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Gingerbread Sensory Bin

December 19, 2022 by Annette Kaminsky Leave a Comment

A chickpea-based gingerbread sensory bin children will love. Shop the dollar stores for gingerbread accessories to fill the bin.

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This gingerbread sensory bin is quick and easy to set up. Most of the supplies in the bin are dollar store finds, so the activity is low-cost. So why not set it up for your little learners this holiday season?

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Supplies To Collect

A super fun gingerbread sensory bin with a chickpea base. An economical bin with dollar store gingerbread accessories.

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The gingerbread-themed supplies gathered for the bin are:

  • cookie cutters
  • cookie tin
  • ice cube tray
  • gingerbread people ornaments and game pieces
  • gingerbread house and candy cane ornaments

Also in the bin are:

  • bell garland strips
  • peppermint erasers

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The Gingerbread Sensory Bin

An easy-to-put-together gingerbread sensory bin with a chickpea base. An economical bin with dollar store gingerbread accessories.

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This gingerbread-themed sensory bin has a dyed chickpea base. You can find out how to dye chickpeas in my blog post titled “Chinese New Year Sensory Play.”

Note: You can skip coloring the chickpeas and use undyed ones instead. They are the same color as gingerbread cookies!

The chickpeas are spread out in a white bus/utility tub. This size bin works well for one to three children to use at a time.

The cookie tin, ice cube tray, ornaments, garland, and erasers are from dollar stores. You would be able to find cookie cutters there too.

This sensory bin is a great follow-up activity to reading gingerbread character stories and doing songs and fingerplays about gingerbread people.

A chickpea-based gingerbread sensory bin children will love. Shop the dollar stores for gingerbread accessories to fill the bin.

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Other Supplies For The Gingerbread Bin

There are endless supplies that work in this bin. Other supplies that could be added are:

  • large gingerbread cookie cutters
  • gingerbread people erasers
  • wiggly eyes
  • pompoms
  • buttons
  • rickrack strips
  • cookie jar

Whatever the supplies, this cheery gingerbread sensory bin is bound to be a huge hit with your little learners!

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Related:

Gingerbread Playdough

Scissor Skill Gingerbread Man Craft

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A chickpea-based gingerbread sensory bin children will love. Shop the dollar stores for gingerbread accessories to fill the bin.

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© Annette Kaminsky   December 19, 2022

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Hi, I'm Annette Kaminsky. I am a preschool teacher who loves to share easy and fun early learning activities. Thanks for visiting my blog. Feel free to stay awhile!

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