Happy December!
A new month means there’s new things to explore and discover. This month, we’re doing a Christmas Sensory Play. The most fun part of this sensory bin is everything is bought from the dollar store!
We love Christmas and all the joy it brings to us. I think Mila is mostly excited for snow and Santa to bring presents. To combine that happiness and interest, I thought this Christmas Sensory Play idea was the best of both worlds!
This sensory bin is filled with:
- Different types of fake snow
- Jingle bells
- Chocolate Kisses
- Santa stickers
- Refrigerator organizer
As I said before, I got this entire bin at the dollar store! Everything was pretty cheap and easy to put together. All I did was dump the three different types of fake snow in the refrigerator organizer.
If I could give one fake snow suggestion, I’d tell everyone not to get the small foam balls. They get EVERYWHERE and stick to everything. We could have done with just the glitter snow and the medium sized foam balls. It would have worked just as well.
Anyways, then I hid chocolate kisses underneath so Mila could find surprises.
The next things I added were the jingle bells. I had a ton of different sized and colored bells. This is important for one of the activities that I’ll explain.
To make it a little more festive, I added five, felt Santa stickers. They’re so cute!
There’s seriously a ton of activities you can do with this Christmas Sensory Bin.
The first is just letting your child explore the sensory bin. There they can find the chocolate kisses, feel the different types of snow, or use their imaginations. Mila loves when I don’t give her directions and she just does whatever.
One activity that I directed her in was sorting the bells. You could have them sort by color or size. This provide a ton of different skills.
I also had her count the Santas too. There’s a ton of math that kids can do that will help!
In all, this Christmas Sensory Bin is festive and educational. Kids will love it and you’ll love that they’re learning and having fun.
Do you have any suggestions of Christmas play? I have a few, but I’m definitely up for more ideas. Also, what are you most excited for this Christmas season?
Grey Skies & Rainbow Highs 
Fun way for the kids to explore and enhance their senses whilst having fun. I like the idea that the materials needed are all affordable.
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I love that she gets to explore different textures and senses! Affordable materials is what I’m all about.
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This is so much fun! I love themed sensory bins like this!
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Thank you! They make everything a little more special.
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I totally second the foam ball suggestion! Any kind of foam thing goes EVERYWHERE and sticks statically to EVERYTHING! this sensory bin looks so cute!
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Yes! The medium sized ones weren’t bad… but the tiny ones. Never again lol.
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This is so cute. It is a nice way to make a sensory item seasonal and relevant.
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Thank you so much. She loved it.
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So cute! My daughters’ preschool teachers just told me to do more sensory bins for fine motor skills. This one is so cute!
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Yes! They’re amazing for fine motor skills. I try to do themed ones throughout the month!
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This is so cute! I need to make this for my son who still loves to play with sensory stuff.
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Thank you! Sensory play is so much fun for them!
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We’ve been trying to give our 2 year old more sensory play opportunities, so thanks for sharing this idea!
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I started my daughter off with water sensory play. She loved it!
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i love seeing how people put together these sensory bins.. and the colors and things that you use here make it perfect for the holidays
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I loved how this one turned out too. Thank you!!
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How cute! I love that you do so many different kinds of sensory bins.
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I happened to see a toddler mom who decorated her daughter’s door and the space around the door like an entry to a gingerbread house using a large roll of brown paper. It was so cute and it totally looked like something you would do!
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That would be so adorable!!!!
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