This past Christmas, I decided to make Londyn a sensory bin to keep her busy when it was cold outside. Fast forward to a few months & she loves them so much that I now make them weekly! I have since then gotten her a sensory table + lots of little things to make her bins. I started sharing pictures of them over on my IG page and people are always asking me how I do them, so I decided it was worth putting together a little blog post. Also, I have linked below all of my sensory staples & will continue to add as I get more things!
Sensory bin must haves
A sensory table
We got our sensory table from Ikea! I love it so much, but it’s always OOS so I was lucky to get one so fast. I personally don’t have one from Amazon, but I know lots of people rave about them and they seem very comparable to the Ikea one that I have.
Fillers
I have found that fillers can be literally anything but I do have a few things that I like. Although you can make your own colored rice, I currently have not done this but have gotten some from Etsy. For the tools (little bowls, scoopers, etc.) I found some silicon ones that I really like from Amazon. Other themed items I get at Target in the dollar section, the Dollar Tree & Hobby Lobby. I have never spent more than $10 at a time on fillers & many times you probably already have things around your house that you can pull together to make themes.
The biggest thing with sensory bins I’ve learned so far is to mentally prepare yourself for “rewarding messes”. I call it this because although they inspire a lot of learning + play time, they are very messy! As long as you are prepared for a little sweeping afterwards- I truly encourage any toddler mama to give them a try!
XO,
B
