Can you believe Thanksgiving is just around the corner? I swear it snuck up super quickly this year! So with the Autumn season rapidly wrapping up, I figured I'd better put together this sensory bin for the wee one before it becomes outdated! Hehe. It's pretty flexible too- omit a few items and it's perfect for Halloween, add a few items and it's perfect for apple-picking season! Let's take a look at what the little one is playing with at the moment...
Contents:
- popcorn kernels
- clear pumpkin vase fillers (these were $3 at Target!)
- foam pumpkins ($1 for 10 foam shapes at Target)
- foam turkeys ($1 for 10 foam shapes, again at Target)
- fabric scrapbooking leaves
- fall-colored tins for scooping
- fall-colored plastic eggs for scooping
- ice cube tray (on the side)
Additional content ideas:
- apple foam shapes
- fall-colored beans (instead of corn kernels, or in addition to!)
- more foam shapes (especially if you're using a bigger bin!)
- Halloween foam shapes (bats, ghosts, cats, etc.)
- real leaves (freshly fallen outside, too dried and they'll just crumple up when played with!)
- real mini pumpkins
- real mini Indian corn
- read apples
- acorns (real or faux vase fillers)
- fall-scented candles (to add another sensory to the sensory bin!)
- fall-colored pom poms
- fall-colored pipe cleaners
- other festive vase fillers
Later this week I hope to switch out some of the contents and add some of the ideas from the "additional content" list! I find that my little one gets bored easily and then tends to just fling sensory bin contents around willy-nilly. Hopefully changing up the contents will help keep her toddler attention engaged ;)
Blessings,
Shauna
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