Dolphin and Whale Sensory Bin
Dolphins and whales are a great ocean theme for kids. And this simple dolphin and whale sensory bin is a fun way to explore these different ocean animals with kids.
This sensory bin takes just under a minute to set up and start using right way. You can see the differences between dolphins and whales and enjoy having fun playing in this ocean sensory bin.
The dolphin and whale sensory bin is great for preschool, prek, and kindergarten.
The Dolphin and Whale Sensory Bin is an excellent addition to the ocean activities and sensory bins on the site.
What is a sensory bin?
A sensory bin is typically a plastic tub or container filled with carefully selected materials and objects to stimulate the senses of children in preschool.
Sensory bins may contain rice, water beads, corn, beans, or other types of filler materials with small items.
Dolphin and Whale Sensory Bin
This is a simple sensor bin with different dolphins and whales for kids. It has a rice filler with two different colors of clear blue rocks.
This ocean sensory bin can be set up in under a minute. And provides a great sensory play with an ocean theme.
This simple ocean sensory bin is great for preschool (ages 3 to 4), prek (ages 4 to 5), and kindergarten (ages 5 to 6).
A Dolphin & Whale Book To Read with this Sensory Bin
A fun book to read with this dolphin and whale sensory bin is A Whale of a Tale! All About Porpoises, Dolphins, and Whales. It has lots of fun information about dolphins and whales. And you might see a few that are in the sensory bin as well.
What we used to make the Dolphin and Whale Sensory Bin
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As always makes sure that kids who are using the sensory bin are supervised and that kids are not going to put pieces into their mouths.
Ways to Use the Dolphin and Whale Sensory Bin
You are going to see some idea we did with the dolphin and whale sensory bin. You can find similar ones with the ocean sensory bin and the shark sensory bin.
Play in the Dolphin and Whale Sensory Bin
You can have loads of fun just playing in the sensory bin. You have the texture of the rice, rocks, dolphins and whales for kids to explore.
Kids will love playing in this simple ocean sensory bin. It is fun to see how kids play with all the different parts in the sensory bin.
Sorting Dolphin, Whales and Rocks
You can also have fun with a few sorting activities. You can sort the rocks on one side and the dolphins and whales on the other side. A great visual sorting activity for kids.
Picking up the rocks and dolphins and whales is get for working on fine motor skills as well. And they might have to dig through the rice to find all the rocks.
Sorting Dolphins & Whales
You can also sort the dolphins and whales. Kids will have to see what is similar and different when they are sorting.
You can always check the back of the ocean animals to see their names. It is great way to learn about different whales and dolphins in the sensory bin.
Make Letters, Number, & Shapes with the Dolphins and Whales
You can see below how simple it is to make the letters right in the sensory bin. You can challenge them to have fun making the letters, numbers, or shapes.
You can give them examples of the letters, number, and shapes. Or just tell them the letters to make and see if they can do it.
You can see how simple it is to make shapes below with the dolphins and whales. You can do just the shape with straight sides like square, rectangle, or triangle. Or challenge them to make circles and ovals. You can also do this with blue rocks instead of the dolphins and whales.
Remember to Just Play in the Whale & Dolphin Sensory Bin
As always remember to just play in this ocean sensory bin. It is fun to have time to just play with out other activities in the sensory bin. It is great for a small table sensory bin.
It does not have lots of different parts to put it together and makes it idea for a quick ocean sensory bin. And see all sort sof different whales and dolphins.
You can also add in sensory toys like cups and scoops for different sensory play.
And remember if all you do is play in a sensory bin that is okay!
More Ocean Activities for Kids
Looking for a fun sensory bin? Check out this Ocean Water Bead Sensory Bin. We have a blast with this one and have done it many times.
Ocean Counters Sensory Bin is a great way to work on counting and a sensory bin. A fun way to use the ocean theme counters in a bin. Plus pull them out and use them for counting afterward.
Ocean Rice And Rock Sensory Bin is a fun sensory bin with a rice filler. You have ocean animals with blue acrylic rocks. A simple sensory bin for any ocean theme.
Search for different sizes of ocean animals in the Big & Small Ocean Water Bead Search. You can compare sizes of the ocean figure and find the matching ones. Plus is a great small sensory bin idea.
You can mix things up and do a Prehistoric Sea Life Water Bead Sensory Bin. This is a great sensory bin to look at the animals that were in the ocean during the time of the dinosaurs.
The Shark Water Bead Sensory Bin has been a favorite at our house! We love to do it. Plus it is great for Shark week every year!
Check out all the fun Ocean & Beach Activities & Printables on 3 Dinosaurs.
Check out all the fun Sensory Bin Activities on 3 Dinosaurs.
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