Easter Sensory Tray

Kids love sensory trays because they provide a fun and engaging way to explore different textures and sights through hands-on play, stimulating multiple senses at once. I loved creating this Easter-inspired sensory tray theme for a toddler in my care. 

Although I could have easily purchased colored sensory rice, the little one in my care loved help making it herself. I highly recommend letting the kiddos help make some of their own colored rice as described below. 

Be sure to read some of our favorite children’s books about Easter listed below. Some religious Easter books can be found by clicking here.

You Will Need:

Sensory Tray
Colored Sensory Rice or Make Your Own (see below)
Sensory Bin Tools 
Plastic Easter Eggs
Easter Toys 

To Make Colored Rice:

1 Gallon Plastic Ziploc Bag
2 Cups of Uncooked Rice
2 Tablespoons of Rubbing Alcohol
Food Coloring (15-20 drops)
Waxed Paper 

What to Do:

1. Allow the little ones to pour rubbing alcohol and food coloring into the plastic ziploc bag.

2. Have the kids dump rice into the bag. Then zip the bag closed, double checking to make sure it’s fully closed.

3. Turn on the child’s favorite dancing music and let them shake the bag as they dance! You can let the dancing go on for as long as the little feet want to groove.

4. Empty out the well mixed rice onto some wax paper and let it dry (this shouldn’t take very long).

5. Once it is dry, put the dried rice into a sensory tray or sensory bin. Then add measuring cups, sensory bin toys, and Easter toys. 

Some of our favorite children’s books about Easter include: “Happy Easter from the Crayons” by Drew Daywalt, “Turkey’s Eggcellent Adventure” by Wendi Silvano, “The Bunny’s Rabbit Show” by Sandra Boynton, “The Great Eggscape” by Jory John, “Pick a Perfect Egg” by Patricia Toht, “The Hot Cross Bunny” by Carys Bexington, “Duck & Goose, Here Comes the Easter Bunny!” By Tad Hills, “The Golden Egg Book” by Margaret Wise Brown, “The Story of the Easter Bunny” by Katherine Tegen, “How to Catch the Easter Bunny” by Adam Wallace.

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