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The Easiest Construction Sensory Bin Using Kinetic Sand

May 27, 2018 by Sheryl Cooper

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Inside: It’s easy to make a construction sensory bin when using kinetic sand. Simply mix it with some loose parts and add construction vehicles, and it’s ready to go!

Kinetic sand in the sensory bin is amazing.

If you have not explored this stuff yet, you simply must.

It’s a sensory experience for kids (and grown ups) of all ages!

During our transportation theme, I found some mini construction vehicles and recalled our alphabet construction sensory bin that we had awhile back.

I used a similar idea, except did not add the letters and changed the vehicles. But it was loved just as much, if not more.

The teacher in me also loves that this is a playful way to strengthen fine motor skills!

The Easiest Construction Sensory Bin Using Kinetic Sand

 

The Easiest Construction Sensory Bin Using Kinetic Sand

What we used:

  • Kinetic Sand
  • CAT Mini Machine Construction Trucks
  • Loose parts, such as rocks and wine corks


Books to go with this activity:



The Easiest Construction Sensory Bin Using Kinetic Sand

You might notice little stars mixed in our sand.

That’s because our entire preschool shares materials, and we use them as much as we can.

I’m not exactly sure who had this sand last, or why they put stars in it, but we don’t get picky about these things.

I love that we can get as much use as we can out of our materials since we are on a budget!

The Easiest Construction Sensory Bin Using Kinetic Sand

As soon as our preschoolers arrived, they dove into this playful construction sensory bin.

They were intrigued by how the sand felt in their hands, and loved packing it into the beds of the trucks.

The Easiest Construction Sensory Bin Using Kinetic Sand

The preschoolers then created a challenge to see what size rocks would fit into the beds of the trucks as well.

The Easiest Construction Sensory Bin Using Kinetic Sand

I could hear them mimicking the sounds of trucks backing up, going “beep, beep, beep!”.

And they had to work on sharing space, making sure everyone had enough sand.

The Easiest Construction Sensory Bin Using Kinetic Sand

A super simple, super fun construction sensory bin that helps build fine motor skills while using the imagination!

More to read:

Transportation Sorting and Painting Activity

Painting with Cars

Making Rainbows with Cars

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The Easiest Construction Sensory Bin Using Kinetic Sand

 

 

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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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