Last Updated on April 21, 2020 by Sheryl Cooper
Inside: Put together a simple preschool Halloween sensory bin with pumpkins. We added rice and beans and even some flicker tea lights for extra fun!
Putting together Halloween sensory play for preschoolers is as easy as adding small pumpkins with any type of materials that they can pour.
Young children love to pour, and pouring over a sensory bin minimizes spills.
We happened to use uncooked rice and beans, such as in our sunflower sensory bin, because they pour well and the texture is appealing. They also make a nice sound as they fall into the bin.
Preschool Halloween Sensory Bin with Pumpkins
What we used in our preschool Halloween sensory bin:
- Miniature plastic pumpkin with handles
- One larger plastic pumpkin
- Battery-operated flicker tea candles
- Uncooked rice, dyed orange
- Uncooked black beans
- Black and orange pom poms
- Bug tongs
We simply added the rice and beans to the sensory bin, along with our stash of pumpkins (we reuse these year after year).
We added flicker candles, bug tongs, and scoops.
Oh, and we tossed in some black and orange pom poms, too. Because we love pom poms!
The small hands delighted in holding the flicker candles, watching their skin glow.
The small pumpkins were the perfect size to fill and hold.
There were many different textures in this bin for a sensory delight.
Scooping and pouring.
Pinching and holding.
With a soft, warm glow.
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Oooh, it looks so festive…I want to play too! I’m pinning this in my (CarlaINHouston) Halloween board…thanks so much for sharing!!
I love the addition of the tea lights! Great idea.