Create a St Patrick’s Sensory bin that focuses on counting. This sensory bin is great for toddlers and preschoolers that are learning to count and recognize numbers.
Work on fine motor skills while feeding the leprechaun using a spoon and practice one on one counting when matching the objects of the card with each item.
St. Patrick’s Day sensory bin Free Printable and setup
Materials
- Colored Yellow Rice
- St Patrick’s Figurines
- Counting Cards (Download the free St. Patrick’s Day sensory bin printable)
- Small Cup
- Small Spoon
- Sensory Bin
How to Set up a St Patrick Sensory Bin
Start by making yellow colored rice, we used lemon scented using the below recipe.
Lemon-Scented Colored Rice
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon of Lemon extract (Found in the baking section at supermarket)
- 2 cups of White rice
- 1 Tbs of Vinegar
- 6-8 drops of yellow Food Coloring
- 1 gallon Ziplock Bag
- Aluminum paper
- Tray
Instructions
- Measure 1 Tbsp of vinegar into zip lock
- Mix in yellow food coloring into the vinegar
- Measure 3 cups of white rice and add into the ziplock bag
- Close ziplock and shake, shake, shake to mix well.
- Add in 1 Tablespoon of lemon extract
- Cover a tray with aluminum foil
- Spread colored rice into aluminum foil and allow for it to dry
- Place on sensory bin for a fine motor skills activity
St. Patrick’s Day sensory bin Counting Cards
Print out the free counting cards and laminate them so they last longer. I created these cards as a kit last year and it was a great success! These cards go up to the number 6.
The set of counting cards is great for practicing counting and learning number recognition (number recognition is ideal for two and three-year-olds).
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Feed The Leprechaun
Cut out the mouth of the leprechauns and place them over a cup, securing them with tape or a piece of playdough.
Feed the leprechaun is a fun activity that kids love! With its mouth wide open, it is ready to be fed. What can you feed him? rice, coins, shamrocks! the possibilities are endless! this is the perfect activity to work on sensory play and practice those fine motor skills of using a spoon, pouring.
Play a matching game!
Match the items showed on each card to the St. Patrick’s themed embellishment.
You can also hide the embellishments under the rice and have your toddler dig and look for them.
Can you count all the coins as you dig them out?
How about we find everything that is the color green
Learn New Words
Work on language development as you introduce new vocabulary
Vocabulary words worked on through this sensory bin kit:
- Leprechaun
- Pot of Gold
- Shamrock
- Rainbow
Practice Colors
With its vibrant colors, this sensory bin is great to work on practicing colors. Yellow Rice, Green Shamrock, Black Pot, Yellow Coin
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