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Apple sensory bin

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Today I’m sharing an apple sensory bin I did with my kids when they were younger. I have made a lot of sensory bins over the years, and I generally like to keep them on the simple side. Therefore this bin, like others I’ve made, only contained a few key materials. But it lent itself very well to lots of fun apple-themed play. I hope you enjoy and get some inspiration from what we did!

Note: For more apple activities, see my Apple Unit Study page.

This delightful apple sensory bin invites children to engage in rich dramatic play and to develop their fine motor skills. This is a perfect bin for a preschool apple unit! || Gift of Curiosity

I used a large, plastic bin to hold the items in the tub. I then added the following materials:

  • A base of green and white rice (previously used in our Christmas sensory bin and Easter sensory bin)
  • Two small white pails
  • Some apple trees I created from cardboard tubes and green foam (see how I repurposed them after the fact for an apple tree math activity!)
  • Some small, plastic red and green apples

This delightful apple sensory bin invites children to engage in rich dramatic play and to develop their fine motor skills. This is a perfect bin for a preschool apple unit! || Gift of Curiosity

I arranged the materials in an appealing manner in the bin. And then I invited my kids to come play!

This delightful apple sensory bin invites children to engage in rich dramatic play and to develop their fine motor skills. This is a perfect bin for a preschool apple unit! || Gift of Curiosity

XGirl’s “baby” helped collect apples for the apple pail.

This delightful apple sensory bin invites children to engage in rich dramatic play and to develop their fine motor skills. This is a perfect bin for a preschool apple unit! || Gift of Curiosity

XGirl practiced counting apples.

This delightful apple sensory bin invites children to engage in rich dramatic play and to develop their fine motor skills. This is a perfect bin for a preschool apple unit! || Gift of Curiosity

QBoy grabbed our long tongs and decided to try to pick up as many apples as he could.

This delightful apple sensory bin invites children to engage in rich dramatic play and to develop their fine motor skills. This is a perfect bin for a preschool apple unit! || Gift of Curiosity

Whoops! He only managed to grab two!

This delightful apple sensory bin invites children to engage in rich dramatic play and to develop their fine motor skills. This is a perfect bin for a preschool apple unit! || Gift of Curiosity

My kids also spent plenty of time playing with the rice. The scissor scoops were a popular fine motor tool for grabbing rice and other objects.

This delightful apple sensory bin invites children to engage in rich dramatic play and to develop their fine motor skills. This is a perfect bin for a preschool apple unit! || Gift of Curiosity

And the kids just loved filling bowls and serving me their delicious “food.”

This delightful apple sensory bin invites children to engage in rich dramatic play and to develop their fine motor skills. This is a perfect bin for a preschool apple unit! || Gift of Curiosity

With every sensory bin I create, I always enjoy watching to see how my kids will use it. Sometimes I add an element I think they will love and they end up ignoring it. On the flip side, sometimes they come up with incredibly unique and creative ways to use the materials. These are just some of the many reasons I really love using sensory bins as a learning tool for young children.

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More apple resources

More apple posts from Gift of Curiosity:

  • Apple Unit Study
  • Apple Printables Pack
  • Apple Do-a-Dot Printables
  • Apple taste testing
  • Apple rotting experiment
  • Dissecting an apple
  • Apple sensory bin
  • Apple Montessori activities


For more kid-friendly apple activities and apple printables, see my Apple Unit Study page and my Apples Pinterest board.

Follow Katie @ Gift of Curiosity’s board Apples unit ideas on Pinterest.

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Filed Under: Preschool, Kindergarten, Apples, Sensory

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