Flower Garden Sensory Bin for Kids

Learn how to make your own Flower Garden Sensory Bin for your kids. This is a fun activity that lets kids engage in imaginative play, by giving them their own garden to play with.

I’ve outlined both an indoor and an outdoor version of this sensory activity, so you can choose which one works best for you and your circumstances.

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Table of Contents

• What You’ll Need
• Watch the Video
• Instructions
• More Spring Themed Sensory Activities
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Materials Needed

1. A large plastic container
2. Dried black beans or black rainbow rice
3. Artificial flowers
4. Wire cutters
5. Pot
6. Sensory Bin tools (Cups, spoons, bowl, etc)

Watch the Video

If you prefer to watch the tutorial, instead of reading the step-by-step instructions, you can check out how to make this activity on YouTube instead. 

How to Make a Flower Garden Sensory Bin

1. Place the sensory bin filler in the large tub

I used a combination of dried black beans and black rainbow rice to fill this sensory bin.

If you don’t know how to make your own rainbow rice, you can always check out my taste-safe rainbow rice recipe to learn how.

2. Separate your fake flowers

​Use a pair of wire cutters to separate your bunch of flowers into each individual stem. You’ll definitely need wire cutters for this step because scissors aren’t strong enough to cut through the wire.

Although, you may be lucky and find a bunch of flowers in the dollar store that are already separated.

3. Place the sensory toys in the garden bin

​Place the flower pot, flowers and sensory bin tools inside the plastic tub.

4. Enjoy playing

Now your kids can have fun picking the flowers, planting them and playing with the rainbow rice. 

This is also a great way to talk to your kids about different parts of a flower, the plant life cycle or even just introduce them to garden creatures (I prefer toy bugs to real ones for this idea)

Outdoor Option

If you want to take your sensory play outside, all you need to do is fill an old pot with dirt, then let your kids plant their fake flowers in the pot.

I did this when my kids were little and they just loved having their own gardens to play with.

It also saved me the headache of making sure they didn’t run around the entire yard, making sure they didn’t pick all of the real flowers. 

More Spring Themed Sensory Activities

If you want more ideas for Spring time then you’ll love these other sensory bin ideas.

1. Flower Soup Sensory Bin
2. Bee Sensory Bin
3. ​Bird Seed Sensory Bin
4. Spring Sensory Bag
5. Spring Sensory Bottle

Or take a look at all of our Spring Sensory Bins.

Are you going to try this Flower Garden Sensory Bin with your kids? Don’t forget to pin the idea for later.

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