Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids - by Mandisa Watts (Paperback)

About the Book

With endless options for variations, sensory bins are large tubs or bins that are filled with a variety of materials such as rice, paper, water, toys, and foliage for children to poke, prod, squish, and squeeze. If kids are bored with once-beloved toys, introduce those toys back into playtime in fun new ways in bins like shiny puzzle hunt and LEGO house painting. You can even use materials found in your pantry to make a green pea smash bin or a cookie cutter painting bin.

Book Synopsis

The Best Sensory Bins for Endless Creative Play

Engage your child in hours of play with Mandisa Watts's colorful collection of sensory bin activities that aid with memory formation, language development, problem-solving skills and more. Perfect for toddlers from eighteen months to three years old and beyond, each bin makes use of materials you already have at home and helps reignite your kids' interest in toys long forgotten.

Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won't even know they're getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.

With setup instructions, details on how to guide your child through each activity, suggestions for what to talk about with your child as they play and other useful tips, Mandisa gives you all the information you need for creative sensory activities your kids are bound to love.

Review Quotes

"Mandisa provides such creative, playful and useful resources for parents of toddlers and preschoolers! I rely on her for unique and easy-to-set-up activities that keep kids engaged. As a mom, she is an authority at giving realistic ideas that actually work!"
--Kristina Buskirk, owner and creator of Toddler Approved!

"These imaginative sensory bins will make you explore the world from your child's eyes as they engage in fun age-appropriate themes. This book breaks down each activity's setup with helpful tips, so you can focus on playing and learning with your kids."
--Agnes Hsu, creator of hello, Wonderful and author of My Color Is Rainbow

"I adore everything Mandisa creates. From her famous uses of squeeze pouch caps to creative ideas with pom-poms, her projects are always a guaranteed fun time for our family!"
--Beth Rosenbleeth, founder of Days with Grey and creator of Breakfast Invitations

About the Author

Mandisa Watts is the creator of Happy Toddler Playtime, where she shares activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She lives in Toronto, Canada, with her husband and three children.