterest comes in handy! There is thousands of sensory bin ideas! Just take a moment and look at some ideas, or even ask your kiddo what they want to try next. Enjoy!