Red Yellow & Orange Sensory Bin
Red, yellow, and orange are great fall colors. And these colors also make a great fall sensory bin as well.
This is a super simple sensory bin with just colored rocks that take little time to set up.
Kids can play and explore these colors in the sensory bin. And it is is one you can leave up during fall as well.
The Red, Yellow, & Orange Sensory Bin is a great addition to the fall 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 might have rice, water beads, corn, beans, or other types filled with small items.
Red, Yellow, & Orange Sensory Bin
Red, Yellow, & Orange Sensory Bin is a fun fall color sensory bin. It is fun to explore the different colors of leaves as they change. The main colors are red, yellow, and orange.
It has a base of rice for the sensory bin.
A Book to Read with the Red, Yellow and Orange Sensory Bin
We love the book Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert. It is great for looking at the colors of fall. And the maybe different themes you will find in the fall.
What we used to make the Red, Yellow, & Orange Sensory Bin
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Ways to Use the Red, Yellow, & Orange Sensory Bin
You are going to see a few ways to use this sensory bin but remember that just playing in this fall sensory bin is okay.
Play in the Fall Color Sensory Bin
You are going to want to just play in the sensory bin. You can use just scoop and pour and run you hands through the rocks. Sensory bins are really meant to be played in for sensory experience.
You can just do this simple activity with kids and have them explore the different between the rice and the colored rocks.
Sort the Colors of the Sensory Bin
Because this is a color base sensory bin you can have kids sort the colors in the bin. You could have them sort outside of the bin but that can get rice all over.’
You can have kids pick where the colors will go in the sensory bin. And you can point out that corners of the bin might work best. But let them decide.
Make Letters, Number Or Shapes in the Sensory Bin
You can for older kids add some letters, numbers or shape learning in the sensory bin. You can have kids use the ABC wall cards, number wall cards, and shape wall cards for help.
You can see we made the letter F below of the rocks below.
A Reminder about Sensory Play
And a final reminder just playin in the sensory bin is okay. And kids will have a blast playing in the rocks and rice. And this is super simple to set up for kids.
More Fall Activities for Kids
Fall Color Water Bead Search is using the fall leaves colors to have fun in a water bead sensory bin. You are looking for red, yellow and orange colors in the bin.
Fall Leaf Wreath Craft is a fun glitter leaf wreath with leaves on branches on the tree and loads of fun to make for fall.
Using Dot Marker Printables: Fall Tree shows different ways to use the fall tree dot maker printable. You can see how much fun to fall tree activities will be.
Torn Paper Fall Mountains Craft is a fun torn paper craft to make mountains with fall colors. This is a great fall craft for preschool and kindergarten age kids.
Check out all the fun Fall & Leaves Activities & Printables on 3 Dinosaurs.
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