https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:46:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sensory-bins-3-5-year-olds#post-2699269 Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:58:10 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2699269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I saw some last night on Pinterest that used oatmeal instead of dirt. </p> <p>I've never done one of these bins before but going to try asap as well! I think a construction site one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sensory-bins-3-5-year-olds#post-2699268 Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:57:19 +0000 AB810 2699268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was also going to say water beads. My three year old LOVES them. I found some at Michael's in the floral section. </p> <p>We've also made moon sand with flour and baby oil and it's super fun to play with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sensory-bins-3-5-year-olds#post-2699258 Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:17:28 +0000 PinkElephant 2699258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rattles: YES, water beads! I buy them on Amazon. If you want to buy water beads in a store, maybe try a floral supply shop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sensory-bins-3-5-year-olds#post-2699225 Fri, 17 Feb 2017 12:12:17 +0000 T-Mom 2699225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also did a bin of pebbles for my 5yr old. He plays with his trains and makes them haul the pebbles. However they have ended up all over my living room. Still a lot of fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sensory-bins-3-5-year-olds#post-2699210 Fri, 17 Feb 2017 11:37:41 +0000 rattles 2699210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: I've heard they sell them at JoAnn's, but I've only bought them online. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sensory-bins-3-5-year-olds#post-2699205 Fri, 17 Feb 2017 11:18:55 +0000 Bao 2699205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rattles: can you get those in a store or only online? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sensory-bins-3-5-year-olds#post-2699201 Fri, 17 Feb 2017 11:05:39 +0000 rattles 2699201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Water beads? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sensory-bins-3-5-year-olds#post-2699191 Fri, 17 Feb 2017 10:36:40 +0000 looch 2699191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sand, chicken feed, dried beans.</p> <p>Not garden related but I am going to do a big ice block this summer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sensory-bins-3-5-year-olds#post-2699179 Fri, 17 Feb 2017 09:51:17 +0000 SweetCaroline 2699179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: oh yes, I'm sure I've seen mesh bags of pebbles at the dollar store!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sensory-bins-3-5-year-olds#post-2699175 Fri, 17 Feb 2017 09:41:50 +0000 bookwormmama 2699175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The dollar store has some brown paper basket filler scraps (hopefully that makes sense) that we have used for a garden bin in the past.</p> <p>My son's weekly parent and me class just had some red and yellow plastic scraps in with foam building blocks and the kids used spray bottles to put out a "fire." The plastic scraps were like firmer cellophane I think? I didn't put it together, but my DS (who isn't a big fan of sensory bins) loved it. They've also done Pom poms with cups, tongs, muffin tins, etc., a baby doll bath with bubbles and wash cloths, and cloud dough (super easy to make). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sensory-bins-3-5-year-olds#post-2699164 Fri, 17 Feb 2017 09:20:02 +0000 Bao 2699164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: ooh yeah, good one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sensory-bins-3-5-year-olds#post-2699163 Fri, 17 Feb 2017 09:19:41 +0000 Bao 2699163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetCaroline: pebbles! Genius, I wonder if the dollar store would have those? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sensory-bins-3-5-year-olds#post-2699162 Fri, 17 Feb 2017 09:17:51 +0000 erinbaderin 2699162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about if you got a lot of fake flowers and cut off the stems so it was a bin of blossoms? Or the fake grass that goes in Easter baskets?</p> <p>The only one I have done is a bin of pompoms. We hide things in it, we use little tongs to pick them up and sort them, and we throw them at each other. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sensory-bins-3-5-year-olds#post-2699161 Fri, 17 Feb 2017 09:13:19 +0000 SweetCaroline 2699161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: for the spring one, they have those vase filler pebbles at Michaels in the floral section. or maybe you could find something fun in the aquarium section at a pet store...Colored or black/brown rocks.</p> <p>Now for what to play with in them...Hmmm... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sensory-bins-3-5-year-olds#post-2699153 Fri, 17 Feb 2017 08:49:56 +0000 Bao 2699153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm looking for some sensory bin ideas for 3-5 year old little ones. I wanted to do a spring/garden themed one since I'm over winter, but can't think of a base other than dirt. I have some blue gems that would be fun for an ocean themed bin but nothing to go in it. </p> <p>I'm looking for some other ideas of sensory bins others have done with their kids. </p>