Skip to Content

Butterfly Sensory Bin for Spring

Head into Spring with some sensory activities for kids. This Butterfly Sensory Bin is a fun and easy way to explore butterflies with a play based learning approach. Learn how butterflies fly, eat and behave. This is a great accompanying activity if you are learning all about the Butterfly Life Cycle in your preschool classroom.

Make entertaining the kids easy with the Spring Activity Pack.

For only $10 you’ll get 90+ pages of hands-on activities and craft templates. They’re perfect for teaching math, literacy, fine motor skills and more to preschool and kindergarten aged kids.
Take a closer look inside, or buy it here.

Disclosure: Some of the links provided in this blog are affiliate links. I will be paid a commission if you use this link to make a purchase.

Spring Sensory Activities

Here are some more Spring themed sensory play ideas. Check out these fun ways for toddlers and preschoolers to explore this wonderful season.

  1. Bird Seed Sensory Bin
  2. Frog Pond Sensory Bin
  3. Birds Nest Sensory Bin
  4. Spring Flower Sensory Bottle
  5. Flowers and Pom Poms Sensory Bin

For more ideas, take a look at these 17 Spring Sensory Bins.

Materials Needed

  1. Green rainbow rice (or kinetic sand)
  2. Craft butterflies
  3. Craft flowers
  4. A large plastic tub
  5. Spoons, bowls, cups and other sensory bin tools


How to Make A Butterfly Sensory Bin

Step 1: Make your green rainbow rice.

You can use this Taste-Safe Rainbow Rice, to make a batch the night before, and have it ready to go the next morning.

I personally love having a batch of rainbow rice that is just green. It’s a wonderful base for so many (especially nature themed) sensory bins.

2. Fill the plastic tub with the rainbow rice, and decorate it with the craft flowers and butterflies.

3. Enjoy playing.

My little girl loves scooping and pouring rainbow rice more than anything. So I always make sure that I have plenty of cups and bowls for her to use. This time she decided to make “butterfly soup”. While a bit on the dark side for me, I didn’t have the heart to squash her imagination and tell her that we don’t eat butterflies.

Are you going to try this butterfly sensory bin with your kids?
Don’t forget to pin the idea for later


Spring activity pack for preschoolers. Spring themed math, literacy, fine motor, games and arts and crafts templates for preschool and kindergarten.

Spring Activity Pack

Over 90+ pages of Spring themed play based learning activities and craft templates. Perfect for preschool and kindergarten.