Red Fish, Blue Fish Sensory Science Bin

Kids will love this Red Fish, Blue Fish Sensory Science Bin inspired by Dr. Seuss's book One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish!

Thank you Four Monks Vinegar for sponsoring this post! Dr. Seuss is taking over my life. That became crystal clear the moment I asked my daughter to go pick up her room and she sassed me with- Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not. She … Read more

Moon Excavation! Construction Sensory Bin with Exploding Frozen Stars

Moon Excavation! Construction Sensory Bin with Exploding Stars

Moon Excavation! Construction Sensory Bin with Exploding Frozen Stars –MAN that’s a mouthful! The things our kids can come up with when you let their imaginations run wild! This month we have been working on shapes with Meatball and for some reason or another, the one he is having difficulty recognizing are the stars. Whenever he is shown a star, he labels it as a triangle. I suppose they are made up of a bunch of triangles, so on some level the confusion does make sense.

This sensory bin made from taste safe moon sand and frozen baking soda stars was used to explore a variety of different stars to try to reinforce the shape through conversation and play.

Moon Excavation! Construction Sensory Bin with Exploding Stars

This bin is also a hodge-podge of a bunch of Meatballs favorite things right now. Cars…we can never get enough of those. Construction — Good Night, Good Night, Construction site is a go everywhere with us favorite (we even made a sensory bin to go with it). Anything and everything Outer Space, hence the moon sand. And of course dirt, mud, sticky, ooey-gooey messes.

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Bug Bin: A Simple Slimy Sensory Bin

Bug Bin! A Simple Slimy Sensory Bin

My kids have always had a certain fascination with bugs while I myself am not a huge insect person. Certain things such as raising butterflies are a lot of fun, but up close interactions with bugs beyond that is just not something I can handle without my skin crawling. This Insect Sensory Bin was a fun way for us to explore the fascination of slimy creepy crawlers without me actually having to handle live bugs. A happy middle ground for us!

Bug Bin! A Simple Slimy Sensory Bin

Sensory Bins are one of my kids favorite activities, and quite honestly I love them too. They are simple to throw together and can usually entertain kids for quite some time. They are also a fantastic tool for imaginative play, fine motor, and language development. Activities such as this insect sensory bin are extremely open ended and easy to modify to your child’s developmental level and needs.

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