Young children have very small attention spans. A set up that takes hours to research and put together will be played with for 10 minutes or less. Save yourself some aggravation by choosing one of these kid approved play ideas that take less than 5 minutes to put together.
Blueberry Sensory Bin is a great taste safe alternative for young children. Cut blueberries in half as they are a choking hazard. We also have used mixed veggies, lemons, oranges,
Blueberry Painting
Bubble painting
Painting with Colored Water
Cereal Sensory Bin
Bluerberry painting
swipe painting
Ice sensory bin
DIY Tea Bag sensory Bin
DIY Homemade Paint with ocean toys painting
Colored Water and letters Sensory Bin
Pom Pom Matching Ice Cream Cones
Pom Pom Sensory Bin
Sticky Wall Pom Pom Matching
Plastic Grass Ocean Sensory Bin
Hide and Seek Puzzle Sensory Bin
Shell Counting/ Size Order
Shell Letter matching (letters in our name)
Dyed Ocean Pasta Color Matching
Small fine motor balls with tongs
Tape Resist ABC Letters on Wall
Letter matching with foam letters
Loose flower parts play
Magic Milk painting
condensed milk painting
Watermelon Sensory Bin- baby wash, red food coloring, black beans (older kids)
Window Erase Letters
Color Mixing Water (red and blue) Sensory Bin
Waterbead Sensory Bag
Sorting Big and Small Pom Pom Sticky Wall
Coolwhip window painting
Bubble wrap painting
Torn Paper Collage
Matching Tupperware with Lids
Tape Resist Basket
Counting and Sorting Jelly Beans
Poking Holes into Egg Carton
Yogurt Painting
Indoor Obstacle course using bowls
Sponge Painting
Paperplate Tennis with Balloons
painting in a ziploc bag
Shaving Cream Painting
Shape Matching with 3-D shapes
Sticks inside a Colander
Name rubbings
Etchings or Drawings (Freestyle Drawing)
Tapioca Pearls
Lima Beans Sorting Sensory Bin
Sprinkle Sensory Bag
Check out the video for ideas in action.
Bonus Ideas:
Beach Sensory Bin
This ocean sensory kit will provide your child the opportunity to spend a pretend day at the beach or explore an under the sea world. This beach-themed sensory play bin is filled materials that foster imaginative play, develop fine motor skills, and promote sensory development.
Rice is a wonderful material to develop fine motor skills. Fine motor skills helps with the strength and coordination to write, zip, tie shoes, and more!
Materials Included in Beach Sensory Kit
The sensory kit includes:
2 - 5.7 oz packages of colored rice
1- 5.7 oz bag of cloud playdough. The cloud dough is made with flour and cooking oil. The flour is baked at 350 degrees for at least 10 minutes to eliminate any harmful bacteria. Then, it is packaged in an airtight plastic resealable bag.
2 plastic palm trees
6 dyed pasta shells
8 beach rocks
20 dyed ocean animal pasta shapes
1 set of plastic tweezers
Ice Cream Sensory Bin Kit
This sensory kit feature one of America’s favorite treat: ICE CREAM!!! This sensory kit is most definitely for the ice cream obsessed!!! Rice is the perfect sensory filler for tiny hands. This is an excellent hands on activity for the little one in your life. This sensory kit encourages creativity, language and fine motor development. Rice is a wonderful material to develop fine motor skills. Fine motor skills helps with the strength and coordination to write, zip, tie shoes, and more!
Materials Included in Deluxe Ice Cream Sensory Kit
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The sensory kit includes 3 packages of colored rice resealable 5.7 oz bags.
Approximately 6 cups of rice ( 2 cups per color: pink, green, brown)
Pom poms in a variety of sizes (white, pink, red ,white with sparkles , red with sparkles, pink with sparkles
1 container of “sprinkles” rainbow sprinkles mixed with colored rice
1 cream cone
2 Ice Cream Scoops
Mini Funnel
2 small forks
1 cherry
2 cardboard ice cream bowls
Wooden letters that spell Ice Cream
Free NO PREP Printable Lesson Plan Companion Guide
Lesson plans are a digital product and will be sent via email as a PDF file. The NO PREP printable lesson plan has over 40 pages of language activities, math activities, stem activities, story links and sensory recipes that will keep your kiddo learning for an entire week. Carve out 45- minutes to an hour a day to teach. Subscribe to www.bee-lieveacademy.com to get the notification.
Printable Lesson Plan Activities
Emergent Reader Story (black/white and copy version)
Prewriting Worksheet
Ice Cream Scoops Counting 1-20
Ice Cream Song/Fingerplay
Inventive Writing Template
Ice Cream Shapes
Ice Cream Cutting Practice
Roll and Color Ice Cream Worksheet
Ice Cream Name Activity
Five Senses Ice Cream Writing Worksheet
Ice Cream Playdough Counting Mats
Ice Cream Ordering Sheet for dramatic play
Find lots of ideas to play with the sensory kit on www.bee-lieveacademy.com or on social media @beelieveacademy on Instagram.
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