22 Best Halloween Sensory Bins For Spooky Season

This post shares the best Halloween sensory bins for spooky season

 

Once we hit October I’m on the hunt to make everything in my life Halloween themed including sensory bins! From skeletons to creepy crawly bugs there are tons of options to get your toddlers sensory bins ready for spooky season. So, I’m going to share my ideas for the best Halloween sensory bins to get you inspired.

 

1. Skeleton Sensory Bin

 

While this activity lists salt as the main component I would personally use Kinetic Sand. However, salt is absolutely a viable option!

 

 

You can find the skeleton toy on Amazon or possibly the dollar store if you’re lucky

 

 

Store in an airtight bin to ensure the salt or Kinetic Sand doesn’t dry out or clump up. Enjoy throughout the month of October!

 

2. Fizzy Witches Potion

 

 

Your child will be amazed watching science happen right before their eyes as the vinegar mixes with the baking soda and food coloring

 

Your little one will love creating a science experiment within mini pumpkins and cauldrons

 

Be sure to grab yourself a wide array of different food coloring, creepy spiders, and a giant bin to contain the fun!

 

3. Creepy Sensory Spaghetti

 

 

Using everyday spaghetti in your pantry you can make this fun and colorful sensory bin this Halloween

 

You can add in glow in the dark eyeballs, spiders, and whatever else your heart desires!

 

Using tongs, forks, and of course your hands this makes for a great sensory experience for your child

 

4. Black Bat Sensory Bin

 

This simple sensory bin is sure to be a hit with spooky pasta bats and black cauldron scoopers

 

 

We love how easy this bin is to assemble while still offering more than enough options for learning through play

 

 

Invite them to use the tweezers to fill the cauldrons with bats for some added counting and one-to-one practice

 

 

5.  Creepy Crawly Spiderweb Bin

 

 

This creepy crawly spiderweb bin is full of fluffy cotton, spiders ( of course), filled eggs, and eyeballs

 

 

You can purchase all of these items from your local dollar store for very cheap!

 

 

6. Spooky Science Sensory Bin

 

 

Another fantastically simple but incredibly fun bin! Consisting of baking soda, colorful vinegar, and an array of creepy crawlies

 

 

Using a syringe fill it up with your colorful vinegar and add it to your bin. Watch as the chemical reaction happens and feel the change in texture

 

 

You can add it anything you like to this bin including glow in the dark eyeballs, snakes, mini pumpkins, mini cauldrons, and more

 

7. Bubble Foam

 

 

Using just a couple ingredients including soap, water, food coloring, and some spooky toys you can make this witches brew sensory bin

 

 

Whether you’re going for a ghoulish green, spooky purple, or pumpkin orange theme, this Halloween twist on bubble foam is super easy to set up and tons of fun!

 

8. Monster Sensory Bin

 

 

Your kids can create your own monsters with rice, pom poms, googly eyes, more!

 

 

The amount of different items you can add to this sensory bin are endless. Go get creative!

 

 

9. Black & Orange Sensory Bin

 

 

Hope you stocked up on your rice because it is a super popular sensory bin necessity

 

I’m in love with the black and orange theme of this sensory bin! Most stores have put out their Fall/Halloween products in August so you should have no problems finding anything now

 

Be sure to take your child’s age into consideration when building your sensory bin. Only put items in that are appropriate to your child’s age

 

10. Jack-O-Lantern Sensory Bin

 

 

Grab your clear plastic bottles and a black liquid chalk marker or sharpie. Draw jack-o-lantern faces on one side of the bottles

 

Don’t want to use rice or a food to do this activity? Try orange pom poms, orange water beads, gravel painted orange, orange dyed Epsom salts

 

 

11. Halloween Worms Sensory Bin

 

 

Green rice, orange lentils, and purple pasta is your base for the whimsical Halloween sensory bin

 

 

Fill with creepy crawlers, eyeballs, and fake bones, inviting exploration, discovery, and of course, a whole lot of concocting fun!

 

 

Scooping, pouring, and picking up different items enhances those tiny hand muscles and coordination

 

 

12. Pumpkin Rice Sensory Bin

 

 

If your favorite color is orange then this is the sensory bin for you!

 

Imagine the vibrant shades of orange rice, contrasted with the autumnal hues of leaves, and sprinkled with cute little pumpkin containers

 

The varied textures and colors stimulate tactile and visual senses, fostering a deeper connection and understanding of the world around them

 

13.  Monster Jam Halloween Sensory Bin

 

 

Think of this as an everything soup of Halloween sensory bins

 

 

I also love that this bin uses a variety of beans instead of salt, sand, or dyed rice. It is a much different texture which can be a lot of fun

 

 

Imagine what a monster would eat for dinner and add all of them into your monster soup sensory bin!

 

14. Foam Ghosts

 

 

Adorable painted ghost rocks are a less scary Halloween sensory bin option for little ones

 

 

This purple foam is a unique texture that is fun to both scoop with a spoon and explore with your hands

 

 

This is a bin that obviously won’t keep for weeks and weeks and will have to be made each time so that is something to keep in mind

 

15. Halloween Jello Sensory Bin

 

 

Have some extra Jello kicking around the house? This is your sign to use it in a messy, gooey, sensory bin!

 

 

This is a very different type of sensory bin that I wouldn’t do regularly but for a special occasion like Halloween

 

 

Fill it with all types of Halloween creepy crawlies, vampire teeth, pumpkins and more

 

 

16. Preschool Pumpkin Sensory Bin

 

 

Using cloud dough to make this sensory bin feel like it’s made of sand is the perfect way to make great pumpkin shapes

 

Using pumpkin cut outs from your local dollar store as well as mini pumpkin buckets is a fun activity for your preschooler

 

 

17. Purple & Black Skeleton

 

 

Kids can explore and enjoy a little spooky excitement while getting familiar with the bones that make up our bodies

 

 

The sensory bin will not only provided hours of entertainment but also spark plenty of creativity

 

 

Michaels or Hobby Lobby would be the place to find the skull and bones needed for this bin!

 

18. Jack – O – Lantern Fun Sensory Bin

 

 

Using Halloween themed colored shredded paper ( or color of your choosing) make this amazing sensory bin this Halloween

 

 

Add in paper straws, erasers, mini pumpkin pails, squishies, and other small Halloween themed toys

 

 

19. Pumpkin Patch Sensory Bin

 

 

While it isn’t totally Halloween themed it was too adorable not to share!

 

 

This edible sensory bin is a great option for toddlers that have a hard time keeping things out of their mouths

 

 

Pour the Cocoa Pebbles cereal into the container. This will be the “dirt” where the pumpkins grow. Feel free to get creative from there!

 

 

20. Halloween Bubble Foam Sensory Bin

 

 

When you already have everything you need for an activity in your home that is a HUGE win!

 

Here is what you can expect from this activity

• Exploring with their sense of touch
• Interacting with the environment
• Using their imagination
• Engaging in science exploration

 

Expert tip: When your child is done with this sensory bin, take it to the bathtub. Plug the drain, dump the bubble foam and the Halloween toys into it and let phase 2 of this activity commence. Be sure to click the link to find out what it is!

 

21. Eyeball Soup Sensory Bin

 

 

This sensory bin is perfect for playing on the tile floor of your kitchen or the floor of your bathroom

 

Do some pretend play and make your own soup bowls. Perhaps your young children would like to open up their own spooky restaurant and sell their eyeball soup to you

 

Conclusion: Best Halloween Sensory Bins

 

We hope our list of the best Halloween sensory bins have inspired you to get a little messy and creative this spooky season. We love when our kids learn through play which is exactly what sensory bins are for! Bonus when they are themed. Please let us know which one was you and your kids favorite!