48 Quick Sensory Bags to Make for Your Kids (2024)

FAQs

What liquid to put in a sensory bag? ›

You can use canola oil, vegetable oil or baby oil. It really doesn't matter. Next stir several drops of food coloring into a half cup of water. Pour the water and food coloring into the bag.

Some examples are clean items of: duster, scourer if not too rough, bubble wrap, scarf, mop head, bell (make sure your child's fingers can't get trapped in it), a chain from a sink plug. Also things like touch activated lights or doorbells are good but that might have to wait until after lockdown.

Fill your plastic bag with hair gel or hand sanitiser, leave a little space for the gel to move around when squeezed Add in small crafty bits such as pompoms, sequins or beads. Seal the bag tightly and use strong tape to secure all the edges. Bring your sensory bag with you to show the person who you will be meeting!

Fill a resealable plastic bag with tactile materials like hair gel, pumpkin seeds, shaving cream, or marbles. Reinforce the seal with strong tape, then use painter's or washi tape to secure the edges of the bag to the floor or a table where your baby can play.

About the question what fluid goes in sensory bags, there are some options. You can certainly use liquid soup or hair gel or even gel detergent. I prefer however to use tap water for two good reasons.

Lay out a sheet, tablecloth or towel. Not only does this protect the floor, but it makes cleanup much easier. Fill the bin or bowl with dry pasta, rice or beans. Add spoons, scoops, toys and whatever else you have on hand into the bin. Play!

Gel pad ideas--writing and sensory

Fill a ziplock bag with hair gel and food colour. Seal the edges with duct tape. Cover the back with duct tape. Now you're ready to press and play.

Just mix 1 tbsp of dish soap with 1/4 cup of water (a little goes a long way) and a few drops of food coloring and blend with a hand mixer! Use tear free soap if you think they'll get it in their eyes 👀 One way to play is to make “muffins!” Give little ones a muffin tin and let them scoop and decorate.

Cut pieces of yarn and attach them to the rug using fabric glue to add some more texture. Attach velcro to different spots on the rug to give the child something to pull or play with.

Put a funnel in the mouth of an empty water bottle and fill it about halfway with sand or rice. Add small toys, like alphabet beads, LEGO blocks, or mini-erasers. Then, fill the rest of the bottle with sand or rice, leaving about an inch of room at the top. This gives the contents room to move around and get mixed up.

How do you make a water bead sensory bag? ›

All you need to do is fill a gallon bag with some plastic beads (I used pony beads from Office Depot-but many stores stock similar beads in the craft section), add water, squeeze the air out and close the bag. 🤗 I use Ziploc brand bags and don't have much issue with leaking.

Following the directions on the back of your Jello box, combine your gelatin mix and water in a mixing bowl. Once you've stirred the jello mixture, let it cool slightly then pour it into your plastic sensory bin (you want it to be cool enough that it won't melt the plastic of your sensory bin).

Provide one part water for two parts cornstarch. I love to make TONS and the children get so much joy out of mixing up a huge batch of this goopy, drippy mixture. Feel free to add a few drops of coloring, but I really like to keep things simple and natural and typically go without the coloring.