90 Sensory Table Ideas for the Year

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Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Learning occurs through play at the sensory table. Sometimes it can be tricky to think up new, engaging sensory tables, so I am here to help! I’m sharing all of my favorite sensory tables for various themes you may do in a preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. There are just too many amazing sensory tables for one post, so there is a separate post with my favorite holiday sensory tables, also!

In each sensory bin, try to add some kind of tool (ex: scoops, tweezers, utensils), something to put the sensory filler into (ex: trays, bowls, plastic eggs, buckets), something to sort or count (ex: mini erasers, pom poms, jewels), and sometimes something to spark imaginary play (ex: animals, people, counters). Most of the supplies in the bins come from Dollar Tree, Michaels, Walmart, or the Target dollar spot. If you want a printable list of Sensory Fillers and Sensory Tools, check out THIS POST, and if you want Sensory Table Ideas for each Holiday, check out THIS POST.

Since I’m sharing my favorite sensory bins, you also need to know how to make colorful fillers. Check out: How to Dye Chick Peas HERE, How to Color Beans HERE, How to Dye Rice HERE, and How to Dye Noodles HERE.

Just a reminder that red kidney beans are poisonous if ingested without being cooked. DO NOT put them in the sensory table!

Want all the sensory bins in one printable teacher guide? Grab it here!

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Sensory Bin ideas for the Whole year

Sand sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Sand Sensory Table

  • sand
  • funnels
  • sand tools
  • buckets

Once students are done with this sand sensory bin, simply change the tools and treasures to reengage students in the same filler.

Beach sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Beach Sensory Table

  • sand
  • funnels
  • starfish
  • shell plastic eggs
  • sand tools
Beach sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Beach Sensory Table

  • sand
  • shells
  • buckets
  • sand tools
  • sea creature figurines
  • vocabulary words
Beach sandcastle sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Beach Sandcastle Sensory Table

  • kinetic sand
  • sand toys
  • shells
  • ocean animal figurines
  • buckets
  • sand tools
Treasure sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Treasure Sensory Table

Garden sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Garden Sensory Table

  • cut up wreath tubing
  • carrot plastic eggs
  • scoopers
  • pom poms
  • fishing worms
  • basket
Fire sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Fire Sensory Table

Superhero sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Superhero Sensory Bin

  • Pluffle
  • spoons
  • star bowls
  • superheroes
  • carboard box buildings
Feelings & emotions sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Feelings & Emotions Sensory Bin

Western sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Western Sensory Bin

  • cornmeal
  • dyed wagon wheel pasta
  • tongs
  • silicone tray
  • mini cowboy hats
  • mini horses
  • rocks
  • mini cactus counters
  • measuring spoons
  • knots of twine
Magnetic sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Magnetic Sensory Bin

Science sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Science Sensory Bin

  • colored water with metallic paint
  • beakers
  • cylinders
All about me sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

All About Me Sensory Table

  • colored chickpeas
  • measuring spoons
  • people cookie cutters
  • buttons
  • bowls
  • tongs
  • tweezers
  • foam people
Summer sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Summer Sensory Table

  • beans colored green
  • pineapple ice cube tray (or any summer-themed tray)
  • pineapple mini erasers
  • tiny pom poms
  • measuring spoons
  • squeeze scoop
Sailboat sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Sailboat Sensory Bin

  • blue water
  • mini erasers
  • pool noodle sailboats
Strawberry sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Strawberry Sensory Bin

  • black beans
  • mini erasers
  • strawberry pop it
  • measuring spoons
  • tweezers
  • popsicle mold
Lemonade sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Lemonade Sensory Bin

  • water
  • funnels
  • droppers
  • lemonade bottles
  • juicer
  • lemons and limes
  • spoons and ladles
Hot cocoa sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Hot Cocoa Sensory Bin

  • salt (dye light brown with liquid watercolor)
  • candy cane mini erasers
  • white pom poms (marshmallows)
  • plastic jars or coffee cups
  • whisk
  • tweezers
  • mini scoops
Forest sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Forest or Camping Sensory Table

  • brown beans and peas
  • mini rocks (Dollar Tree)
  • tweezers and measuring scoops (not pictured)
  • tree rings
  • gold plastic cups
  • moss balls
  • forest animals
Colors sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Color Sensory Table

  • pom poms of various sizes (for sorting)
  • tongs
  • colored cups (for sorting)
  • silicone cupcake molds
  • ribbon curls
Pom pom wash sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Pom Pom Wash Sensory Bin

  • water
  • pom poms
  • juicers
  • pop it
  • silicone cupcake liners
  • colander
Spring sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Spring Sensory Table

  • rubber mulch (dirt can have harmful chemicals in it, making it not safe for kids to play in) *don’t want mulch, try black beans*
  • plastic flowers
  • plastic pots of various sizes
  • small rocks
  • garden tools
Flower sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Flower Sensory Bin

  • water
  • real flowers
  • colander
  • droppers
  • scoops and ladles
  • bowls
Plants sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Plant Sensory Bin

  • black beans
  • plastic pots
  • fake flowers
  • gardening tools
  • pom poms (in the same color as the flowers, so students can plant the pom poms and then have a flower grow)
  • mini erasers
Pet sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Pet Sensory Table

  • hole punches (place a box next to the copy machine to collect the hole punches or ask an office supply store for them) or use pet bedding
  • cardboard tubes
  • pet counters or pet animals
  • parmesan cheese containers 
  • tweezers
Dog wash sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Dog Washing Sensory Station

>>For more water sensory table ideas, check out this post!<<

Fall sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Fall Sensory

  • dyed rice
  • letter manipulatives
  • plastic garden tools
  • plastic leaf beads
  • mini logs
  • cups
Pumpkin wash sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Pumpkin Wash Sensory Bin!

  • dyed, soapy water
  • small pumpkins (real or fake)
  • pumpkin buckets
  • droppers
  • toothbrushes
  • funnels
Pumpkin sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Pumpkin Sensory Table

  • chickpeas dyed green, yellow, and orange
  • pumpkin tray
  • mini tongs
  • silicone cupcake molds
  • mini baking pans (stores like Home Goods have them)
  • measuring spoons
Scarecrow sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Scarecrow Sensory Bin

  • dyed spaghetti noodles
  • sand tools
  • fake sunflowers
  • foam fall beads
  • scarecrow hats
  • scarecrows
  • bucket
Letter harvest sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Letter Harvest Sensory Bin

  • corn
  • magnet letters
  • magnet wands
  • tractors
Pumpkin pie sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Pumpkin Pie Sensory Bin!

  • red lentils
  • pom poms
  • measuring spoons and cups
  • mini pie plates
  • mini erasers
  • cookie cutters
Birthday sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Birthday Sensory

  • rainbow rice
  • fun plastic mini bowls (Dollar Tree)
  • number candles
  • stick candles
  • scoops (not pictured)
Ribbon cutting sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Ribbon Cutting Station

  • ribbon
  • scissors
Fairy tale sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Fairy Tale Sensory Table

  • dry peas
  • plastic eggs
  • gems
  • unicorn mini erasers
  • moss rocks
  • tweezers
Unicorn sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Unicorn Sensory Bin

  • Pluffle
  • unicorn erasers
  • scoops
  • plastic eggs
  • bows
  • jewels
  • tall plastic shot glasses
Recycling sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Recycling Sensory Table 

  • pet bedding
  • recycling and trash trucks
  • tweezers
  • tissue paper squares
  • mini recycling and trash bins (Dollar Tree)
Health sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Health Sensory Table

  • rice
  • tweezers
  • red gems (red blood cells)
  • glass gems (white blood cells)
  • Q-Tips
  • tooth mini erasers
  • baby food containers
  • mini craft sticks 
Dental health sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Dental Health Sensory Table

  • blue, teal, and green rice
  • toothbrushes
  • mouthwash container
  • blue plastic shot glasses
  • funnel
  • tooth savers
Dinosaur dig sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Dinosaur Dig Sensory Table

  • sand or kinetic sand
  • dinosaur skeletons
  • paintbrushes
  • small wooden tray (not pictured)
Dinosaur sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Dinosaur Sensory

  • chickpeas
  • plastic dinosaurs
  • scoops
  • tweezers
  • pop its
  • plastic bones
  • pom poms
Weather sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Weather Sensory Table

  • blue rice
  • rainbow mini erasers
  • plastic rainbow pill holder (Dollar Tree)
  • glass gems
  • cotton balls
  • lightening (cut it from foam)
  • baby formula scoops
Night sky sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Night Sensory Table

  • star noodles colored black and gold
  • sliver mini utensils (IKEA)
  • silver measuring cups
  • moon and star cookie cutters
  • gold plastic cups
Space sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Space Sensory Table

Monster sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Monster Sensory Bin

  • colored chickpeas
  • pom poms
  • tweezers
  • silly eyes
  • star beads
  • egg carton
Space alien sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Space Alien Sensory Bin

  • Pluffle
  • monster counters
  • silly eyes
  • scoops
  • tongs
  • cups
Bats sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Bats Sensory Table

  • purple and black noodles
  • pom poms
  • measuring scoops
  • tweezers
  • mini purple buckets
  • bats
Pizza sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Pizza Sensory Table

  • flour with oregano sprinkled in 
  • oregano containers
  • plastic pizza cutter 
  • bread pans or pizza pans
  • mini spatulas
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
Gingerbread sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Gingerbread Sensory Table

  • oatmeal (sprinkle cinnamon in it)
  • bowl
  • measuring scoops
  • measuring spoons
  • gingerbread cookie cutters
  • gingerbread mini erasers
  • magnet letters
Shapes sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Shape Sensory Table

  • shape foam beads (Discount School Supply)
  • shape chain manipulatives
  • translucent shapes
  • shape beads or any other fun shape manipulatives you have in your classroom
  • cupcake pan (for sorting)
Apple sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Apple Sensory Table

  • oatmeal
  • red pom poms or mini apples
  • mini pie pans
  • measuring scoops
  • measuring cups
  • empty spice jar
  • pie scraper
  • whisk
Sports sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Sports Sensory Table

  • green beans
  • sport plastic eggs
  • mini trophies (Dollar Tree)
  • sport mini erasers
  • Sport cups
  • scoops
Birds sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Bird Sensory Bin

  • bird seed (be aware of nut allergies)
  • pinecones
  • sticks
  • pipe cleaner worms
  • pom poms
  • spoons
  • plastic birds
  • small nests
  • egg carton
Pond sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Pond Sensory Table

  • blue rice with sequins in it
  • tree rings
  • blue gems
  • plastic shot glasses
  • tweezers
  • lily pads (cut from foam)
  • ducks and frogs (bath toy section at Dollar Tree)
Transportation sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Transportation Sensory Table

  • Legos with wheel pieces 
  • STEM I Can Build Posters or on the wall (not pictured) or place on a metal ring in the table for students to use as support
Monster truck sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Monster Truck Sensory Bin

  • Play dirt
    • 1 cup flour
    • 1/4 cup oil
    • 1 dry chocolate pudding packet
  • bowls (whole and cut in half for ramps)
  • trucks
  • car counters
Pilot sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Pilot Sensory Bin

  • dyed noodles
  • foam landing strip
  • planes
  • pom poms
  • tongs
  • bowls and shot glasses
Train sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Train Sensory Bin

  • dyed noodles
  • popsicle stick tracks
  • trains
  • scoopers
  • felt ponds
  • tree bowls
  • measuring cups
Car wash sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Car Wash Sensory Bin

  • soapy water
  • loofahs
  • toothbrushes
  • little cars and trucks
  • sponges
Hibernation sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Hibernation Sensory Table

  • brown beans
  • letter rocks (make a set using a white paint marker and rocks from the Dollar Tree)
  • mini rocks
  • glass gems (ice)
  • cotton balls (snow)
  • tree rings
  • animals figures that hibernate
Itsy Bitsy Spider sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Nursery Rhyme Sensory Table – Itsy Bitsy Spider 

  • beans colored various shades of blue
  • spiders
  • scoops
  • waterspouts; make yourself using paper towel tubes, tape, scissors
Olympics sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Olympics Sensory Table

  • shredded paper (red, yellow, green, blue, white from Dollar Tree)
  • tweezers
  • scissors
  • jars (to put trimmings in)
Bugs sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Bug Sensory Table

  • black beans 
  • worms (check the fishing section at Walmart and make sure there are NO HOOKS in the worms)
  • bug counters or figures
  • plastic jars (can use colored cups for sorting colors)
  • mini shovels
  • mini rakes
  • handy scoopers
Bee sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Bee Sensory Bin

  • dyed rice
  • pom poms
  • tongs
  • pattern blocks
  • mini erasers
  • silicone trays
  • measuring spoons
Grocery store sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Grocery Store Sensory Bin

  • mixed beans
  • metal cans
  • scoops
  • veggie counters
  • tweezers
  • whisks
Ice cream sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Ice Cream Sensory Bin

  • cotton balls (ice cream)
  • pom poms (sprinkles)
  • ice cream cups
  • empty ice cream cartons of various sizes
  • ice cream scoops
Cooking sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Cooking Sensory Table

  • pom poms of various sizes and colors
  • mini pots and pans
  • metal cans of various sizes
  • mini utensils and whisks
Pasta sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Pasta Sensory Bin

  • plain and dyed noodles
  • pom poms
  • cooking pans and tools
  • parmesan cheese container
  • foam shredded cheese
  • tomato sauce can
  • empty oregano spice jar
Circus popcorn sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Circus Popcorn Sensory Bin

  • popcorn kernels
  • measuring cups
  • scoopers
  • spoons
  • silicone cupcake liners
  • pom poms
  • popcorn bucket
Baking sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Baking Sensory Bin

  • dyed rice
  • trays
  • pom poms
  • spatulas
  • silicone cupcake liners
  • bowls
Coffee sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Coffee Sensory Bin

  • decaf coffee beans (caffeine can go through the skin)
  • measuring spoons
  • tongs
  • pom poms
  • wooden mugs
  • coffee cups
  • creamer container
  • empty spice jar
  • milk container
Ocean animals sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Ocean Animals Sensory Bin!

  • water with metallic paint
  • measuring cups
  • ice cube tray
  • ocean animal figurines
Animal rescue sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Arctic Sensory Table

  • animals frozen in ice (place animals in bowls of water and place in the freezer to freeze overnight)
  • ice cubes
  • water, color it blue
  • cups of water with droppers
Polar animal sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Polar Animal Sensory Table

  • Instant snow
  • tweezers
  • ice cream plastic cups
  • glass gems of various sizes
  • polar animals
Rainforest sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Rainforest Sensory Bin

  • split peas
  • fake leaves
  • felt river
  • animals
Desert sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Desert Sensory Bin

  • sand
  • rocks
  • animals
Safari & Savannah sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Safari & Savannah Sensory Bin

  • dyed spaghetti
  • tongs
  • animals
  • colanders
  • fake vegetation
Winter sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Winter Sensory Bin

  • dyed noodles with metallic paint
  • silicone trays
  • ladles
  • snowflakes
  • icicle ornaments
  • bowl
  • baby formula scoops
Snow sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Snow Sensory Table

  • cotton balls
  • empty water bottles
  • glass gems
  • bottle caps with letter stickers or letter tiles
  • tweezers
Snowman sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Snowman Sensory Bin

  • painted chickpeas
  • snowflake confetti
  • pom poms
  • mini erasers
  • scoops
  • plastic ornaments (I drew the snowman face on them)
  • snowflake plate (dollar store)
Ice sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Ice Sensory Play

  • ice chunks (freeze water in various sized containers)
  • tweezers
  • droppers
  • cups of dyed water
Farm sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Farm Sensory Table

  • corn
  • tractors
  • farm animals
  • pom poms or veggie counters
  • fence pieces or brown blocks 
  • small pails (not pictured)
Noodles sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Noodle Sensory Table

  • noodles of various shapes; dye them various colors
  • baby food containers with colored dots on the bottom for sorting
  • tweezers
  • pipe cleaners for lacing (not pictured) 
Construction sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Construction Sensory Table

  • small rocks
  • cardboard tubes
  • letter rocks
  • construction vehicles
Clothing sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Clothing Sensory Bin

  • colored rice
  • scoopers
  • baby food containers
  • baby formula scoops
  • pipe cleaners (to lace buttons on)
  • buttons
  • pom poms
Fishing for letters sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Fishing for Letters Sensory Bin

  • water
  • magnet letters
  • fishing poles (dowel rod, string, and magnet)
Letter hunt sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Letter Hunt Sensory Table

Sight words sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Sight Word Hunt Sensory Table (pick a card, identify the word, build it, and write it)

  • any filler; this is colored rice
  • sight word cards
  • magnet letters
  • dry erase board
Math sensory! Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

Math Sensory Play

  • water
  • soap
  • chain links
  • sponges
  • linking cubes
  • other math manipulatives

A great way to wash and clean math manipulatives!

Oh goodness! That is a GIANT list of sensory table ideas, but if you need all of these ideas in a printable teachers guide, check out the sensory guide!

Teacher guide all about sensory tables, sensory fillers, sensory bottles, sensory bags, and more!

To find some Holiday Sensory Table Ideas, click HERE!

Holiday sensory tables for every holiday with various sensory fillers and sensory tools that incorporate math, literacy, and science into play. #sensorytable #sensorybin #sensoryplay #preschool #prek

Try out these water sensory table ideas for even more fun!

15 Water sensory tables that teach math, science, and more. Perfect for a preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom!

Visual supports are very helpful in the classroom, so I just had to make one for the sensory table! To help students manage their behaviors at the sensory table, I create this FREE visual routine chart! Grab it HERE.

Sensory routine freebie! Holiday sensory tables for every holiday with various sensory fillers and sensory tools that incorporate math, literacy, and science into play. #sensorytable #sensorybin #sensoryplay #preschool #prek

Now that you are excited about sensory tables, you might need to know how to color the fillers.  I have made a few tutorials to help you. Check out: How to Dye Chick Peas HERE, How to Color Beans HERE, How to Dye Rice HERE, and How to Dye Noodles HERE.

How to dye rice for sesnory plan and make mini sensory bins with pencil boxes. Just right fo rp reschool, pre-k, and kindergarten!
How to dye beans for sesnory plan and make mini sensory bins with pencil boxes. Just right fo rpreschool, pre-k, and kindergarten!
How to dye chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans) and create a mini color mathicng sensory bin using a pencil box. Created for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.)
How to dye noodles for sensory play and ideas to make a mini name sensory bin! Perfect for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

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Sensory table ideas for the whole year! There are ideas for so many popular early childhood themes, food & nonfood filler ideas, and lots of props and treasures to use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students!

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