How to Make A Magical Witches Potion Sensory Bin

Are you ready to start brewing your own magical potion? Learn how to make a magical Witches Potion Sensory Bin for Halloween. This sensory bin is made out of soap foam and Halloween props. Your toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners will have so much fun adding in all the creepy and scary things to their bubbling cauldron.

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Are your kids excited about the spooky season? If you’re starting to get ready for this October, then start by taking a look at these other Halloween activities for kids. Or invest in the Halloween Activity Pack, which is filled with educational ideas for young kids.

Table of Contents

• More Halloween Sensory Activities
• What You’ll Need
• Watch the Video
• Instructions
• Different Ideas to Try
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Sensory Activities for Halloween

How do you make a sensory bin for Halloween? Well here are some of my most popular ideas to get you started. Kids of all ages will have tons of fun with an awesome Halloween theme sensory play activity.

1. Jello Eyeballs Sensory Bin
2. Halloween Spaghetti Sensory Bin
3. Skeleton Sensory Activity
4. Halloween Cloud Dough Sensory Bin
5. Spider Sensory Bin

For more ideas, check out this list of 36 Sensory Activities for Halloween

Materials Needed

• 1/4 cup of bubble bath
• 1/4 cup of water
• Small squirt of green washable paint or green food coloring
• Large Plastic Cauldron
• Handheld mixer
• Halloween props – for example: eyeballs, spiders and severed fingers
• Sensory bin tools – such as spoons, bowls, and jugs.

How do you keep messy sensory bins mess-free? I do them in the garden because it makes cleaning up so easy. If you like the idea of keeping the mess out of your house then make sure that you always use Biocompatible Dish Soap instead of bubble bath. That way you know that it won’t hurt your plants when you wash up.

Watch the Video

How to Make a Witches Potion Sensory Bin

1. Pour in the Ingredients

In a large bowl, pour the bubble bath, water and paint.

I used washable paint because it doesn’t stain the kids hands when they’re playing. However you can also use green food coloring instead as an easy alternative.

2. Mix Until Foam Forms

Use a handheld mixer to combine the ingredients until you’ve got a bowl full of bubbles.

I’ve also tried to make foam using a blender, but I could never get it to work for me. If you have one of hand, then I really recommend using a handheld mixer instead.

3. Pour the Foam Into the Plastic Cauldron

You don’t have to use a cauldron for this activity. You can use a regular plastic tub instead. I chose to use a cauldron because it was a great prop for when my kids wanted to do this as a dramatic play activity as well as a sensory bin.

4. Gather your Potion Props

Use whatever halloween props you have one hand (as long as they can get wet). I chose things like spiders, cockroaches and eyeballs to include.

5. Enjoy Playing

I also decided to place the props on the side of the foam sensory bin. That way the kids could add them to the foam as they wanted.

Different ideas to try

Additional Prop Ideas

Experiment with different Halloween props to add into your magic potion. You’ll be sure to find a variety of different toys at your local dollar store. Halloween themed items to try include:

• Plastic bones
• Water beads
• Artificial spider web
• Little pumpkins
• Googly eyes
• Spider rings

If you’re doing this sensory activity with babies or young toddlers, be careful that the items you choose don’t pose a choking hazard. As always, ensure you supervise your children at all times.

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