Valentines Pom Pom Sensory Bin

Valentine’s Day is all about love and appreciation for family and friends. Teach your toddlers and preschoolers about this day with some sensory activities for kids. This Valentines Pom Pom Sensory Bin is so easy to put together, and provides a lot of play-based learning.

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There’s no better way to show kids that you love them than by spending quality time together. Some Valentine’s day themed activities are perfect for finding ways to spend with your little ones. Or you can invest in the Valentine’s Day Activity Pack, which is filled with educational printables for you kids.

Materials Needed

Red yarn
Pink, purple and white pom poms
Heart shaped boxes (optional)
Bubble Tongs and other fine motor tools
A large container to hold it all.

How to Make a Valentines Pom Pom Sensory Bin

1. Cut the yarn into pieces and spread it around the bottom of the large container.

I usually take the entire ball of yarn and cut it down the middle. It takes less than a minute and then you don’t have to unravel the whole ball.

2. Place the heart boxes in the container.

I made these heart boxes out of construction card. They’re very easy to make but not as strong as store bought ones. If you are doing this activity with a class, then I recommend investing in something more sturdy. Like these heart shaped wooden boxes

3. Sprinkle the pom pom over the yarn.

4. Enjoy learning.

What You’re Learning

Although this sensory bin is simple, it contains a lot of hidden learning opportunities. Together we sorted the pom pom by color and by size. Exploring the size concepts of small, medium and large.

Although I didn’t do it this time (because my preschooler wasn’t interested), you can also use the pom poms to practice pattern recognition. Just line up different color/sized pom poms in an ABAB line and ask your preschooler to complete the pattern.

My little girl used the heart shaped boxes to make a birthday “spaghetti cake” for me. Complete with pom pom candles and about 20 renditions of the happy birthday song.

Finally, we practiced some fine motor skills with the ball tongs. The kids enjoyed seeing how many pom poms could fit inside the tongs, (another great opportunity to practice counting).

As you can see, this simple sensory activity has a lot of math and fine motor practice involved too.