The best rice sensory bins! Rice is a wonderfully easy and inexpensive sensory bin filler to enjoy any time of the year and in such a variety of ways. We love the feel of plain white rice, but we also love to dye it fun colors for holidays and seasons! Coloring rice is super easy and fast. It dries in no time and lasts a long time too. Grab a bag of rice and check out all these wonderful ideas for each season and some of the major holidays too. Sensory play is awesome for kids!

The Best Rice Sensory Bins All Year Long

50+ Unique Rice Sensory Bins For Each Season & Holiday

Not sure about sensory bins or what to do with them? Start here and read some of our how- to guides before diving in to all the fun. Sensory bins and sensory play are an enormous source of early learning activities for young kids!

Rice Sensory Bins For Every Day Of The Year

I have compiled a huge list from our sensory bins to sensory bins from wonderful bloggers all around the world! Rice is a universal sensory play material. Here are all the ideas you need for each season, major holiday, scent play, early learning and more! Over 50 ideas for great sensory bins! Did I forget one? Let me know!

NOTE: If you can not use food in sensory bins. Check out our favorite non food sensory bin fillers.

Summer/4th of July/

Watermelon Rice Sensory Play

4th of July Sensory Star Search

Patriotic Sensory Bin

Sunshine Sensory Bin~ There’s Just One Mommy

Ocean Sensory Bin ~ The Imagination Tree

Tropical Sensory Play~ Blog Me Mom

Fall/Harvest/Halloween/Thanksgiving

Fall Rice Sensory Play~ 3 Dinosaurs

Fall Themed Sensory Tub~ Kids Activities Blog

Super Sensory Box~ Creative Learning Fun

Pumpkin Rice Sensory Bin~ Munchkin And Bean

Apple Scented Rice Sensory Play~ Frogs And Snails And Puppy Dog Tails

Halloween Spiders Sensory Bin~ School Time Adventures

 Books With Sensory Bins

Alphabet Pirate Sensory Bin

Dr. Suess Sensory Bin

Old McDonald Farm Sensory Play

Sky Bowl (The Cloud)~ My Small Potatoes

Green Eggs And Ham~ Wildflower Ramblings

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom~ Rubber Boots And Elf Shoes

Early Learning

 Early Learning Travel Sensory Kit

Mini Alphabet Sensory Bins

Exploring Magnets Sensory Bin

Search And Find Rice Sensory Bin

Eye Spy Rice Sensory Bottle

Legos And Numbers Sensory Bin

Exploring Colors ~ Mamas Like Me

Two Simple Sensory Bins Using Numbers And Letters~ And Next Comes L

I spy  Sensory Bin~ Happy Hooligans

Winter/ Christmas/Valentines Day

Christmas Rice Sensory Bin & Play

Toddler Christmas Sensory Bin~ Sow Sprout Play

Jingle Bell Christmas Sensory Tub~ Carrots Are Orange

Winter Sensory Bin~ Iowa Farmers Wife

Winter Sensory Bin~ Crayon  Freckles

Valentine Sensory Bin~ Gift Of Curiosity

Valentine Sensory Bin~ Minne Mama

Valentines Sensory Bin~ Still Playing School

Spring/St Patrick’s Day/Easter/Earth Day

Spring Green Sensory Bin

Rainbow Sensory Bin

Travel Easter Sensory Bin

Easter Egg Sensory Bin~ Learn Play Imagine

Earth Day Sensory Bin

Exploring Spring Sensory Play~ Teach Preschool

Exploring With Frogs Sensory Play~ Powerful Mothering

Bugs Themed Rice Sensory Bin~ Fun With Momma

Butterfly Sensory Bin (10 Ideas)~ Suzy Homeschooler

Olfactory (Scented Sensory Play)

Lemon Scented Rice Sensory Bin

Herbal Rice ~The Imagination Tree

Bedtime Lavender Rice~ The Nurture Store

Koolaid Scented Rice~ Teach Preschool

New Way To Make Scented Rice~ Play, Create, Explore

Pumpkin Spice Rice~ Frogs And Snails And Puppy Dog Tails

Calming Nature Scents~ How Wee Learn

Candy Cane Rice~ Learn Play Imagine

Cinnamon Scented Fall Rice~ The Connection We Share

So far I have gathered over 50 rice sensory bins that I think are wonderful. There are so many more out there to try! I hope you will pick one and get started today! Let me know how much your kids like it! Have an idea for one let me know!

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