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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!!

1. ice
2. water
3. sand
4. kinetic sand
5. moon sand
6. colored craft sand
7. floam
8. modeling clay
9. clay
10. play dough
11. snow
12. fake snow
13. acorns
14. sticks
15. branches
16. wood chips
17. cut pieces of tree branches
18. pine cones
19. sawdust
20. fresh cut grass or fake grass
21. sod
22. cedar chips
23. mulch
24. pebbles or rocks
25. wood scraps
26. aquarium pebbles
27. corn starch
28. corn meal
29. baking soda
30. flour
31. jello
32. uncooked pasta (colored or plain)
33. cooked pasta (colored or plain)
34. jelly
35. popcorn
36. corn kernels
37. dried beans
38. cooked beans
39. lentils
40. coffee beans
41. ice (cubes, chipped, shaved, - dyed or plain)
42. uncooked rice (colored or plain)
43. cooked rice (colored or plain)
44. shredded coconut
45. oranges (some sliced and some whole)
46. lemons (some sliced and some whole)
47. grapefruit (some sliced and some whole)
48. potatoes (some sliced and some whole)
49. carrots
50. green beans
51. sweet peppers
52. dry oatmeal or steel cut oats
53. dry cereal (cheerios, fruit loops, other dry cereals)
54. cool whip or whipped cream 
55. loose tea
56. potato flakes
57. pumpkin guts
58. nuts in their shells (for those not allergic)
59. gum balls
60. hay
61. dirt
62. coffee grounds
63. used coffee grounds
64. flowers (real or fake)
65. fish aquarium gravel
66. leaves (real or fake)
67. water beads
68. water polymers
69. water
70. shaving cream
71. sponges (various sizes and shapes)
72. bird seed
73. slime (store bought or home made)
74. gak
75. silly putty (store bought or home made)
76. Easter grass
77. ball pit balls
78. sensory balls
79. packing peanuts
80. sea glass
81. marbles
82. glass plant gems
83. plastic gems
84. confetti
85. oobleck
86. tinsel
87. crepe paper
88. tissue paper
89. wrapping paper
90. plastic fishing worms (no hooks of course)
91. plastic animals
92. plastic people
93. floating toys
94. bath toys
95. foam bits or foam toys
96. buttons
97. tri-beads, pony beads, seed beads
98. fabric scraps
99. play silks
100. corks
101. pom poms
102. ribbon
103. yarn
104. string
105. craft feathers
106. feather boas (cut into sections or whole)
107. mardi gras beads
108. hawaiian lei's (cut and whole)
109. bubble wrap
110. cotton balls
111. bubble wrap
112. finger paint or tempera/activity paint
113. bells
114. watermelon (half and slices)
115. poker chips
116. fake fruit and vegetables
117. plastic Easter eggs
118. balloons (fill with air, water, water beads, sand, spices, rice, etc)
119. hair gel
120. Old cd's
121. bingo chips
122. yarn
123. shredded paper
124. cellophane paper
125. construction paper
126. small paper squares or tissue paper squares
127. coins (plastic or fake)
128. tapioca pearls
129. Indian corn
130. Christmas lights
131. led tea lights
132. led finger lights
133. bubble solution and wands
134. batting
135. poly-fil
136. magazines (whole, pages.  or pieces cut) 
137. hard boiled eggs
138. dish soap
139. body wash
140. hand soap
141. bath beads
142. soap bars
143. frozen veggies
144. olive oil
145. puzzle pieces
146. fidgets
147. plastic or wooden cooking utensils
148. funnels
149. canning funnels
150. sifters
151. strainers
152. measuring cups and spoons
153. foam letters and numbers
154. plastic letters and numbers
155. old costume/cheap jewelry
156. moss
157. garden tools
158. turkey baster
159. pipettes
160. spools of thread (empty or with thread still on them)
161. ice cube trays
162. muffin tins
163. tongs
164. squeegee
165. aluminum pie pans
166. squeeze bottles
167. cupcake liners (paper, aluminum, or silicone)
168. Popsicle sticks
169. chop sticks
170. small containers with lids
171. recycled food or juice containers
172. magnifying glass
173. spray bottles
174. safety scissors
175. cookie cutters
176. plastic bowls and cups
177. nets / netting
178. potato masher
179. whisk
180. bucket and pail
181. clothespins
182. small plastic containers with lids
183. dolls and doll clothing
184. scraps cut from old clothes
185. small stuffed animals
186. small unbreakable mirrors
187. empty spice jars/containers
188. gel window clings
189. potatoes (cut in half, slices, and whole)
190. marshmallows 
191. dried herbs
192. play dishes
193. play money
194. baby cereal (dry or with water)
195. tea bags and a child's tea set or plastic cups
196. paperclips
197. glow sticks
198. flower or vegetable seeds
199. small potted herbs, flowers, or veggies and some plain soil
200. blocks (lego, wood blocks, plastic blocks, mega blocks, foam blocks, magnetic building toys, etc..)

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