Arctic Animal Sensory Bin

During the Wintertime, we all often feel couped up inside the house without anywhere to go or any way to use up our energy.

It always seems that our children feel the same way too. But then they get cranky cause they are bored, and there is nothing to do. Sound familiar?

This is when sensory bins can be such a fantastic tool! Not only are they so fun for your kids, but they are super fun to make as well, and you can get super creative depending on the age of your child!

Here’s how I made an Arctic Sensory bin for my daughter! I kept this one pretty simple because she is only six months. I’ll give some ideas on how to spice it up if your kids are older!

The first thing is. First, you need a bin. I’m going to use disposable tray for this one because it’s easier to clean, but what you want to use is up to you!

Next, we are going to fill our bin with snow. You can use cool whip, whipped cream, icing, shaving cream, or ripped-up cotton balls if you don’t want to get too messy. But do remember the mess is sometimes what makes it fun!
If your kid is a little older and you want to stretch out this activity, try making the icing or whipped cream together and filling the bin up with your little one!

Next, its time to add the animals ! You can look at Michael’s, target, amazon, and the dollar store!

Lastly, we will add a little more snow on top of the animals and then let your little one play for as long as they would like!

If your child is around 4/5 or a little older, you can make it a little more interesting by building an arctic environment in the bin. Dye some of your snow blue to be the water you could use crumbled up the cake to make mountains and land with icing over it. Get creative with your kiddo! Read a book about the arctic or watch a nature documentary together and create your little world!