Making Oobleck or goop is one of our favorite sensory activities. I don’t do it often because it can get very messy! (Manu gets too excited) but for this Halloween, it was the perfect combination! Materials Needed to make this Melted Pumpkin Sensory bin Pumpkin Decorating Kits Cornstarch Orange Food Coloring Sensory Bin Container (We …
Entertaining a baby all day is hard. Use this easy setup to entertain your baby and work on fine motor skills while you cook or simply when you need a quick mom win. This activity is perfect to set up while you cook dinner as well as for your baby to work on fine motor …
Ocean-sensory-bin using sea animals is one of our favorite activities to set up. Maybe because we live in Florida and love visiting the ocean. Even if you don’t live close to the ocean you can still celebrate sea life! Using colored pasta today as part of our blue week celebration, we are making a sea …
Looking for a sensory bin for your toddler or preschooler? Make homemade kinetic sand or used store-bought and create this engaging sensory bin dinosaur-themed. Supplies Kinetic sand (Available in Amazon) or Kinetic Sand DIY recipe Sensory bin or container Plastic eggs Dinosaur figurines Optional: Sand mold – dinosaur bones (Amazon) How to set up a …
This 5 speckled frog sensory bin is perfect for babies and toddlers who still put things in his/her mouth! This bin was such a success in sensory class las week that I have to share it with you! Learnings: Color green vocabulary “frog” “sticky” “more” Counting 1-5 Fine motor skills sensory exploration Supplies needed This …
Make this pasta sensory bin idea from my sensory class and build pre-writing skills in toddlers. This sensory bin idea uses the colored pasta recipe, edible, safe “sand” recipe, and many bottles with water and food coloring for an awesome pretend kitchen taste-safe activity! The tools that we will use in this activity focus on …
Create a taste-safe sensory activity using this Chocolate taste-safe oobleck Recipe ideal for babies and toddlers. I made this oobleck version during my baby sensory class as their first science experiment and it was a hit – so I know it will be a success for you too! I have since repeated it a few …
Summer days are fun to do water-based and outdoor activities to explore the senses. From easy walks around the beach to fun messy sensory bins here are some of our best summer activities for babies you can do this summer. All of these ideas have been tested by myself and my students. I teach sensory …
This month we decided to create sensory bins for toddlers challenge. The idea? Create as many sensory bins for toddlers using pom-poms as the main element. If you are tired of finding a ton of ideas that require a million supplies that you don’t have, then follow along. Buy a bag (are a few bags), …
Are you looking for a sensory bin that teaches to learn numbers in a fun way? Here is an easy learning numbers sensory bin you can do at home. All you need are a sensory bin filler and a number puzzle board. When kids get to introduce a subject in a way that they can touch, …