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7 Halloween Sensory Bin Ideas for Kids

October 28, 2024

Try these 7 Halloween sensory bin ideas for engaged sensory play that is slightly spooky and oh so fun!

Updated September 2024

We love sensory play. Besides being really great for kids’ development, it is super fun!

There are tons of amazing sensory materials out there, and they all lend themselves to Halloween! All you really need area few spooky accessories (we often grab little items from the dollar store, like spider rings, eyeballs, and mini pumpkins). Here are some of our favorite Halloween sensory set ups.

And don’t miss our round up of 10 Fall Sensory Play Activities for Kids that are taste safe as well––a good fit for older babies & young toddlers.

Halloween Sensory Bin Ideas

1. Chocolate Cloud Dough

Mix cocoa powder into the basic cloud dough recipe and incorporate fully. This is extra cute with candy corns and little pumpkins.

halloween sensory aquafaba — Photo by Rachel Withers

2. Candy Corn Aquafaba

Whip up a batch of aquafaba, add some sprinkles and candy corn and you’re good to go!

black rice halloween bin — Photo by Anna Harpe

3. Spooky Halloween Rice

Did you know you can dye rice? It’s super easy and perfect for holiday sensory bins! We love the addition of that spooky rat to this Halloween black rice play bin.

halloween kinetic sand — Photo by Andrea Martelle

4. Monster Mash Kinetic Sand

We put everything but the kitchen sink into this kinetic sand set up! Our kids had a blast using the skeleton hands to make handprints in the sand.

halloween cloud dough — Photo by Rachel Withers

6. Cloud Dough Halloween Bake Shop

Add sprinkles and candy pumpkins to a batch of cloud dough and set up a pretend bakery! Don’t forget the silicone muffin liners!

rainbow rice halloween bin — Photo by Andrea Martelle

5. Slithering Snake Rainbow Rice

Halloween mini erasers, plastic snakes and colorful balls provide an exciting sensory play set up for kids.

Nature soup by Rachel Withers — Photo by Rachel Withers

7. Wash a Pumpkin!

Keep it simple! Fill a bin with water, throw a few pumpkins in and your kids will have a blast washing the pumpkins.

More Sensory Play Ideas for Kids

Want even more Halloween fun?

Check out our Halloween Creativity Pack!

This 45-page printable eBook is full of seasonal coloring pages, drawing prompts, games, and art projects.

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Rachel Withers

Rachel is the Editorial Manager at The Artful Parent. She is passionate about engaging with kids through art, whether at art groups or through teaching photography at a local elementary school. Rachel lives in Portland, Maine, and loves going on adventures with her family. As a mother of two young kids, she is excited to explore how nature, art, and play combine in a child’s learning and development. Creating art with her kids and hosting a toddler art group are current highlights.

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