Create simple and engaging St. Patrick’s Day sensory bins using budget-friendly supplies from the dollar store and craft stash. In this post, I’m sharing the three sensory kits I made for my kids (ages 1 and almost 3), what we included in each bin, the benefits of sensory play, and an easy step-by-step method for dyeing chickpeas to use as a sensory base. Perfect for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers!

A Seussical Start to Sensory Play Oh, the bins you will fill! Oh, the scoops you will spill! With chickpeas and pompoms and colors so bright, We’ll scoop, and we’ll sort, and we’ll play with delight! With tweezers that pinch and tubes that POP-POP, With letters to find and beads to drop-drop, It’s Read Across America, hip-hip-hooray! Let’s learn as we giggle, play, and play and play! In honor of Read Across America, we’re celebrating with bright colors, playful textures, and