Flour Sensory Bin for Toddlers and Babies

An item in your kitchen makes a great sensory activity for your little one. It is baking flour! With a few considerations, this idea turns regular flour into a fun sensory play experience for toddlers and babies. Flour sensory play for toddlers and babies can be done on a little table or in a high chair.

These sensory activity tips for indoor sensory bins are helpful to read before you start. We did this two different ways. The first was with my baby in a high chair. The second was with my twin toddlers in the kitchen on a little play table.

Flour sensory play for toddlers and babies

Flour is definitely a one item activity. Have you read our series of activities that only need one item? They are so easy! Read the full list.

This flour sensory play for toddlers will be an easy go-to sensory activities for toddlers when you need to keep your child playing when you can be right there watching.

To set up this flour sensory activity, first place two cups of flour into a baking sheet. Spread the flour around and then bake it in the oven.

Tips are here for preparation. This helps you be sure that the flour is sanitary before baby plays with it.

Then, take the flour out of the oven and let it cool completely. When the flour is completely cool, carefully pour it or scoop it from the tray into a bowl.

Baby in high chair playing with flour as a sensory activity.

From here, decide where your little one will play. If you have a small toddler activity table, you can put a tray and a scoop on the table with a cup of flour. We just poured a bit of the flour into the table top.

Twin toddlers standing around a child's play table handling flour in a bowl and with kitchen utensils for a sensory bin for toddlers.

Another idea is to pour the flour into the high chair tray. Baby sits safely strapped into the chair, and you can watch them while they touch and feel the flour.

Add in small spoons, scoops or cups for even more scooping and pouring practice.

My toddlers played with this for an hour. Because it was a dry sensory bin, it was easy to vacuum up any mess. I like this oats and salt sensory bin too for that reason. It gives variety of textures but it cleans up really easily too.

Bowls stacked on child's play table. Vacuum brush attachment is used for cleaning up the dry flour sensory bin.

We love sensory play around here. Have you checked out our other sensory activity ideas?

There are even more fun ways to teach toddlers with our Toddler Play and Grow Activity Guide. It is a toddler curriculum without being rigid or over complicated for toddlers or moms.

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What is your child’s favorite sensory activity or sensory bin? Leave a comment.