As March ushers in the promise of spring, it’s the perfect time to engage your little ones in these sensory play ideas. Sensory bins and sensory boards are fantastic tools for promoting exploration, creativity, and cognitive development in children of all ages. For the month of March, let’s dive into some spring-themed sensory play ideas that will captivate young minds and bring the wonders of the season to life!
Why Does Sensory Play Matter? Sensory play is essential for children’s development as it stimulates their senses—touch, sight, smell, hearing, and sometimes taste—in a safe and controlled environment. Engaging in sensory activities helps build neural connections in the brain, fosters language development, enhances fine motor skills, encourages problem-solving, and promotes relaxation and stress relief.
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March Sensory Bin Ideas
- Garden Exploration Bin: Fill a large container with soil, seeds, small gardening tools, and artificial flowers. Let your child dig, plant, and pretend to garden. This activity introduces them to the concept of gardening and encourages sensory exploration of different textures and smells. This is a perfect spring sensory activity for preschoolers and toddlers. You can find the complete set on Etsy.
2. Rainbow Rice Sensory Bin: Use rice that’s vibrant spring colors. Add scoopers, cups, and funnels for scooping and pouring. This colorful bin provides a visually stimulating experience and helps refine fine motor skills as children manipulate the rice.
3.Bug Discovery Bin: Create a bug-themed sensory bin with items like plastic insects, leaves, twigs, and green rice. Encourage your child to search for bugs, sort them by type or color, and create habitats using natural materials. This activity promotes curiosity about nature and introduces basic concepts of biology.
March Sensory Board Ideas
4. Flower Garden Spring Sensory Board: These plastic flowers are different shapes and sizes. Children can touch and arrange the flowers, engaging their sense of touch and imagination as they design their garden. You can purchase this glower sensory board on Amazon.
5.Weather Sensory Board: This perfectly crafted weather board box is perfect for your littles ones love of learning. Especially suitable for preschool, kindergarten or first graders as they learn about the wonders of weather. It comes with everything you see, umbrella wood board, rice, stamps, play dough, kinetic sand, worms and much more. You can find the whole set on Etsy.
6. Bird’s Nest Board: Construct a bird’s nest using natural materials such as twigs, straw, and feathers glued onto a board. You can also get these items from a craft store such as Michaels, or from Amazon. Add small plastic eggs or craft foam eggs for the birds. Perfect for 3, 4 , and 5 year olds to explore the textures of the nest and eggs while learning about birds’ habitats and life cycles.
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Conclusion
This March, embrace the spirit of spring with these super engaging March themed sensory bins and sensory board ideas that inspire creativity, exploration, and learning. Whether your child is engaging in garden play, discovering bugs, or creating a colorful rainbow, these March sensory activities will spark their imagination and deepen their understanding of the world around them. So gather your materials, set up your sensory stations, and watch as your little ones delight in the wonders that is March!
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