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Sensory Play essentials
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items Our go-to sensory play essentials! These open-ended tools encourage curiosity, strengthen fine motor skills, and make playtime fun and purposeful. Great for kids who love to explore, scoop, pour, and create!
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Our Sensory play favorites!
Play Trays and Bins
Fine Motor Tools
Our Sensory play favorites!
We use these in the bath all the time! They hold up really well and would also make a great addition to your water table
Fat Brain Toys Squigz Starter Set, 24 Pc
Perfect Sensory and open play!!
Condiment Bottle
A must-have for sensory play! We use squeeze bottles for water play, art, and science setups — perfect for building hand strength, coordination, and control. Kids love the independence of squeezing and pouring, and I love how easy they make setup and...
Walmart
A staple in our art and sensory setups! These brushes are durable, easy to grip, and perfect for all ages. We love using them for painting, sensory trays, and process art — helping little hands strengthen fine motor skills while exploring color and c...
Kids' Paint Brushes : Art Painting Supplies
A must for any sensory or water table. The perfect way to bring beach play to your backyard!
Sun Joe Ultra Fine Silica Play Sand for Sandboxes, Sensory Tables, Weighted Toys & Aquariums, for Molding, Digging & Sculpting, 50 lbs, PLYSAND50
The Inspire My Play Alphabet Letters Spelling Set is a standout for anyone who wants to merge sensory play with emergent literacy. It’s well-made, versatile, and engaging for young learners. It’s especially valuable in playrooms, preschools, or thera...
Inspire My Play Alphabet Letters - ABC Toys
Encourages vestibular input and open-ended movement play.
A favorite for spinning, rocking, or pretending—great for gross motor and balance.
MOLUK Bilibo Blue : Toys & Games
Why: Enhances visual sensory play and color exploration.
Try pairing it with translucent blocks, sensory bags, or water play for a magical glow effect.
Light Table for Kids | Sensory Tracing Box
The perfect addition to your sensory corner
pattern blocks support early geometry understanding, spatial reasoning, and math thinking in a hands-on, open-ended way. They encourage creativity and problem solving while helping children develop precis...
Melissa & Doug Beginner Wooden Pattern Blocks Educational Toy With 5 Double-Sided Scenes and 30 Shapes
I’ve bought a few sets of these! We love to add these to our sensory tray set up! Easy to grip for little hands and very durable!!
Small Wooden Scoop (Set of 2) - Hearth & Hand™ with Magnolia
Play Trays and Bins
The Deep Tuff Tray takes sensory play to the next level! The higher sides are perfect for water play, slime, oobleck, or anything messy you want to keep contained. 🙌
Assembly was simple — we used a drill to make it a little faster, and even though ...
Deep Tuff Tray Set
The Meka Play Tuff Tray has quickly become one of our favorite playtime essentials! From sensory bins and art projects to small-world play, this tray truly does it all. It’s lightweight, easy to clean, and large enough for multiple children to play t...
Tuff Tray (Black)
These bins are a perfect must-have for sensory fillers. We use these for play dates! They are super versatile and easy to clean! A must for your sensory play list
3 Pcs Plastic Sensory Bins with Handle & Lid
Fine Motor Tools
These droppers are perfect to help little hands practice fine motor skills! We love these for water play, science, as well as in the bath! These are easy to grip, easy to clean and easy to store! A must for any sensory cabinet
vaoruteng 8 Pack 5ml Silicone Liquid Droppers
The perfect combo when it comes to sand and water play! We love using these tools daily! They are very durable and fit little hands really well! I've purchased multiple packs for play dates and they never disappoint
Learning Resources Sand & Water Fine Motor Set
These are wonderful for developing fine motor skills!
Tri-Grip Tongs, Set of 6