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Polar Animals Sensory Bin – Easy Winter Fun for Kids

Are you looking for some easy and fun activities to do with the kids this winter? This Polar Animals Sensory Bin takes five minutes to set up and is perfect for teaching the kids all about the animals that live in the north and south poles.

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This polar animals sensory bin is perfect for toddler and preschool winter curriculums. Learn about the harsh climate these amazing animals live in. All while developing language, fine motor skills and more.
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More Winter Sensory Activities to try

Sensory activities for kids are my go-to activity all year round. But they become even more important during the winter months when playing outside isn’t always an option. Here are some of my favorite winter-themed sensory bins for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.

Winter Sensory Bottles – If, like me, you live somewhere where it never snows, this is one way to enjoy the winter season and still see all the swirling (albeit fake) snowflakes. Take a look at these 3 different winter-themed sensory bottles

Winter Forest Sensory Bin – This winter forest includes trees, snow, and if you have them, a few woodland animals to go with it. This sensory play ideas photographed terribly, but my kids loved it. They loved putting the snow on the trees (and each other). I just wish that I had some woodland animals handy to go with this. It would have been so much better if my kids could find animals that were hibernating, and others that didn’t. It would have made for a great biology lesson.

Icebergs Sensory Bin – How do you teach kids about climate change? With a play based learning idea of course. These icebergs will actually melt as they get played with and soon the polar bears have nowhere to play. Don’t worry, this sensory bin is also 100% taste safe, so even babies can join in on the fun.

For more ideas, visit 25 Winter Sensory Activities.

Materials Needed

A fantastic way to add some more learning into this activity is with this Polar Animals Easy Reader book. It’s perfect for preschool circle time and introduces your students to many polar animals, especially if you don’t have all of the toy figurines handy.

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How to set up a Polar Animals Sensory Bin

This polar animals sensory bin is perfect for toddler and preschool winter curriculums. Learn about the harsh climate these amazing animals live in. All while developing language, fine motor skills and more.

This sensory bin is incredibly easy to set up. All you need to do is:

1. Fill two-thirds of the container with uncooked white rice, this will be your snow.

2. Fill the remaining third with blue decorative pebbles, this will be the water.

3. Place your polar animal figurines in the “snow” or “water”

4. Let the kids play.

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If you struggle to keep your sensory play mess-free then be sure to read my Rainbow Rice post. It contains my number one hack for turning any sensory bin into a 1-minute cleanup.

For more amazing ideas, read Educational Sensory Bins for Preschool. These sensory bins help preschoolers to learn their numbers, letters, and more.

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This polar animals sensory bin is perfect for toddler and preschool winter curriculums. Learn about the harsh climate these amazing animals live in. All while developing language, fine motor skills and more.

Winter Activity Pack

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