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12 Sensory Bin Ideas for Preschooler

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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 the base of a sensory bin is easy and inexpensive to create using rice, dry pasta, beans, or corn.  Bins can be tailored for your child’s age, whether they are infants, toddlers, preschoolers, or even grade-schoolers.  They can be centered around colors, letters, or themes.

Sensory bins can be set out as an invitation to play.  Or they can be used for learning activities, as we’ve done in some of the ideas below.

Here are some of the sensory bins that we’ve done
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You can also see more sensory bin ideas I’ve found in the blogosphere on my

Andie Jaye

Andie Jaye is a former preschool teacher turned stay-at-home mom of 3 kiddos. Her blog, Do.Play.Learn., (formerly named Crayon Freckles), focuses on creative learning and play ideas, as well as parenting topics. Andie strives to be honest in her approach and experiences in parenting to let other moms know that they are not alone in their struggle. In her free time, she writes children’s books in hopes of publishing someday.

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5 Comments

  1. Thank you for letting me share my bins!

  2. I don't think we've ever done a sensory bin! We do sensory trays, and some interesting things in our sandbox!

  3. What an awesome resource! So many ideas in one place!

  4. This is a great collection. Linked up a bunch of my sensory bins. Such a fun way to play. Pinned it.

  5. Oooh I'll be popping back and adding some of my sensory bins later. What a great resource.

    Thanks for joining in The Sunday Showcase. I've pinned to our board.

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