Spring sensory bin for Easter
Spring Carrot Counting Sensory Bin
Materials:
1 Large tub or bin
1 Egg carton
12 Small carrots – I used candy containers and poured out the candy
Uncooked rice (about 10 cups) – I buy a 10lb bag of rice every once in a while just for sensory bins
Green food coloring
Water
Directions:
Add 3 cups of rice, 1 teaspoon of water, and 10 drops of green food coloring to a gallon sized bag – make as many bags as needed to fill your bin. More than 3 cups makes the bag too full and it gets harder to spread the dye around.
Shake and massage the bag until food coloring is easily distributed.
Set rice out to dry (takes about 30 mins to an hour)
Once dry, add colored rice to bin
Cut the egg carton so that you have two rows of 6, then poke a hole in the top of each section.
Write numbers 1-6 and 7-12 on the egg carton and numbers 1-12 on the carrots.
Place egg carton and carrots into bin. Hide the carrots under the rice so that your little one gets to have fun harvesting the carrots while they play!