Here is a big awesome mega list of items that can be combined together to make hundreds of amazing and fun sensory bins, sensory boxes, or sensory tables. So next time you are making one, check this list for inspiration!! These item ideas can be used for: Sensory Bin, box, table, water table, sand table etc.
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The List!!
- ice
- water
- sand
- kinetic sand
- moon sand
- colored craft sand
- floam
- modeling clay
- clay
- play dough
- snow
- fake snow
- acorns
- sticks
- branches
- wood chips
- cut pieces of tree branches
- pine cones
- sawdust
- fresh cut grass or fake grass
- sod
- cedar chips
- mulch
- pebbles or rocks
- wood scraps
- aquarium pebbles
- corn starch
- corn meal
- baking soda
- flour
- jello
- uncooked pasta (colored or plain)
- cooked pasta (colored or plain)
- jelly
- popcorn
- corn kernels
- dried beans
- cooked beans
- lentils
- coffee beans
- ice (cubes, chipped, shaved, - dyed or plain)
- uncooked rice (colored or plain)
- cooked rice (colored or plain)
- shredded coconut
- oranges (some sliced and some whole)
- lemons (some sliced and some whole)
- grapefruit (some sliced and some whole)
- potatoes (some sliced and some whole)
- carrots
- green beans
- sweet peppers
- dry oatmeal or steel cut oats
- dry cereal (cheerios, fruit loops, other dry cereals)
- cool whip or whipped cream
- loose tea
- potato flakes
- pumpkin guts
- nuts in their shells (for those not allergic)
- gum balls
- hay
- dirt
- coffee grounds
- used coffee grounds
- flowers (real or fake)
- fish aquarium gravel
- leaves (real or fake)
- water beads
- water polymers
- water
- shaving cream
- sponges (various sizes and shapes)
- bird seed
- slime (store bought or home made)
- gak
- silly putty (store bought or home made)
- Easter grass
- ball pit balls
- sensory balls
- packing peanuts
- sea glass
- marbles
- glass plant gems
- plastic gems
- confetti
- oobleck
- tinsel
- crepe paper
- tissue paper
- wrapping paper
- plastic fishing worms (no hooks of course)
- plastic animals
- plastic people
- floating toys
- bath toys
- foam bits or foam toys
- buttons
- tri-beads, pony beads, seed beads
- fabric scraps
- play silks
- corks
- pom poms
- ribbon
- yarn
- string
- craft feathers
- feather boas (cut into sections or whole)
- mardi gras beads
- hawaiian lei's (cut and whole)
- bubble wrap
- cotton balls
- bubble wrap
- finger paint or tempera/activity paint
- bells
- watermelon (half and slices)
- poker chips
- fake fruit and vegetables
- plastic Easter eggs
- balloons (fill with air, water, water beads, sand, spices, rice, etc)
- hair gel
- Old cd's
- bingo chips
- yarn
- shredded paper
- cellophane paper
- construction paper
- small paper squares or tissue paper squares
- coins (plastic or fake)
- tapioca pearls
- Indian corn
- Christmas lights
- led tea lights
- led finger lights
- bubble solution and wands
- batting
- poly-fil
- magazines (whole, pages. or pieces cut)
- hard boiled eggs
- dish soap
- body wash
- hand soap
- bath beads
- soap bars
- frozen veggies
- olive oil
- puzzle pieces
- fidgets
- plastic or wooden cooking utensils
- funnels
- canning funnels
- sifters
- strainers
- measuring cups and spoons
- foam letters and numbers
- plastic letters and numbers
- old costume/cheap jewelry
- moss
- garden tools
- turkey baster
- pipettes
- spools of thread (empty or with thread still on them)
- ice cube trays
- muffin tins
- tongs
- squeegee
- aluminum pie pans
- squeeze bottles
- cupcake liners (paper, aluminum, or silicone)
- Popsicle sticks
- chop sticks
- small containers with lids
- recycled food or juice containers
- magnifying glass
- spray bottles
- safety scissors
- cookie cutters
- plastic bowls and cups
- nets / netting
- potato masher
- whisk
- bucket and pail
- clothespins
- small plastic containers with lids
- dolls and doll clothing
- scraps cut from old clothes
- small stuffed animals
- small unbreakable mirrors
- empty spice jars/containers
- gel window clings
- potatoes (cut in half, slices, and whole)
- marshmallows
- dried herbs
- play dishes
- play money
- baby cereal (dry or with water)
- tea bags and a child's tea set or plastic cups
- paperclips
- glow sticks
- flower or vegetable seeds
- small potted herbs, flowers, or veggies and some plain soil
- blocks (lego, wood blocks, plastic blocks, mega blocks, foam blocks, magnetic building toys, etc..)
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