What is in the Sensory Bin?

The sensory bin is a favorite! I try to mix things up and keep it interesting for the kids. Sometimes we swap in the light table and sometimes we gather everyone together for slime making. Some kids are sensory seeking and some sensory avoidant, but both groups benefit from exposure to different textures.

Small classroom scene with a beige rug, a desk with toys like a pumpkin, a snow owl, a purple potion bottle, and a small plant. A creature resembling a pink fluffy animal is near the desk. A shopping cart with toy gardening tools and a potted plant i
A classroom scene with a red plastic tray on a table, containing dried autumn leaves, two small black containers filled with leaves, and a pair of scissors. Behind the tray is a poster of various leaves, and the floor is wooden.
Child playing with colored blocks on a red, glittery surface inside a clear container, with a Raspberry Pi rainbow light project in the background.
A young girl wearing a unicorn headband and pink backpack playing with colorful plastic pipe pieces inside a red sensory table. The table contains sand and various toys, and is located in a room with wooden flooring, a black chair, and a table with a
Sandbox filled with white sand containing small seashells, a small plastic hippopotamus, a turtle, and a moon-shaped toy, with a blue and white circular object partially buried under the sand.
Children playing with purple kinetic sand, shells, and starfish on a red table.
Children playing and splashing inside a red sensory bin filled with soapy water and bubbles.
Colorful playdough balls in resealable bags, labeled with poems or sentences, along with a worksheet spelling the word 'Lohan' and an in-progress letter L with dashed lines for tracing.
Children playing with small plastic animal figurines in a sensory bin filled with brown lentils, with orange sides.
Colorful plastic toy set with a yellow and red balance scale, various small toy animals, geometric shapes, and containers on a surface filled with blue plastic rings.
A diorama of a penguin habitat with plastic penguins, a plastic slide, a toy tree, and a small rock, set on a surface covered with yellow and blue material.
Miniature Christmas village scene with snow-like decorations, three small houses, and various tiny figurines including a snowman, Santa, and children, set against a red background.
Two children playing with toy kitchen utensils and food in a red sandbox, with plastic eggs, bowls of rice, and other toy food items scattered inside.
A colorful toy plastic food set with a bowl of rice, a red felt strawberry, and wooden vegetables, along with a blue cup and yellow spoon.
A sandbox with green and brown toys, including cones, an octopus, a gnome, a rainbow, and a duck, surrounded by small green and yellow seeds.
Child stirring blue slime in a red bowl.
Three children at a kitchen table playing with stretchy, white slime. The table has bowls, spray cans, and bottles, with background kitchen cabinets, microwave, and a stove.
Colorful, faceted stones in various pastel shades and a few bright colors, scattered on a bed of small, multicolored pebbles inside a red container.
Children playing in a sandbox with various textured balls, wooden tools, and a spoon.
Two children playing in a red sensory table filled with sand, using various toy shovels and molds, with some sand spilled on the wooden floor.
A child playing with a Halloween-themed sensory table filled with black beans, orange pumpkin-shaped containers, and paper fall leaves and decorations, in an indoor setting.
Collection of small plastic sea creatures and shells in a red container, including mermaids, fish, octopus, seahorses, and coral, with some rocks and a small bowl of white beads.
A child playing with white slime in a plastic container on a wooden table, holding a slime-covered toy figure of a firefighter.