Rainbow Sensory Bin

Sensory Bins have become a staple in our Tot School!  We all love them and enjoy exploring them several times each week.  Our St. Patrick's Day Bin has been out for almost 3 weeks, so it's time to change it out.  We have found that 2 1/2 - 3 weeks is just about the right amount of time for each bin.  

With St. Patrick's Day happening this week, I wanted to kind of keep with the theme, so we are working with RAINBOWS this week in Tot School!  I knew I wanted to do a Rainbow Sensory Bin, so I decided to carry that theme throughout our week.  Be sure to check back on Sunday for my Tot School post showing all of our fun activities!

This was a very easy Sensory Bin to put together, as I already had everything on hand.  It was just a matter of collecting the items from various other places and throwing them all together in the bin!

Some of the Sensory Bin contents sorted by color.

As I mentioned earlier, I already had everything on hand.  What's in the bin?

Various wooden shapes that I have painted for Tot School

Painted popsicle sticks

Painted clothes pins

Lacing beads & a wooden dowel

Colored feathers

Animals from our Animal Train

Foam pencils from a puzzle

Colored clip magnets from The Dollar Store

Colored bean bags

Paint swatches glued to cardboard

Set of rainbow washcloths

Pipe cleaner rainbows

Colored coins from Super Tot's Laugh & Learn Piggy Bank

White pompoms to represent the clouds

2 metal pails from Target's Dollar Spot

Colored sorting bowls

This Sensory Bin is a big hit and I know Super Tot will enjoy it for the next couple weeks!

Here is an "AFTER" picture of the bin.   

Here are a few other Rainbow theme Sensory Bins I found on the web:

Counting Coconuts

The Picky Apple

Camp Slop

Nature Loving Kids

Rockabye Butterfly

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