Dollar Tree DIY Sensory Bins and Activities on a Budget (Infant Safe)

Reign is a such a busy bee, he always needs to be doing something (like his mama!) so now he is one and learning more about playing and using more motor skills (something other than water play, which he is obsessed with!) I thought it would be a good time to start some sensory bin/activities with him. I looked online and on amazon and the pre-made bins were so expensive and they had sand or water beads, something that is still a choking hazard for my little one (and he eats sand haha) so I decided to take a quick trip to the Dollar Store and make my own! Here are the ones we started out with:

Muffin Tin Rescue

Tape objects to muffin tin and let baby go at at! We also use ball pit balls, toy animals, little people etc. to switch it up a bit for him.

Cookie Sheet Alphabet

He just slides these around and tries to stick them together right now but so many fun activities to do with these when he gets older! You can have your little one spell out words, equations, write their name, organize the letters into vowels or into colors – the possibilities are endless with these!

Pom Pom Whisk

Stuff a whisk full of pom poms and let kiddo take them out. This also would work with ribbons/tulle etc. We have this ball for the ribbons too.

Sponge Sensory Tub

This is his favorite, he loves water play! I cut up some dish sponges and placed in the water with his measuring cups and other water tools (he eventually sat in the tub 😂)