Sensory activities offer children the opportunity to learn, explore, and play through their senses. Being able to manipulate items helps young children develop, engage, and learn. Sensory play has been an activity all of my children (both in my home and the classroom) have always gravitated towards and enjoyed participating in. This is part of …
Fall is my favorite season, hands down. The colors, the smells, the sounds…. It’s all so amazing to me. I like to change our sensory bin for the seasons or based on whatever theme we are currently learning about. So being able to create a fall sensory bin for the kids to explore is always …
Well, we did something a little bit different today. I got a new sensory bin set up and the mood struck me to share it with you all… right then and there. So off to Facebook I went and did a live video. If you missed it, you can watch it here. Don’t forget to …
Super Mario Bros. is a favored play topic for Bear {5.5 yrs} right now. I found little Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toadstool figurines at a local consignment shop for a couple bucks awhile ago. Bear loves to play with them. One night, I was chatting with a friend, and all of a sudden, it hit …
The Christmas season is upon us and I’m getting festive wherever I can in our preschool activities. This means putting together a Christmas sensory bin that is fun an contains various textures and colors. For this Christmas sensory bin, we used: white rice {as a base} green and red buttons white, red, and green craft pom …
Bear {5} is and has been obsessed with firetrucks and emergency vehicles for several years now. I’m not sure why we haven’t done a firefighter sensory bin yet. I actually haven’t put a new one together in a while as other activities have taken up our time. When Bear saw the new bin, he was …
Around our house, we love sensory bins. They are a great way to incorporate whatever theme we are exploring and learning about or to just provide a great sensory play experience for Bear {4.5 yrs} based on his current interests. There are so many different ideas and materials that can be used for bins. And …
It’s day 2 of Pete the Cat activities. Yesterday, I shared activities for Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons. Today’s activities are based on Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes. We did activities based on each of the colors that Pete’s shoes turned. The first thing that Pete steps in are …
Pirates are a fun theme for dramatic play, Halloween costumes, and birthday parties. Last year, Bear actually had a Lego pirate themed birthday party. My one stipulation when it comes to pirate play is that there are no swords, cannons, or other violent elements involved. Here’s a quick and cheap pirate sensory bin activity that gave …
This is a flashback post published last year. I love this winter sensory bin so much, wanted to share it with you in case you missed it. I used several items from the dollar store and hobby lobby (clearance items). Here’s what it looks like: Winter Sensory Bin Materials Needed: blue rice (from our creation story …
