This foam sensory bin is a fine motor workout and SO much fun! We actually did this activity (and took these pictures) last summer, but I’m just getting around to sharing them.
The secret to the foam is not what you might expect. We used a common household item that you probably just throw away. The hand strengthening that happens with this foam sensory bin is such a workout!
Kids can get messy in the soapy foam and explore the senses, too. This is a perfect outdoor summer activity, but could definitely be done indoors in a bin or sink.
Foam Fine Motor Strengthening Activity:
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It is so easy to make a soapy foam with these recycled dispensers. Did you know you can re-use the dispensers? Simply add a bit of liquid dish soap
in the empty container and fill the rest of the container with water. We added a squirt of liquid watercolors
before putting the lid on and giving the dispenser a gently swirl.
in the empty container and fill the rest of the container with water. We added a squirt of liquid watercolors before putting the lid on and giving the dispenser a gently swirl.
Fine Motor Strengthening Workout:
Pressing the dispenser is really a great hand strengthening work out. Not only that, if you position a bin on the ground, they are getting a workout to their whole upper extremity as they put weight through their arms. They are moving around and shifting their upper body weight in a quadruped position while experiencing sensory input. What an activity!
To extend this foamy sensory fine motor workout a bit more, try these ideas:
- Add scents to the foam
- Encourage your child to practice writing letters and numbers in the foam.
- Hide animal figures or magnetic letters in the foam.
- Continue the foamy play once the bubbles start to fade, by adding water at ta high pressure from the hose or kitchen sink. The pressure of the water will bring the foam back to life for a second round!
Sidenote: You can totally re-use these foam soap dispensers in the bathroom. Just add a bit of scented liquid body wash and fill with water. Instant scented hand soap for washing up at the sink.
7 thoughts on “Fine Motor Workout Foam Sensory Bin”
Ooh, this looks like such colorful fun! My daughter loves using the empty soap dispensers for water play, but we've never tried this way…yet!
I have to try this! My sensory kiddo LOVES soap. In fact, he will continue to pump the bottle over and over until his hand is overflowing with soap just to wash his hands. He will LOVE this!
Love reusing our soap containers for play like this! So much fun! And, it gives my daughter a chance to squirt out soap everywhere without getting into trouble.
Have fun! We go through a lot of these dispensers. (Four kids who love messy play!)
Great! Have fun 🙂
Yes, so fugal!
wow! my kids and i would love to make this! so fun and it must smell very nice! Thank you for sharing it with us #pintorials
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