Baby Bins: Stars

This week was full of sorting, painting all kinds of sensory play as we learned about stars with our shape themed baby bins.

These star themed sensory bins and activities are great for learning and play and are completely baby safe. Baby Bins are the perfect way to learn, build language, play and explore with little ones between 12-24 months old.

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Here is a look at what we have planned for our 6 shape themed baby bins:

Here are the details for each of our activities:

Stars by Sarah L. Schuette is a great book for showing stars in the real world and you can make it interactive by hunting stars on each page. These Baby Bin plans are perfect for learning with little ones between 12-24 months old.

Star Theme Read Aloud:

We started the week reading Stars by Sarah L. Schuette. This was a great book for showing stars in the real world and we made it interactive by hunting for stars on each page.

This star themed sensory bin is great for exploring shapes and is completely baby safe. These Baby Bin plans are perfect for learning with little ones between 12-24 months old.

Star Stamp Art:

For this star art project we used star cookie cutters and foam stamps to stamp star shapes with tempera paint.

**Aubrey is a painting pro now, so I chose to use our regular tempera paints for bright colors. If you have a baby that still puts everything in their mouth try one of these taste safe paint recipes from Can Do Kiddo.**

Star Button Bin:

Our next activity is a repeat again just switching out rectangle shaped buttons for stars. If you’ve been following along with our previous baby bin themes, you know we love repetition. It may seem tedious to us, but little ones love predictable and familiar activities (Which is why your little one probably has a favorite book that you’ve read 752 times in a row before finally hiding it under the couch just for a break. Yup, been there!)

This activity combines threading, stuffing and sorting for all kinds of fine motor fun. I filled our bin with star shaped buttons, lacing thread and colored bowls with lids. I cut slots in the lids of each bowl large enough for the buttons to be pushed into. Aubrey used the strings to thread button necklaces which required LOTS of concentration. She also pushed buttons into bowls and even tried to sort by color a bit.

Starry Night Sensory Bag:

We haven’t tried sensory bags in a while because Aubrey usually isn’t that into them, but this one was a hit. I filled a resealable bag with clear hair gel and black food coloring then squished it all together to distribute evenly. Then I sprinkled in star buttons, resealed the bag, and taped it shut. Then Aubrey used the bag to free play for a while. I also drew shapes for her to trace and practice naming.

Star Play Dough:

Our last activity was making stars with play dough. (I know just like we did last week, repetition is good for little minds remember!) I rolled out a few colors of play dough and Aubrey used rollers, cutters, and star shaped buttons to create stars of varying colors and sizes. Easy peasy!

Want all of this week’s shape themed activities for baby bins? You can grab them here:
On my site : Baby Bins: Shapes {Plans and Printables}
On TpT: Baby Bins: Shapes {Plans and Printables}

Tons of shape themed activities and ideas. Weekly plans include a book and 5 activities to try out (a mixture of sensory bins, crafts, fine motor and gross motor activities)! These Baby Bin plans are perfect for learning with little ones between 12-24 months old.

Or you can grab our entire year of themes and plans:
On my site here: Baby Bin Bundle On TpT here: Baby Bin Bundle

A full year of Baby Bin plans and printables, perfect for learning with little ones between 12-24 months old. Weekly plans include a book and 5 activities to try out (a mixture of sensory bins, crafts, fine motor and gross motor activities)!

Then check out the rest of our 35+ themes on the Baby Bins Curriculum Main Page.