St. Patrick’s Day Gold Find Sensory Bin With Kinetic Sand
Sensory bins can be loads of fun to play in. You can make so many simple and easy sensory bins. And today we have a St. Patrick’s Day Gold Find Sensory Bin with green kinetic sand!
It takes very little time to set up and clean up. And we love simple senory bins for kids.
Plus, the St. Patrick’s Day sensory bin is great for sensory play and a break from doing everything.
The St. Patrick’s Day Gold Find Sensory Bin is a great addition to the Saint Patrick’s Day 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.
St. Patrick’s Day Gold Find Sensory Bin
St. Patrick’s Day Gold Find Sensory Bin is a simple sensory bin with only two items. You have the gold rocks and the green sand. Very simple to set up and use.
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St. Patrick’s Day Book to Read with Sensory Bin
A fun book to go along wit this sensory bin would be Pete the Cat: The Great Leprechaun Chase: Includes 12 St. Patrick’s Day Cards, Fold-Out Poster, and Stickers!.
You can read about Pete the Cat and his search for the Leprechaun! Plus then do the sensory bin afterward.
Things to use with the St. Patrick’s Day Gold Sensory Bin
How we use the St. Patrick’s Day Gold Sensory Bin
There are just a few ideas to use the St. Patrick’s Day sensory bin.
Just Play in the Saint Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin
Sensory play is a huge part of sensory bins. And kids can enjoy playing in the sand and rocks. It is fun to see how kids explore a sensory bin without any suggestions.
Hide the Gold in the Kinetic Sand
You can hide all the gold under the sand and have them dig the gold out. It is a great way to get them into the bin really quickly. It is super easy to set up as well!
Dig and Find all the Gold
Then they can just dig all the gold out from the sand. I love to see if they can hold the gold in one hand and dig with the other. You can switch hands with the gold as well.
Let them Be Creative in Their Sensory Play
I love that kids can be as creative as they want with a sensory bin. I can suggest things but they always have the best ideas for play.
With the kinetic sand it holds its shape and you can build on it. She put some gold in the middle and then put sand all around it.
You might also want to talk about kindness while you are doing the sensory bin with this fun St. Patrick’s Day Kindness Challenge.
Burry all the in One Place
Then she put all gold in the center and buried it. There is no wrong way to play with the sensory bin. And she gets great sensory input and wonderful fine motor in as well.
Make a Tower Pus the Gold Into the Sand
She made a tower of the sand and pressed the gold into the sand. You can see how pushing them in is great fine motor work.
Make Letters & Numbers in the Sand
You can also use the gold pieces to make letters in the sand. I have some fun St. Patrick’s Day letters! They work great with the ABCs
And it also works for numbers! You can get some fun St. Patrick’s day Day numbers as well.
And Remember Sensory Play is Important
There is no wrong way to use the sensory bin! It is always fun to see how creative kids can play in the bin! But If all they do is play in the sensory bin that is okay.
Check out these other St Patrick’s Day Sensory Bins
A fun St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin. Hands-on counting and learning right and left hand. You have coins, pots, and rice for this easy sensory bin for kids in preschool and prek.
Easy St Patrick’s Day Rice Sensory Bin is a fun sensory bin. It is a super easy rice based sensory bin to put together.
Easy To Make St Patricks Day Water Bead Sensory Bin is loads of fun searching for gold.
Clover & Gold Rice Sensory Bin has a rice base with clovers and pieces in gold in the sensory bin. It is easy to set up and a great way to explore the different textures of the gold, cloves, and rice.
Rainbow Colors Water Bead Sensory Bin is a great color sensory bin that you can do with kids. It has all the colors from the rainbow in the bin.
Check out all the St Patrick’s Day Printables & Activities on 3 Dinosaurs.
Cassie – 3Dinosaurs.com
