How to Create a Fun Color Sorting Spring Sensory Bin for Preschoolers

Inside: Teach color recognition skills with this fun spring sensory bin for preschoolers. Pastel pom poms and matching plastic eggs are a great addition to an Easter theme!

Toddlers and preschoolers love to scoop and pour at the sensory table.

Most of our sensory ideas include it for that very reason.

But it’s also fun to add addition skill building.

This spring color sorting activity involves inexpensive materials that can be purchased at the dollar store, along with your choice of filler.

I found pastel plastic eggs and matching pom poms that would encourage the children to color sort while enjoying the pouring experience.

I added lentils for their smooth texture and wonderful tinkling sound as they are poured.

This fine motor activity is so simple to put together and can be done at a sensory table or any plastic bin with sides.

How to Create a Fun Color Sorting Spring Sensory Bin for Preschoolers

What you will need:

Sensory bin or storage tub
Dry lentils (I got mine in the bulk section of the grocery store)
Pom poms
Plastic eggs
Scoops

Setting up this activity:

Place everything into the bin. That simple!

Inviting the children to play:

While being introduced to this fine motor bin, we noticed that the pom poms matched the eggs. We wondered how many of the matching colored pom poms could fit into each egg? I loved how it turned out to be a fun color recognition activity in addition to strengthening fine motor skills!

I love using lentils because they are so silky and slip right between the fingers. They are also very soothing. The children noticed that when they poured the lentils, they sounded like raindrops as they landed.