Valentine’s Day Sensory Activities

Valentine Sensory Activities for Kids can be a fun and easy way to get your kids in the Valentine spirit. Whether you want to show love, spread some cheer or just use it as a chance to decorate your home, these sensory activities will help everyone enjoy this time of year. Check out this list of 20 fun, Valentine’s Day Sensory Activities you can do with them. For many parents and teachers, sensory bins are a huge success with little ones.

What is a sensory bin?

A sensory bin is a learning and play tool that has been around for quite some time. It’s a great thing to do with children of all ages, and the contents may be customized to match their unique interests and abilities.

A sensory bin is a container used to contain the stimuli. A simple example is an old ice cream tub. However, there are several different methods to create a sensory bin or table. An indoor plastic storage box with lid may be used, or you may bring it outside with a tarp beneath to keep surfaces from getting wet.

A sensory bin can be as simple as dumping a bunch of rice in a large plastic bowl and adding some measuring cups or bowls to play with. You can use cookie cutters to make shapes out of the rice, add some spoons for scooping, etc. The idea is to make it fun and let them explore!

You may also use water beads instead of rice, which are becoming more popular because they resist moisture and are simpler to clean up. Shaving cream, rice or beans, dry pasta shells, crayons, pom poms, and other sensory items are all possible options.

There are numerous methods to use a sensory bin, from spraying it with a spray bottle containing a tiny amount of soap and water to squirting other substances through an icing decorator.

With this bin, children may engage in hours of learning and fun! Try these Valentine’s Day Sensory bins!

1. Valentine Rice Sensory Bin by Things to Share and Remember.
Toddlers will love this easy and fun craft to make! Follow along as Stacy shows you how to create a Valentine’s Day rice sensory bin like the one here. Don’t worry she tells you how to dye the rice too.

2. Valentine Pasta Sensory Bin by Life Over C’s
Fun Valentine Pasta Sensory Bin, great for kids’ playtime. This inexpensive product is a simple filler of a food can be transformed into something fantastic! Maybe not tasty, but definitely fun!

3. Valentine Sensory Bin by Fantastic Fun and Learning.
This sensory bin is all about soft, scratchy and even smooth items that remind you of Valentine’s Day. Kids are going to have fun measuring the cotton balls and watching how fluffy they are and how light they are. Keep in mind the sizes of items you are placing in the bins and to watch your child if they put things in their mouths/ears/nose.

While feeling the scratchy hearts that are made of glitter. If you have a child that does NOT like things getting on them you may want to leave the glitter out. Nicoli was not one to like glitter and we found out when he freaked out that glitter got stuck on his hand and didn’t go away immediately. He thought something was wrong.

4. Spinning Top Sensory Valentine by Lemon Lime Adventures

Activities for Kids can be a fun and easy way to get your kids in the Valentine spirit. Whether you want to show love, spread some cheer or just use it as a chance to decorate your home, these sensory activities will help everyone enjoy this time of year.

Valentines are around the corner! Get creative with Valentines Sensory Activities for Kids in your classroom by adding up candy grams, themed crafts and special lunchtime treats. Using these sensory activities will make school feel more like home during this holiday season.

6. Slow Falling Hearts Sensory Bottle by Rhythms of play.
7. Glitter Glue Valentines Sensory Bottle by Little Bins for Little Hands
8. Valentine Sensory Bottles by Adventures of Adam
9. Valentine Soap Foam Letter Search by Inspiration Laboratories.
10. Valentine’s Day Sensory Bags by Play & Learn Every Day.
11. Heart Sensory Matching by I Can Teach My Child.
12. Valentine’s Sensory Play Light Table by Where Imagination Grows.
13. Water Beads for Valentine’s Day by Teaching Mama.
14. Sweet Valentine’s Day Sensory Bin with Practical Life and Math Activities by Living Montessori Now.
15. Valentine Sensory Tub by Nuture Store.
16. Valentine’s Day Discovery Box by No Time for Flashcards
17. Broken Heart Alphabet Hunt by Toddler Approved.
18. Marbled Valentine’s Day Playdough by Fireflies and Mudpies.
19. Play Dough Cookie Cutter Valentine by Buggy and Buddy.
20. Toddler Sensory Play Valentine’s Day Soup by Fun at Home With Kids.

I’d love to hear your ideas. If you do try any of these, take a quick picture and don’t forget to share it over at The Life of a Home Mom Facebook page.