Apple Pie Sensory Bin and Free Sensory Play Printable

This super fun apple pie sensory bin comes with free sensory play printables that include different pretend apple pie recipes. It is the perfect way to practice early math skills, pretend play, and fine motor skills, all while enjoying a fun Fall apple theme.

To create this fun and easy sensory bin you will need oats and optional chickpeas, cinnamon sticks, paper strips, fake apples (or red and green colored pom poms), and resin or magnetic letters. Add in scoops, measuring cups, spoons, and a pie tin to finish it off. You can also print out and use the free printable at the bottom of the page to go with it.

For more fun fall sensory bin ideas be sure to also check out this fun feed the turkey sensory bin and this gooey and slimy cooked spaghetti Halloween sensory bin.

Apple Pie Fall Sensory Bin Set Up Tips

*When setting up this sensory bin you can use just oats or a mixture of oats and uncooked chickpeas. The chickpeas give a different texture and allow the children to count and play with different items. They are completely optional. If you feel like they don’t fit the theme of the sensory bin as well feel free to leave them out.

*The cinnamon sticks in this recipe make the apple pie sensory play smell amazing. Be sure to check if the children who will be playing with the sensory bin have any allergies to these (or to the oats) and leave them out or swap them out with another item if necessary.

*The oats and chickpea sensory base can be stored in a plastic bag and pulled out for use at another time (we’ve saved ours two years in a row to use and it stores just fine). Just be sure children do not try to ingest them if it is a saved sensory bin base.

*The recipe cards listed below include four different number options and are great for counting and number recognition skills. There is also an option included that doesn’t have the numbers on it. You can write in the numbers of choice for these ones. Print the recipe cards on cardstock to help make them more durable.

Apple Pie Sensory Bin & Free Recipe Cards

Materials:

• Oats
• Chickpeas
• Cinnamon sticks
• Plastic green and red apples (or green and red pom poms)
• Pie pan
• Brown paper strips
• Resin or magnetic numbers
• Free apple pie sensory bin recipe cards
• Scoops, measuring cups, spoons, bowls, etc..
• Sensory bin, large tub, or tray

Directions:

1. Fill a tub or bin with a mixture of oats and chickpeas.
2. Add in cinnamon sticks, plastic or pom pom apples, and numbers, on top.
3. Throw in scoops, measuring cups, spoons, bowls, and any other items desired for “making” apple pie.
4. Print out multiple copies of different apple pie recipe cards and put them near the bin.
5. Cut out paper strips that are slightly longer than your pie pan. Put paper strips near the pie pan and put both near the sensory bin to complete your apple pie making sensory play area.
6. Allow children to scoop, pour, and make apple pies following the recipe cards or just playing as their hearts desire.

Additional Fall Sensory Play Ideas

For more fun Fall apple themed ideas be sure to check out some of our favorites below:

1. Fall apple tasting free printable: a free printable that allows children to make predictions and taste three different flavors of apples.
2. Apple painting activity: Using cut in half apples, make apple stamps and use them to stamp an apple coloring page.