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 Here is a look at our 6 shape themed baby bins:

Here are the details for each of our activities:

 Heart Them Read Aloud:

Michael Hall is one of my favorite authors for little readers.  The bright, bold illustrations always hold the attention of little ones (we are still loving “It’s and Orange Aardvark” from our Orange theme). So we started the week reading My Heart is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall. This was a cute story that uses hearts for form all different types of animals. Now that Aubrey is nearly 2, I challenged her to find the hearts in each animal.

Heart Themed Sensory Bin:

Included in this bin:

Foam Hearts
Heart Boxes
Heart Cupcake Cups
Heart Magnets
Heart Puzzle Card
Felt Hearts
Heart Flash Cards

 Heart Stamp Art:

For this heart art project we used heart sponges (I cut out shapes from regular kitchen sponges) and foam stamps to stamp heart 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.**

 Heart Button Bin:

Our next activity is a repeat again just switching out star shaped buttons for hearts . 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 heart 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.

Heart Ice Sensory Bin:

For this activity, I used our large underbed bin, filled it with a few inches of warm water, heart boxesheart cupcake cups, and heart shaped ice cubes that I colored with food coloring. This bin was by far the favorite of the week. This girl LOVES to splash, I cannot wait for summer so we can pull our water table back outside.

Heart Play Dough:

Our last activity was making hearts 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 heart shaped buttons to create hearts 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}

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

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

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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:

 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.

 Star Themed Sensory Bin:

Included in this bin:
Star Stress Balls
Glow in the Dark Stars
Star Cupcake Cups
Star Reusable Ice Cubes
Star Cookie Cutters
Star Magnets
Star Puzzle Card
Felt Stars
Star Flash Cards

 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}

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

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

The post Baby Bins: Stars first appeared on Mrs. Plemons' Kindergarten.

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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:

 Rectangle Theme Read Aloud:

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

 Rectangle Themed Sensory Bin:

Included in this bin:
Felt Play Money
Letters and Stamps
Rectangle Magnets
Rectangle Puzzle Card
Felt Rectangles
Rectangle Flash Cards

Rectangle Stamp Art:

For this rectangle art project we used rectangle Duplo and Mega Blocks to stamp rectangle 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.**

 Rectangle Button Bin:

Our next activity is a repeat again just switching out triangle shaped buttons for rectangles. 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 rectangle 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.

Rectangle Building Bin:

In our bin:
Mega Blocks
Lego Duplos

With all of the different blocks we have around I put together this rectangle building bin, and this was probably the favorite of the week.  Aubrey loved exploring all of the different ways to build and we even added our jumbo Melissa & Doug cardboard blocks to build with larger rectangles.

Rectangle Play Dough:

Our last activity was making rectangles 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, Mega Blocks, Lego Duplos, and rectangle shaped buttons to create rectangles 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}

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

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

The post Baby Bins: Rectangles first appeared on Mrs. Plemons' Kindergarten.

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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:

 Triangle Theme Read Aloud:

Triangles by Yusuke Yonezu is a great book for introducing shapes, and also for reviewing colors and numbers. We loved the Circle and Square books the last 2 weeks, I only wish there were versions for every shape! The bright and colorful cut out pages have Aubrey all over each page poking her chubby little fingers through the holes and really getting a feel for each shape.

Triangle Themed Sensory Bin:

Included in this bin:
Triangle MagnaTiles
Triangle Magnets
Triangle Puzzle Card
Felt Triangles
Triangle Flash Cards

 Triangle Heart Art:

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner I thought it would be fun to use triangles to create a little heart.  I cut out 20 right triangles from craft foam and traced them on contact paper to form a heart shape.  Then I stuck the paper to the window and gave Aubrey a bin of triangles to try to stick and match to form a heart.  She is 21 months now and totally into puzzles, so this was the perfect challenge for her. The foam triangles also peel and restick super easily so she wasn’t frustrated if she made a mistake.

 Triangle Button Bin:

Our next activity is a repeat from the last 2 weeks just switching out square shaped buttons for triangles. 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 triangle 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.

Glowing Triangles:

  This bin was super fun and easy to set up and explore.  I first flipped our clear tray over and used a dry erase marker to draw 2 large triangles on the back (so they wouldn’t be erased while we played)  Then I grabbed a handful of glow sticks and had Aubrey help me crack and shake them all to make them glow. Then we headed into a dark room and Aubrey tried to place the glow sticks on the triangle outlines to build each one.

Triangle Play Dough:

Our last activity was making triangles 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 triangle shaped buttons to create triangles 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}

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

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

The post Baby Bins: Triangles first appeared on Mrs. Plemons' Kindergarten.

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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:

Square Theme Read Aloud:

Squares by Yusuke Yonezu is a great book for introducing shapes, and also for reviewing colors and numbers. We loved the Circle book last week, and *spoiler alert* next week we will be reading Triangles by the same author. The bright and colorful cut out pages have Aubrey all over each page poking her chubby little fingers through the holes and really getting a feel for each shape.

Square Themed Sensory Bin:

Included in this bin:
Wooden Blocks
Mega Blocks
Lego Duplos
Sponges
Square Magnets
Square Puzzle Card
Felt Squares
Square Flash Cards

Square Collage Art:

  For this square art project I was feeling brave and we ventured into the world of gluing.  I made sure to keep a close on Miss Aubrey to be sure she didn’t try to chomp her glue stick of course.  Then I cut up lots of colored squares from astrobrights paper and showed her how to use her glue stick. If your little one isn’t ready to try out a glue stick you could be the keeper of the glue and put some on each square for your kiddo.  Aubrey is 21 months now and wants to be independent with EVERYTHING so she was loving her new big girl status.  After lots of gluing we used a Duplo block to stamp squares with tempera paint and added a few square stickers as well.

**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.**

Square Button Bin:

Our next activity is a repeat from last week just switching out circle shaped buttons for squares. If you’ve been following along with our previous baby bin theme, 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 square 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.

Square Building Bin:

  In our bin:
Wooden Blocks
Mega Blocks
Lego Duplos
Magnatiles

  With all of the different square blocks we have around I put together this square building bin, and this was probably the favorite of the week.  Aubrey loved exploring all of the different ways to build and really liked playing with Magnatiles on a flat surface (she’s usually on the carpet and trying to build up, but she discovered she could lay them flat to make roads)

Square Play Dough:

Our last activity was making squares 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, Mega Blocks, and Lego Duplos to create squares 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}

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

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

The post Baby Bins: Squares first appeared on Mrs. Plemons' Kindergarten.

**This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. View our full disclosure policy here.**

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:

Circle Theme Read Aloud:

Circles by Yusuke Yonezu is a great book for introducing not only shapes, but also for reviewing colors and numbers. The bright and colorful cut out pages are engaging and perfect for little hands to interact with. I love this book for building vocabulary and getting a feel for each shape.

Circle Themed Sensory Bin:

Included in this bin:
Pouch Lids
Stacking Rings
Plates
Small Pans
Circle Magnets
Circle Puzzle Card
Felt Circles
Circle Flash Cards

Circle Stamping Art:

For this circle art project I first rounded up all of the circle objects I could find. We used a pouch lid, 1/2 of a fillable Easter egg, a toilet paper tube, round brushes, and the top part of a building block. I filled a small tray with colored tempera paint and let Aubrey stamp and explore.

**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.**

Circle Button Bin:

Our next activity combined threading, stuffing and sorting for all kinds of fine motor fun. I filled our bin with circle 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 circle button necklaces which required LOTS of concentration.  She also pushed buttons into bowls but wasn’t to into sorting by color.

Circle Theme Water Bin:

For this activity, I used our large underbed bin, filled it with a few inches of warm water, cut up pool noodles, stacking rings, and stacking cups. This bin was by far the favorite of the week. This girl LOVES to splash, I cannot wait for summer so we can pull our water table back outside.

Circle Play Dough:

  Our last activity was making circles with play dough. I rolled out a few colors of play dough and Aubrey used rollers, cutters, and cups to create circles 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}

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

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

The post Baby Bins: Circles first appeared on Mrs. Plemons' Kindergarten.