Fall Sensory Bin for Less than $10!
Looking for a fun, festive, and educational way to celebrate the most colorful time of year? This simple Fall sensory bin costs less than $10 to make and is great for toddlers or preschool-aged kids. Read on to hear how easy it is to make this sensory bin and celebrate fall!
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I have two kids now, so I need sensory bins that are cheap, easy to set up, and quick to clean up! You need just a few items, less than 5 minutes, and less than $10! This sensory bin is made of fabric leaves, and plastic pumpkins. Because of the size of the pumpkins, you’ll always want to keep a close eye on your kiddo to keep them safe. Below, we will recap what you need to make this Fall sensory bin and then let you know what you can do with it to keep your kids entertained.
What you need:
- Fabric Leaves x 2 ($1 at Dollar Tree)
- Plastic Pumpkins - ($1 at Dollar Tree)
- Red, Orange & Yellow Construction Paper - $3 pack at Michaels
- 3 small containers - Find something around the house
This sensory bin is sooo easy to make. Honestly, it’s the most simple sensory bin I’ve ever made and E loved it.
Trace the bottom of your containers on the construction paper.
Cut out the construction paper and place it in the bottom of your containers.
Fill your container with the fabric leaves.
Hide the plastic pumpkins among the leaves.
Now that your sensory bin in created you can begin to play! Take turns finding the pumpkins among the leaves.
What I love about sensory activities like this Fall bin is the versatility it offers. There are so many educational and developmental activities you can work on with one bin. These different activities can help toddlers learn color identification, counting, problem solving and more. These are several ideas of different ways your children can learn and play with this bin:
Match the colors:
Find the pumpkins and place all of the red pumpkins in the red container, yellow in the yellow container and orange in the orange container.
Practice counting:
Have your child identify the total number of pumpkins or the number of red/yellow/orange pumpkins.
Sort the leaves by texture:
These dollar store leaves have a few different textures, have your toddler sort the leaves into piles based on their feel. This is a great time to introduce texture words like “smooth” “rough” or “crinkly”
Play in the leaves (life skill and gross motor):
This is the most fun part! Remove the pumpkins from the bin and have your toddler throw all the leaves into the air. Practice “raking” the leaves into a pile on the floor using their hands or a broom. Once they have made their pile its time to jump in!
Each of these ideas is a fun way to keep your child interested and entertained on a fall day, but I’m sure there are some that we missed. Tell us below how else you would use this sensory bin!
