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Too Many Carrots Preschool Spring Sensory Bin

April 3, 2018 by Sheryl Cooper

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Last Updated on February 22, 2024 by Sheryl Cooper

Inside: This preschool spring sensory bin goes nicely with the garden theme, especially if you’ve read the book Too Many Carrots. We’ve added tongs, gardening gloves, and stuffed carrots for a fun fine motor activity!

It all started with a book I fell in love with, and some carrots I found in the dollar section of Target. In fact, when I found the carrots, there were only 6 left.

And I cheered. Thank goodness my husband gets this. Well, he’s used to it, since I’ve been teaching for over 17 years. You’d have thought I had won the lottery.

But seriously, I knew that I now had everything I needed for a fun preschool spring gardening sensory bin! I knew they’d love it, and I was right.

preschool spring sensory bin

Too Many Carrots Preschool Spring Sensory Bin

So it all started with a book I fell in love with, and some carrots in the dollar section of Target. And yes I did take a photo of them! I had to share with my pals on Instagram! (Cheers to the 268 friends who liked and commented on it. They get it!)

preschool spring sensory bin

What we used for this preschool spring sensory bin:

  • Coffee beans
  • Letter tiles (came from some game years ago)
  • Tongs
  • Terra cotta pot shaped silicone baking cups (you guys – these are the cutest and fit so nicely in small hands!) EDITED in 2024: Sadly the terra cotta pots are no longer available. But they do have these silicone cups that would work!
  • Kids garden gloves

I tossed everything into our sensory bin before the children arrived. I had my cherished book waiting to be read.

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preschool spring sensory bin

During our morning meeting I read Too Many Carrots. I love tying books in with our activities, by the way, and am doing even more the longer I teach. It just seems to bring our activities to life, and our preschoolers want to look at the book over and over again.

Once it was free-choice centers time, the lid came off our sensory bin, and the children dove right in.

preschool spring sensory bin

Pouring is always the first thing our toddlers and preschoolers want to do with any sensory bin we have. I will be honest – I’ve seen some really cute sensory bins on Pinterest, and I’ve tried some, but if our kiddos can’t scoop and pour, they aren’t near as in love with it.

I’m good with that, since scooping and pouring strengthen those hands and fingers!

preschool spring sensory bin

I also pay attention to texture when assembling sensory bins. Our sensory seeking children especially love to feel all the textures that are available.

preschool spring sensory bin

Then, they started counting my beloved Target dollar carrots!

preschool spring sensory bin

And then, the tongs got involved.

preschool spring sensory bin

And one little guy impressed me with how many carrots he could fit on one tong.

preschool spring sensory bin

So there you have it! A fun spring gardening sensory bin for preschoolers that involved one of my favorite new books and those cute carrots from Target. At the end of the week I will pack it all up and save for next spring! (Do you all do this, too? This is why we’ve created theme bins! )

Favorite Gardening Picture Books

  • Hello World! Garden Time
  • Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt
  • Plant the Tiny Seed
  • Planting a Rainbow
  • From Seed to Plant
  • Lola Plants a Garden
  • My Garden
preschool spring sensory bin

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Filed Under: preschool, Sensory Bins, Spring Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: fine motor, literacy, preschool, sensory, spring, toddlers

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 25 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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  1. Angie

    August 17, 2012 at 1:18 am

    Such a cute idea!
    Totally understand why the Heeley’s made such an impression. That had to be such fun 🙂

  2. Heather H

    April 30, 2017 at 7:33 am

    I can see why you cheered for those carrots! Sounds like an awesome book inspired sensory bin!!

  3. Lisa

    May 3, 2017 at 5:59 am

    So cute, I’m sure the children loved it. Where did the carrots come from?

    • Sheryl Cooper

      May 4, 2017 at 9:51 pm

      Hi Lisa – they were in the dollar section at my local Target. I got the last 6!

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