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February 11, 2016

Rainbow Color Sorting Sensory Bin

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Our kids love the sandbox. They love to flood it with water, drag every toy they own out there (they got busted trying to sneak their monster trucks out a couple days ago), and dig holes and tunnels. They have a good time with it when the weather permits. 

I like to have some sandbox alternatives for them, especially when the weather is too cold to play outside or we need a sand free day. 

This rainbow color sorting sensory bin is a great indoor activity for toddler and preschoolers. They work on colors, sorting and fine motor skills.
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I recently picked up a huge bag of cereal at Walmart for just under $5, dumped it in one of our under the bed storage containers and let them loose. I grabbed a couple of shovels and a small truck from my secret stash (yes I have a secret stash, so they don’t end up in the sandbox) and put them in the cereal.  

Rainbow sensory bin fun indoor activity.

While the boys were at school, I set up a color sorting activity with my preschooler. It was super easy to set up. I lined up six cups, one for each color of the rainbow. I gave her an Easy-Grip Safety Tweezer and instruct her to sort the cereal into the cups by color. You could definitely do this without the tweezers and just let your child use their fingers to sort. For really young children, it’s great practice using their pincer grip (thumb and forefinger). 

This rainbow color sorting sensory bin is a great indoor activity for toddler and preschoolers. They work on colors, sorting and fine motor skills.

This rainbow color sorting sensory bin is a great indoor activity for toddler and preschoolers. They work on colors, sorting and fine motor skills.

This rainbow color sorting sensory bin is a great indoor activity for toddler and preschoolers. They work on colors, sorting and fine motor skills.

The color sorting part of this activity was a really easy activity for my four year old preschooler. All kids develop differently and have different abilities, but the color sorting is best suited for 2-3 year olds. 

The kids have played with this every day since I set it up. I just put the lid back on it for storage at night. I did notice our cereal level decreasing. I think there has been so snacking going on while they play. 

Rainbow color sorting sensory bin great indoor activity for toddlers and preschoolers great for colors, sorting, and fine motor skills.

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  1. Aliza B says

    February 12, 2016 at 2:04 am

    I would have a hard time not eating it all! I like your inventive ideas for keeping kids busy when the weather outside isn’t ideal. We need to do something like this. Maybe the same cereal and make necklaces. Good fine motor skills too.

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    • Kim says

      February 16, 2016 at 11:55 am

      Yes this cereal is great for making necklaces and the kid have been snacking on it a lot 🙂

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