Valentine's Day Easy Sensory Bin
Sometimes simple play ideas are the best. A simple bin of corn (or dried beans/peas/lentils/sand/flour/rocks...) and a few spoons, scoops, and bowls are all a kid needs for imaginative sensory play, creative language development, fine motor skill work, and learning through play!
We made this Easy Valentine's Day Sensory Bin with just a few items and had a day of fun.
Simple Sensory Bin for Scooping and Pouring:
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We have a big old bin of field corn
always ready to go for sensory play fun. I threw a bunch of red measuring spoons
and some red/white cups.
always ready to go for sensory play fun. I threw a bunch of red measuring spoons and some red/white cups.
Add a few felt hearts for fun.
Scooping, pouring, and dumping the corn is such a fun way for preschoolers to play. Even the big kids got in on the fun. They love to pretend to serve up lunch in the little bowls, mix, and pour concoctions in their corn kitchen.
Valentine's Day Easy Sensory Bin Fine Motor Play
Pouring and scooping items into bowls with spoons works on eye-hand coordination, transferring, motor control to manage the spoons, and hand dominance as they scoop with the dominant hand and assist with the non-dominant hand. Encourage your child to use their dominant hand and to scoop from left to right as they transfer corn. This encourages left to right progression in reading and writing. Using two hands together in a coordinated manner is bilateral hand coordination and essential for so many functional tasks (tying shoes, buttoning, cutting with scissors).
Looking for more EASY sensory bins?
We've started a series covering easy sensory bins from A-Z (and are working our way through that series very slowly!) Here are some more easy sensory bin ideas:
Bottles and Brushes Sensory Bin
Beans and Bugs Sensory Bin
Corn and Cookie Cutters Sensory Bin
Sticks and Stones Sensory Bin
