Plastic Easter Eggs make easy DIY musical instruments. That’s exactly what we did with this Musical Easter Egg Sensory Bin for kids. This fun and easy sensory bin encourages kids to explore sound, fine motor skills, and color matching.
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More Easter Sensory Activities for Preschoolers
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.
Counting Carrots Sensory Bin – Match and count the carrots in this Easter based sensory bin. This is a great way to practice number recognition, counting, and more. Read the numbers, place them in their spots on the egg carton and practice fine motor skills.
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.
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.
For more ideas, check out this list of 20 Easter themed sensory play ideas.
Materials needed
- Rainbow Rice (Get the taste safe Rainbow Rice Recipe here)
- Plastic Easter Eggs
- Baby chicks (optional)
- Sensory Bin tools (Eg spoons, bowls, etc)
How to Make a Musical Easter Egg Sensory Bin
Step 1: Fill the tub with green rainbow rice.
2. Decorate the rice with plastic easter eggs and the baby chicks.
3. Enjoy learning.
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Play Based Learning
I have to admit that when I first set up this sensory bin, I didn’t intend for it to be a musical easter egg sensory bin. That was something my son discovered. When the plastic eggs are filled with rice they make a lovely sound when you shake them. Having an impromptu sing-along with our handmade shakers was a lot of fun.
Let’s not forget what a fantastic fine motor activity this is for young toddlers and preschoolers. I knew that my son would have fun filling and popping open the plastic easter eggs. Thankfully he was good at making sure the rice went back into the tub when he popped the eggs open, so I didn’t have a huge mess on my hands.
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In the end, we didn’t use the baby chicks that much. Which is sad because they were the same colors as the plastic eggs and would have made for a great color matching activity. But hey, even without any color matching this sensory bin has been a huge hit with my two kids.
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Musical Easter Egg Sensory Bin
Plastic Easter Eggs make easy DIY musical instruments. That’s exactly what we did with this Musical Easter Egg Sensory Bin for kids. This fun and easy sensory bin encourages kids to explore sound, fine motor skills, and color matching.
Materials
- Green Rainbow Rice
- Plastic Easter Eggs
- Baby chicks (optional)
- Sensory Bin tools (Eg spoons, bowls, etc)
Instructions
- Fill the tub with green rainbow rice.
Rainbow rice can be made my mixing uncooked rice, food coloring and vinegar in a ziplock bag. Once all the rice is colored, pour it onto a plate to dry overnight. - Decorate the rice with plastic easter eggs and the baby chicks.
- Enjoy learning.