Space Rice and Rock Sensory Bin
We love space sensory bins and the spae rice and rock sensory bin is a fun twist on the space water bead sensory bin.
This space sensory bin is a simple and easy to set up sensory bin for kids. It has black for the space colors, stars, and space figures.
A great space sensory bin for kids in preschool, prek and kindergarten.
The Space Sensory Bin is a great addition to the space 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 of fillers with small items.
Space Sensory Bin With Rice and Rocks
This is a simple space sensory bin with space themes, black rocks, yellow stars, and a rice filler. You can use this for any space theme, and all the items are great for learning about space travel through the years.
This has some of the items used to travel to the moon as well and could also be used for a moon theme.
The space sensory bin is great for preschool (ages 3 to 4), prek (ages 4 to 5), and kindergarten (ages 5 to 6).
Space Book to read with Space Sensory Bin
You can read the book There’s No Place Like Space!. It is a fun Cat in the Hat Book about space that kids will have a blast reading and it has loads of space themes.
What we used to make the Space Sensory Bin With Rice and Rocks
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Always check to make sure that the kids won’t put any of the items in their mouth. And always watch younger kids playing in sensory bins.
Ways to Use the Space Sensory Bin
You are going to see a few ways that we have used the space sensory bin.
Play in the Space Sensory Bin
The first thing that we do with sensory bin is play. Let kids explore all the themes in the sensory bin. It is a great way to work on learning another different space exploration themes.
You can scoop and pour the items in the sensory bin. Another great part is that there are different types of items to feel in the sensory bin.
Sorting Rocks, Stars & Figures
You can do a little sorting in the sensory bin. You can sort the black rocks, the yellow starts and the figures into different piles. This is great for fine motor picking up the items and identifying what makes them different.
Sorting Space Equipment and Astronauts
Another great sorting idea is for the items in the space toob. You can sort the astronauts and the equipment. Another way to look at what is similar and different about each of them items in the sensory bin.
Make Letters, Numbers or Shapes
For kids who are in older grades you can challenge them to make letters, numbers or shapes with parts of the sensory bin. A fun way to see if they know their letters, numbers and shapes.
You can tell them just one set and have them make them or challenged them and mix up letters, numbers and shapes for them to make.
And Just Play in the Space Sensory bin
And remember if all you do is play in a sensory bin that is fine. You can watch kids have fun play in the sensory bin. And this is a simple sensory bin without a lot of extra steps to make the sensory bin. And kids will love it.
More Space Activities for Kids
No-Prep Space Weekly Packs has 6 grade levels with PreK, Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade, Third Grade, and Fourth Grade. They have five days of printables with 4 pages for each day.
The Star Sensory bin is a great space sensory bin. You have a mix of colored stars, black acrylic rocks and rice. Super easy to put together and use. It also works great as a shape sensory bin as well.
Space Water Bead Sensory Bin is a great sensory bin to explore different parts of space and the planets with water beads…and we love those water beads. And this is one of the most popular sensory bin on the site!
Kinetic Sand Space Moon Walking Sensory Bin is a great sensory bin for kids to play in. Kids can look at the space themes and enjoy ways they can play in the sensory bin.
Mars Sensory Bin with Kinetic Sand is a fun way to explore what it might be like to visit Mars! And it is a great bin to pull out at any time!
Space Sensory Bin is a simple space objects and beads bin that takes just minutes to put together.
Check out all the fun Space Activities & Printables on 3 Dinosaurs.
Check out all the fun Sensory Bin Activities on 3 Dinosaurs.
