How to Make a Counting Carrots Sensory Bin for Easter

This Counting Carrots Sensory Bin is a wonderful sensory and math activity for kids. Hide the carrots in the rainbow rice and see if your little ones can match the numbers painted onto some old egg cartons. 

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Easter Sensory Activities for Kids

Here are some of my favorite Easter themed sensory play ideas. Perfect for toddlers and preschoolers, and a great way to celebrate the holiday without any need for chocolate.

Musical Easter Egg Sensory Bin – This sensory bin doubles as an instrument-making activity using Easter eggs. Create your own musical instruments and keep the eggs for your next circle time or sing-a-long. I particularly appreciate Easter sensory activities for preschoolers that incorporate sound as well as touch, because it makes it a little different.

Easter Bunny Sensory Bin – Feed the Easter Bunny some delicious Easter eggs look in this sensory bin idea. This sensory bin is suitable for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. Develop fine motor skills with this cute Easter Bunny Sensory Bin.

Foam Sensory Bin for Easter – This foam Easter themed sensory play idea is so easy to make. All you need is some shaving foam and green food coloring. Hide some eggs underneath all of that foam for your kids to find. A fun and easy indoor egg hunt.

For more ideas, check out this list of 20 Easter themed sensory play ideas.

Materials needed

• Green Rainbow Rice
• 1 egg carton
• green paint
• Craft Carrots
• Sharpie
• Sensory bin tools, such as spoons, bowls, and jugs

How to make a Counting Carrots Sensory Bin

Step 1: Make the rainbow rice.

I made this sensory bin using my Taste-safe Rainbow Rice Recipe, although I only made green rainbow rice for this bin. It was easy to make the night before and it was all dry and ready to go by the next morning. I always use the taste-safe recipe because my baby girl loves to eat everything she can.

Related: Easter themed sensory bottles from Laughing Kids Learn

2. Make your Carrot garden.

I made the carrot garden out of an old egg carton and some green paint.

After I painted the old egg carton I numbered each of the segments from 1 to 12. I also numbered the craft carrots from 1 – 12 so that they could be matched.

My son practiced counting and matching the different numbers together. My baby girl just had fun playing with the rainbow rice and posting. She couldn’t match the numbers but did have fun putting the carrots into the egg cartons.

Related: Easter sensory items in a baby’s cradle – Fantastic Fun and Learning

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