Halloween is just around the corner, and it’s the perfect time to get creative with some sensory play! Dive into these 21 Halloween sensory bin ideas that will surely add a spooky yet fun twist to your decor and activities.
1. Glowing Ghostly Rice Bin
Fill a bin with glow-in-the-dark rice and add small ghost figurines for a truly magical experience. I once used this setup for a Halloween party, and it was a hit with both kids and adults alike.
Useful items to consider:
- Glow-in-the-Dark Rice: Transform your bin with glow-in-the-dark rice, ensuring a magical Halloween experience.
- Small Ghost Figurines: Add charm with small ghost figurines, perfect for thematic and playful decoration.
- LED Tea Lights: Enhance ambiance with LED tea lights, providing a safe glow throughout the bin.
2. Jiggly Jack-O’-Lanterns
Cut out jack-o’-lantern faces from foam sheets and place them in a bin of orange slime. Watching them float around is a simple joy.
Try these:
- Pack of Orange Craft Foam Sheets: Create fun jack-o’-lantern faces with these durable, vibrant foam sheets for endless creativity.
- Non-Toxic Orange Slime: Explore sensory play with this safe, non-toxic slime, perfect for Halloween-themed bins.
- Wooden Sensory Bin: Enjoy a versatile, sturdy sensory bin for all your Halloween play and crafts.
3. Creepy Crawly Crinkle Paper
Shred some black and orange paper to create a base and hide creepy crawlies like spiders and worms within. It’s like digging for treasure, only spookier!
Explore these options:
- Black and Orange Shredded Paper Filler: Create the perfect spooky base with this vibrant shredded paper, perfect for hiding creepy crawlies.
- Plastic Halloween Spiders: Add an eerie touch with these realistic plastic spiders, enhancing your creepy crawly adventure.
- Glow-in-the-Dark Worm Toys: Boost the spooky atmosphere with glow-in-the-dark worms for extra surprise in your bin.
4. Witch’s Brew Water Beads
Soak some green and purple water beads to mimic a witch’s brew, complete with plastic frogs and spiders. The squishy beads are a fun surprise every time you reach in!
These products might be useful:
- Green and Purple Water Beads: Create a magical sensory experience with vibrant, tactile water beads. Perfect for imaginative play!
- Plastic Frogs: Add a whimsical touch to the sensory bin with assorted plastic frogs. Hop into fun adventures!
- Plastic Spiders: Enhance the spooky brew with realistic plastic spiders. Dive into Halloween-themed sensory excitement!
5. Skeleton Soup
Fill a bin with water tinted with black food coloring and add skeleton parts for a spooky soup. It’s like making a potion, one bone at a time!
Some ideas to consider:
- Plastic Skeleton Parts: Create a spooky sensory adventure with durable plastic skeleton parts. Perfect for Halloween fun!
- Black Food Coloring: Transform water into a spooky broth with high-quality black food coloring. Easy and fun!
- Clear Plastic Bin: Keep your sensory play contained with a sturdy clear plastic bin. Perfect for creative activities!
6. Monster Mash-Up
Combine different colors of slime with googly eyes and monster figurines. The ooey-gooey mix is both gross and great!
Consider these options:
- Multicolor Slime Kit: Create fun, ooey-gooey creations with a vibrant slime kit. Perfect for kids’ sensory play.
- Googly Eyes Set: Add personality to your monsters with a varied googly eyes set. Make crafting exciting!
- Monster Figurine Set: Enhance playtime with monster figurines, sparking imagination and creativity in every child.
7. Frankenstein’s Foam Party
Create a foam party with green and purple foam and add in Frankenstein-themed toys. The foam is a sensory delight with its soft and squishy texture.
A few suggestions:
- Green and Purple Foam Beads: Add fun, vibrant texture to your sensory bin with colorful foam beads for endless play.
- Frankenstein Toy Figurines: Enhance your spooky theme with Frankenstein figurines perfectly suited for interactive playtime.
- Foaming Soap for Sensory Play: Create delightful squishy foam for tactile fun and exciting sensory experiences at home.
8. Eyeball Extravaganza
Fill a bin with gelatin eyeballs for a slippery, surprising search. I remember the giggles it brought to my workshop when participants dared to reach in!
Give these a look:
- Halloween Gelatin Eyeballs Kit: Create wiggly fun for your sensory bin with these easy-to-make gelatin eyeballs for Halloween.
- Fake Realistic Eyeballs for Crafts: Add a spooky twist to your sensory bin with these lifelike fake eyeballs. Safe and reusable.
- Halloween Sensory Bin Filler: Fill your sensory bin with these unique textured fillers, perfect for tactile Halloween fun.
9. Wicked Web Weaving
Use white yarn to weave a web and place plastic spiders and flies within. The tactile weaving experience is an intricate delight.
Products that could assist:
- White Yarn: Create intricate webs and enhance your tactile experience with soft, durable white yarn.
- Plastic Spiders: Add a spooky touch to your web with realistic and durable plastic spiders.
- Plastic Flies: Enhance the eerie vibe of your sensory bin with lifelike plastic flies.
10. Enchanted Forest Floor
Use moss and small twigs to create a forest floor, and scatter tiny woodland creatures throughout. This natural setting is both calming and captivating.
A few helpful options:
- Natural Preserved Moss: Enhance your sensory bin with lush, green moss for an authentic forest floor experience.
- Miniature Woodland Animal Figurines: Add charm to your forest scene with detailed, tiny woodland creatures. Perfect for imaginative play.
- Decorative Pine Cones and Twigs: Incorporate natural textures and shapes to create a realistic and engaging forest environment.
11. Haunted Haystack
Scatter hay or straw in a bin and hide tiny ghost and ghoul figures. It brings back memories of my autumn trips to the pumpkin patch!
Possibly helpful picks:
- Miniature Ghost and Ghoul Figures: Add spooky excitement to your sensory bin with these tiny ghost and ghoul figures!
- Natural Straw or Hay Fill: Create an authentic haystack feel with this natural straw or hay fill for your sensory bin.
- Decorative Halloween Bowl: Elevate your Halloween setup with this charming decorative bowl for your haunted haystack.
12. Ghostly Gelatin
Make a clear gelatin and hide ghost-shaped gummies inside. Watching them jiggle is half the fun!
Might be a good match:
- Clear Gelatin Mix: Create the perfect base for your sensory bin with easy-to-use clear gelatin mix.
- Ghost-Shaped Gummies: Add spooky fun to your bin with delicious ghost-shaped gummies. Perfect for Halloween treats!
- Large Glass Mixing Bowl: Mix and display your gelatin creation in style with a durable, large glass mixing bowl.
13. Candy Corn Concoction
Layer yellow, orange, and white pom-poms to mimic candy corn, adding a few candy shapes for a sweet surprise. It’s a visual treat as much as a textural one!
You might like:
- Colored Pom-Poms Set: Create fun textures with a colorful set of pom-poms mimicking candy corn. Perfect for crafting!
- Candy-Shaped Mini Erasers: Add playful candy-shaped mini erasers for interactive fun in your sensory bin.
- Rectangular Ceramic Container: Present your sensory bin beautifully in a sleek, durable rectangular ceramic container.
14. Bewitched Bead Bliss
Fill a bin with an assortment of beads in Halloween colors, and add small scoops and cups for sorting. It’s a bewitching way to work on fine motor skills!
These products might help:
- Halloween Themed Bead Set: Unleash creativity by sorting these colorful beads, enhancing your child’s fine motor skills and fun.
- Wooden Scoops and Cups: Encourage sorting and scooping with these charming wooden tools for an engaging sensory experience.
- Colorful Sorting Tray: Organize your beads effortlessly using this versatile tray, perfect for little hands and creative play.
15. Cauldron of Colors
Fill a mini cauldron with colored sand and hide color-coordinated trinkets. It’s a magical way to mix and match.
You might give these a try:
- Colored Sand Variety Pack: Add vibrancy with a variety pack of colored sand for endless mixing fun in your cauldron.
- Mini Halloween Cauldron: Get mystical with a mini cauldron, perfect for creating your sensory bin of magical colors.
- Colorful Trinkets Set: Hide colorful, themed trinkets in the sand for an exciting treasure hunt adventure.
16. Pumpkin Patch Pasta
Use dyed orange pasta as a base and mix in mini pumpkins and gourds. The vibrant colors and varied textures create a delightful sensory exploration.
A few things you might like:
- Orange Dyed Pasta: Add vibrant color and tactile fun to your sensory bin with orange dyed pasta.
- Mini Artificial Pumpkins: Enhance your pumpkin patch theme with realistic mini pumpkins for sensory exploration.
- Artificial Gourds Mix: Incorporate lifelike gourds to diversify textures and colors in your sensory creation.
17. Mummy Madness
Wrap small dolls in strips of gauze to create mini mummies and place them on cotton ball clouds. It’s a soft and eerie setting perfect for imaginative play.
Possibly handy products:
- Small Gauze Wraps for Crafts: Wrap dolls easily for spooky fun. Perfect for creating your own mini mummy collection!
- Soft Cotton Balls: Create fluffy clouds for your mummies to rest on. Essential for any eerie play setup.
- Small Craft Dolls: Get ready to wrap these dolls and bring your mummy masterpiece to life today!
