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Halloween Sensory Bin for Under $5! (a fun, cheap, and easy DIY idea!)

I was recently browsing the Target Dollar Spot and checking out all of the awesome Halloween goodies.

An idea popped into my head when I saw some of the items, a Halloween sensory bin!

Sensory bins are awesome tools to use in speech therapy because you can target several different speech and language skills with them, such as following directions. I made a Halloween sensory bin, so click through to read what supplies I got and where!

I grabbed some fun Halloween items (with all different colors, shapes, and textures) and then headed over to the grocery section of Target and found a cheap package of beans.  I also found a plastic bin on sale (if I didn't find one, I would have went to the Dollar store afterwards but I was pleasantly surprised with the cheap bin I found!  My goal was a bin that would close to not attract bugs into my speech room!)

Sensory bins are awesome tools to use in speech therapy because you can target several different speech and language skills with them, such as following directions. I made a Halloween sensory bin, so click through to read what supplies I got and where!

I found a plastic spoon in my house which completed my sensory bin!  All that was left, a visual aid!

Sensory bins are awesome tools to use in speech therapy because you can target several different speech and language skills with them, such as following directions. I made a Halloween sensory bin, so click through to read what supplies I got and where!

Now, my students can use their hands or the spoon to search for the different Halloween items.  What goals do I plan to address?

  • following directions
  • describing
  • answering questions
  • expressing complete utterances
  • pretend play
  • turn taking
  • prepositions
  • and so much more!
Sensory bins are awesome tools to use in speech therapy because you can target several different speech and language skills with them, such as following directions. I made a Halloween sensory bin, so click through to read what supplies I got and where!
Do you have a sensory bin in your therapy room?  How do you use it?
I suspect you might want to keep reading, so why don't you check out this other post about Halloween in speech therapy?!

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