Christmas Sensory Bins

We love sensory bins. That’s no secret. We create different sensory bins every week so over the years have created many holiday themed ones. For those who are looking for inspiration to create their own Christmas sensory bins, I’ve compiled some of our past holiday sensory bins as well as some others. I hope this helps you come up with your own. I would love to see pictures of your completed sensory bins.

These Christmas activities not only provide much needed sensory input, they also offer opportunities to improve fine motor skills. They are also great boredom busters for during the holiday season.

Christmas Sensory Bins:

Joy Sensory Bin from here on The Chaos and The Clutter (pictured)

Winter Wonderland Sensory Bin from here on The Chaos and The Clutter (pictured)

O Holy Night Nativity Sensory Bin from here on The Chaos and The Clutter

Christmas Gifts Sensory Bin uses simple Christmas decorations from the Dollar Store.

Nativity Sensory Bin from Growing Hands on Kids

The Easy Christmas Tree Sensory Bin from Happy Toddler Playtime includes mini Christmas trees, tongs, green rice, pompoms, and more.

Oh Holy Night Sensory Bin from Teach Me Mommy

Jingle Bell Rock Sensory Bin from Modern Preschool

Christmas Sensory Box from Learning and Exploring Through Play (pictured)

Red and Green Christmas Sensory Tub from Teaching Mama (pictured)

Christmas Lights Water Bead Sensory Bin from 3 Dinosaurs (pictured)

Candy Cane Sensory Tub over at Nurture Store

Christmas Village Sensory Bin from Happy Hooligans (pictured)

Christmas Sensory Bin from Gift of Curiosity has cute beads shaped like ornaments.

Jingle Bells Christmas Sensory Bins from Mama OT (pictured)

Away in a Manger Sensory Bin from Sugar Aunts

Jingle Bells and Magnets Sensory Bin from Lalymom (pictured)

Dollar Store Sensory Bin from The Good Long Road

Scented Christmas Sensory Bins:

Adding scents or a scented element to sensory activities engages the olfactory sensory system.

Peppermint Scented Christmas Sensory Bin from Parenting from the Heart

Cinnamon Scented Sensory Rice Play from Little Bins for Little Hands

Preschool Peppermint Bin from Learning 2 Walk

This Hot Chocolate Cloud Dough from Fun Early Learning is also taste safe.

Scented Snow Sensory Bin from Where Imagination Grows

Peppermint Sensory Bin from Stir the Wonder

Scented Snowflake Soup from And Next Comes L

Peppermint Water Play Christmas Activity from Fantastic Fun and Learning

Candy Cane Rice Sensory Bin from Little Bins for Little Hands

This Gingerbread Men Sensory Bin includes cookie cutters, nutmeg, and other easy household items and a book to add a literacy element to the activity.

More Christmas Sensory Bins:

Holiday Sensory Play with Gift Wrap from Pre-K Pages (pictured)

Jingle Bell Magnetic Sensory Bin from Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds

For little ones, this Jingle Bells Scoop and Transfer is a great activity. A bit of food coloring ensures that it has even more holiday flair.

Easy Christmas Sensory Bin for Older Babies from Powerful Mothering

All Natural Christmas Sensory Bin from What We Can Do With Paper and Glue (pictured) features items that are found in nature with no dyeing required.

Christmas Water Sensory Play from Little Bins for Little Hands

Christmas Sensory Fine Motor Bin from Learning 4 Kids

Silver Bells Christmas Carol Sensory Bin from One Time Through

Whether you want to expand on a book study or on the movie, this Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Sensory Bin from Montessori From the Heart is a great way to do that and use some of your holiday scraps of wrapping paper, bows, and packing peanuts in the process.

If you’re looking for other Christmas sensory activities, our Nativity Playdough Tray or Gingerbread Playdough Station are so much fun.

I hope these Christmas sensory bins have helped sparked some creativity and ideas for you to make your own this holiday season.

For dozens of other sensory bin ideas, check out all of our past Sensory Bins.

If you are looking for information on making sensory bins, you may be interested in my book all about it. 

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