Maybe your Occupational Therapist (OT) told you about them or maybe you saw them on Pinterest, but we are going to go through everything you need to know on how to make your own sensory bin. Why sensory bins?Early play is definitely about sensory experiences. It is how children learn about their environment. Touching, tasting, seeing, hearing, moving and doing is how the brain learns how to interact with its surroundings. Read more about how that happens here. The more early experiences a child has with sensory experiences, the more the brain can lay down “tracks” of how to process and respond to those sensations. You can read more about that here. But no worries! If you feel that you are coming in late to the game, sensory bins can still make an impact no matter the age. For kids with Sensory Processing Disorder or certain texture intolerances, sensory bins are the perfect tool. Besides building the nervous system tracks that help them process tactile input, you can target your bin to...
