Harvest Sensory Bin

This Harvest Sensory Bin is a simple and fun farm-themed sensory activity for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, and older kids. Make it on your own with inexpensive materials from your local farm store or neighborhood dollar store. It’s perfect for quiet play at home, preschool, and elementary school!

Related: Halloween Sensory Bin

Harvest Sensory Bin

Just in time for fall, learn how to make this cute harvest-themed sensory bin for sensory play at home or school. Filled with feed corn, corn cob pieces, straw, farm animals, and leaves, this sensory bin is a fun way to explore textures while practicing fine-motor skills.

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Supplies Needed for Harvest Sensory Bin

• Plastic bin with lid
• Feed corn
• Toy tractor with hitch and trailer
• Plastic farm animals
• Cloth leaves
• Mini scarecrow
• Mini hay bale
• Measuring cups and spoons
• Mini tongs

Directions for Harvest Sensory Bin

1. Pour feed corn into a plastic bin. The amount of corn you need depends upon the size of your bin (we like to use clear plastic bins from Target or The Dollar Tree). 

2. Press a miniature scarecrow and hay bale into the corn. Place a plastic tractor with a hitch and trailer in the corn, then arrange plastic farm animals around it.

Related: Fall Harvest Buddies Craft

3. Put cloth leaves, measuring cups and spoons, and miniature tongs inside the corn bin. 

4. Invite your child to play! Some ideas include:

• Pouring corn into the trailer
• Picking up animals with the tongs, then dropping them into large measuring cups
• Driving the tractor around the bin
• Burying items in the corn, then scooping them up with hands

5. When playtime is over, cleanup is a breeze! Simply put all of the items back into the bin and pop the lid on. 

What Age Are Sensory Bins Good For?

Sensory bins are fun for kids of all ages! My children first began exploring sensory bins as soon as they could sit up, and now at the ages of 11 and 9, they still love them! 

When my kids were babies, they didn’t try to eat sensory materials if there was a pacifier in their mouth instead. Adult supervision is recommended for all sensory activities!

More Harvest Activities for Kids

• Fall Teacup Garden
• Harvest Buddies Free Printable Craft
• Paper Strip Pumpkin Craft
• Harvest Craft for Kids via Kids Activities Blog

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Harvest Sensory Bin

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This Harvest Sensory Bin is a simple and fun farm-themed sensory activity for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, and older kids. Make it on your own with inexpensive materials from your local farm store or neighborhood dollar store. It’s perfect for quiet play at home, preschool, and elementary school!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Materials

• Plastic bin with lid
• Feed corn
• Toy tractor with hitch and trailer
• Plastic farm animals
• Cloth leaves
• Mini scarecrow
• Mini hay bale
• Measuring cups and spoons
• Mini tongs

Instructions

1. Pour feed corn into a plastic bin. The amount of corn you need depends upon the size of your bin (we like to use clear plastic bins from Target or The Dollar Tree).
2. Press a miniature scarecrow and hay bale into the corn. Place a plastic tractor with a hitch and trailer in the corn, then arrange plastic farm animals around it.
3. Put cloth leaves, measuring cups and spoons, and miniature tongs inside the corn bin.
4. Invite your child to play!

Notes

Adult supervision is recommended for babies and toddlers.

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