50+ Sensory Bin Fillers – Plus a Free, Printable List

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Keep scrolling for a list of more than 50 sensory bin fillers (for the “base” of your sensory bin) you can use for sensory play. Add other larger items to the bin – such as items that target specific learning goals or seasonal items with one or more of the fillers listed below! I love looking for items to add at the Dollar Store or the seasonal section of Target.

RELATED: Practice Vocabulary with these Printable Sorting Mats in my Etsy Shop! 

 

*Please use discretion about choosing fillers based on your child’s developmental stage. Many of these suggestions can be choking hazards for children who put items in their mouths.  All activities suggested by Speak. Play. Love. should be supervised by an adult. Enjoy! 🙂

 

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Dry Food Sensory Bin Fillers:

• Rice
• Beans – all one size
• Beans – small, medium, large for sorting
• Oats
• Pasta
• Corn meal
• Flour
• Dried Corn Kernels or Un-popped Popcorn
• Cereal

Food Sensory Bin Fillers:

• Spaghetti (dyed with food coloring)
• Jello
• Jello Play Slime
• Pudding
• Pumpkin Guts
• Tapioca Pearls

 

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“Nature” Related:

• Aquarium gravel
• Sand
• Colored craft sand
• Dirt/Soil/Mud
• Leaves
• Water
• Flower Petals
• Silk Flower Petals
• Feathers
• Grass (real or fake)
• Hay
• Snow
• Rocks
• birdseed
• Pine Straw

RELATED: Grab these Song Choice Cards from my Etsy shop!

 

“Cool” Sensory Fillers:

• Water Beads
• Kinetic sand
• Ice

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Common Household Items:

• Rubber Bands
• Shredded paper
• Packing peanuts
• Cotton Balls
• Shaving Cream
• Cut Yarn
• Cut Straws
• Foam from dish soap
• Corks
• LEGOS

RELATED: Practice Vocabulary with these Printable Sorting Mats in my Etsy Shop! 

Crafting Items:

• Buttons
• Pom-poms
• Poly-fil plastic pellets
• Easter grass
• Loom Bands
• Instant Snow
• Glass Pebbles or Marbles
• Beads

RELATED: Grab these Song Choice Cards from my Etsy shop!

Did I leave anything out? Please comment below with your child’s favorite sensory bin filler!

And if you are looking for a printable PDF of this list, click here!

 

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