Beautiful Birds Nest Sensory Bin for Spring
Nothing says that Spring is here quite like baby birds arriving. Watching the ducklings waddling around is always an exciting time of year for our little family. That’s why this Birds Nest Sensory Bin is always a big hit when Spring comes around. As a bonus, as far as sensory bins go, this one is mess-free. Although this sensory bin is really easy to set up, it has a whole range of different learning activities hiding in all of those colors.
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As the weather warms up, now is the perfect time to try some of these Spring activities for kids. I don’t know about you, but there’s something about the change in seasons that gets my kids excited about learning. Or you can invest in the Spring Activity Pack, which is filled with educational ideas for young kids.
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Materials Needed
- Colored craft paper
- scissors
- plastic easter eggs
- fluffy craft chicks
- a large tub
How to Make a Birds Nest Sensory Bin
1. Cut the colored paper into thin strips.
If you have a shredder handy, then use it. However, I found that cutting the paper with scissors was incredibly easy and took less than 5 minutes.
2. Scrunch the Paper.
Scrunch the paper strips up in your hands so that they are a little bent. This isn’t essential, but I love they way it makes the paper seem thicker and more tangled.
3. Then spread them over the bottom of your container.
Place the paper in your plastic tub. It doesn’t matter what size tub you use, just pick whatever you have on hand.
3. Add in your birds.
Place some of the baby chicks into the Easter eggs, and close the eggs. Place these and some empty eggs and “hatched” chicks on top of the paper.
Helping the baby birds to hatch out of the plastic Easter Eggs ended up being a great fine motor activity. My son loved holding the eggs up and making them pop open. My baby daughter just loved placing the chicks in the out of the eggs, even if closing the eggs again proved to be a bit too difficult for her.
I even got to practice a bit of color matching while the two munchkins played. However, that was only because I was lucky enough to find baby chicks that were the same color as the eggs.
More Spring Themes Sensory Play Idea to Try
If your kids love sensory play, then check out these other spring themed sensory activities. They’re perfect for young kids to try this Spring.
- Insects Sensory Bin
- Spring Garden Sensory Bin for Toddlers
- Flower Soup Sensory Bin
- Spring Sensory Bag
- Spring Sensory Bottles
For more ideas, take a look at these 20 Spring Sensory Bins.
Spring Activity Pack
Over 90+ pages of Spring themed play based learning activities and craft templates. Perfect for preschool and kindergarten.
Are you going to try a Birds Nest Sensory Bin with your kids? Don’t forget to pin the idea for later.
