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    You are here: Home / Play / Sensory Play / Mini Sensory Bin Play

     

    Mini Sensory Bin Play

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    Mini sensory bin play for kids

    Mini Sensory Bin for Kids

    Sensory bins are all the rage! If you Google "sensory bins for kids" you will get an enormous variety of ideas: valentine sensory bins, messy sensory bins, birthday sensory bins, the list goes on. It's enough to overload your ... um... senses. (Oh, come on! I had to say that!)

    As creative as all those sensory bin ideas are, however, sometimes simple is best. Or rather, lazy is best. Because lazy is what I was when I came across this small bucket of rice mixed with letters and numbers in the closet. It had been sitting in there since Kiddo used to play the Sift -n-Spell game.

    New Kid loves to run his hand through the rice, looking for letters, telling me what he finds and spilling a little  on the floor (just being honest). I love sensory bins because they keep New Kid busy and I appreciate a mini bin because it means less rice to vacuum up.

    If you are not sure why you should give your kids a sensory bin, read A Purpose Driven Home's post: Sensory Bins: What's the Point?

    And if you love sensory bins and need 85 more ideas, not only are you way more motivated that I am, but you should quickly click over to this Sensory Bin Pinterest Board!

    Do you give your kids sensory bins?

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    1. Even in Australia says

      January 03, 2013 at 2:01 pm

      We have a button bin.

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      • Mom and Kiddo says

        January 03, 2013 at 2:04 pm

        I love that idea, too. We don't have enough buttons and I have been too lazy to get to the store to buy more!

        Reply
    2. Even in Australia says

      January 03, 2013 at 6:56 pm

      You can get them cheap at Oriental Trading!

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      • Mom and Kiddo says

        January 04, 2013 at 5:33 am

        Ooooh! Good to know!

        Reply
    3. Jenny says

      January 03, 2013 at 8:44 pm

      I *love* the idea of having smaller bins. Easier to store + less mess to clean up = more sensory bins!

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      • Mom and Kiddo says

        January 04, 2013 at 5:34 am

        Yes, even though I regularly let my kids make a big mess, it is nice from time to time to just have a small mess.

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    4. Cynthia says

      January 04, 2013 at 8:20 am

      When I do rice activities...I set ourselves down in the middle of a big bed sheet which is spread out on the floor. Inevitable mess, but when finished, just frop the sheet together and the rice pools for easy scoop up and reuse.

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      • Mom and Kiddo says

        January 04, 2013 at 10:11 am

        That's a great solution, Cynthia.

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    5. Ann @ My Nearest and Dearest says

      January 06, 2013 at 9:03 am

      I agree that simple is often best. Thanks for the reminder!

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    6. Katie @ Gift of Curiosity says

      January 06, 2013 at 12:41 pm

      I enjoy creating elaborate, big sensory bins. But sometimes it just feels like too much to come up with something big. This post is a great reminder that kids can get just as much fun out of something small and simple as from something big and elaborate.

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      • Mom and Kiddo says

        January 06, 2013 at 12:53 pm

        I completely agree! And I fully admit that I am too lazy to put together all those awesome elaborate sensory bins.

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    7. Play Create Explore says

      January 14, 2013 at 8:26 am

      We do lots of mini sensory bins as well! Small plastic gladware containers work great for my 1 1/2 year old and your right, a one or two "ingredient" sensory bin is just as "sensory" as those elaborate bin setups!

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      • Mom and Kiddo says

        January 14, 2013 at 10:37 am

        And as bonus: they are easily portable!

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    8. Bonnie says

      March 25, 2015 at 9:48 am

      I love the idea of a mini sensory bin. I will have to try this idea!

      Reply

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