Sensory Bin - Airplanes

Here is our Airplane Sensory Bin.

I used Cotton Balls, A toob of planes, and some toy planes we had around the house. 

You would think we would have more toy planes - but we don't. 

We usually build them out of lego's or clippo's

The pic is a little blurry - But here are the boys waiting in anticipation as to what is in the sensory bin for the week.

Curious was convinced that the parachute was a ball - that is all he would say ball, ball, ball

Jumping Bean went straight for the biplane's

The cotton ball's (clouds) were just in the way - so out they came 

Now there is room for all the airplanes! 

Sensory Bin - Thanksgiving

Here is what our Thanksgiving sensory bin looked like

I used some popcorn, gourds, maze corn and some fall decorations.

I latter added some fall cookie cutters.

Curious helping size the gourds small, medium, and large.

The boys having fun playing in the sensory bin.

They scooped all the corn from the white bin to the green bin and made their own sensory bin. 

Sensory Bin - ZOO

Our Zoo Sensory Bin - to go with Z is for Zoo

I was hoping to use some saw dust - but did not have any - so I used trusty beans - Again (LOL)

A Zoo Animal Toob

Animals from Noah's Ark

Foam letters

They have soo much fun with Sensory Bins!

I got out a book - "Polar Bear Polar Bear What Do You Hear?"

and had them match up the animals - and sounds.

I think Curious was more into making the sounds than Jumping Bean. 

The boys just having fun!

Seeing what animals fit in the jars.

Bug Net Sensory Bin

Here is our Sensory Bin to go with N is for Net

I wish I had a pic of the Boy's face in anticipation of the sensory bin. 

They have really come to love this time of the day and look forward to a new bin each week.

Items used in the sensory Bin. - I decided to dye macaroni noodles - a little bigger than rice and

easier to pick up. (LOL)

Each time we got the bin out I would show the boys how to match the bugs. By the end of the week Curious was matching bugs as well - It blew my mind to see him do it on his own. 

Good Job Curious!!!

They would collect bugs in their nets

put then in what we called observation tweezers

Put them in jars - J.B. would fill the jars with green macaroni noodles (grass) and beans (dirt) so they would live. - What a great imagination!!!

J.B. made a microscope to look at them. - I'm not really sure what he made but 

that is what it looks like.

Of course there was lots of scooping, pouring, and sorting.

They sure had a lot of fun with this. - What boy does not like bugs? 

I sure enjoyed watching them!