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Shimmery Preschool Summer Sensory Bin

June 16, 2017 by Sheryl Cooper

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Inside: Put together a fun preschool summer sensory bin that includes shimmery pieces and containers to fill. This is a great way to boost those fine motor skills through play!

Ah, summer. During our last couple of weeks of school, we all have summer on our mind.

After all, we are having fun with our ocean theme, complete with a beach day. This year we actually had summer weather, too! Bonus!

So, when I put together our fun summer sensory bin, I wanted bright, happy, sparkly fun.

They loved it.

Because it contained shiny stuff. Oh, how our preschoolers love anything shiny!

And it included containers with lids. Remember our St. Patrick’s Day sensory bin? Yep, same love. They filled those containers to the top and snapped on the lid. Then, opened the lid and dumped everything out. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.

preschool summer sensory bin

CLICK HERE to find summer fine motor play ideas!

Shimmery Preschool Summer Sensory Bin

What we used:

  • Dyed rice – you can see how we do this here: sunflower sensory bin
  • Small sparkly objects
  • Small containers with lids
preschool summer sensory bin

Yep! Filling those containers to the top!

If you look back to my sensory bin activities, you will see that many include some sort of container. Toddlers (especially) and preschoolers love to fill containers. If it has a lid, that’s a bonus!

summer sensory bin

I also think about textures.

preschool summer sensory bin

Who can resist taking big scoops and slowly sifting it through your fingers?

preschool summer sensory bin
preschool summer sensory bin

And dump. But of course! This might be the most favorite part. If you have a child who likes to dump anything, being able to redirect him to an activity like this works wonders.

preschool summer sensory bin

And that’s it! It really is that simple!

preschool summer sensory bin


Summer Activity Plans

I’ve teamed up with other early childhood teachers and homeschoolers to put together these hands-on summer activities for toddlers and preschoolers!

Easy to follow plans that include activity modifications and adaptations to meet the needs of all learners.

For more information, click on the graphics below:

toddler summer lesson plans
preschool summer lesson plans

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Filed Under: preschool, Sensory Bins, summer activities Tagged With: preschool, sensory, summer

About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 20 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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  1. Colleen

    June 21, 2016 at 1:23 pm

    This bin looks like treasure on a beach. My toddler loves shiny things (who doesn’t) and I think she’ll love this. I’m loving your blog!

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