Music Sensory Bin

We've done a music sensory bin before and it was a huge success.  However, after getting a Safari Ltd. Musical Instruments TOOB, I knew that I had to make a new music sensory bin, one that focused specifically on instrument learning.  So using the piano keyboard as my inspiration, I put together this really simple music sensory bin for the boys.

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Easy Music Activities for Kids: How to Make a Music Sensory Bin

The base for this sensory bin is cotton balls.  I then cut out five rectangles from black craft foam to make the black keys of the piano.  To mark out the white keys of the piano, I used black yarn.  I then scattered the musical instruments TOOB throughout the cotton balls.

Alongside the sensory bin, I set out some plastic cups, magnifying glasses, and measuring spoons.

When the boys examined this sensory bin, they were both excited to see that it looked like a piano.  J exclaimed, "Oooh, a piano!"  He then leaned in and started playing a song using the black keys.

J then spent some time looking at the different instruments from the musical instruments TOOB, including the trumpet.  

The detail is amazing on these instruments, which sometimes requires further examination...

Then it was time to play the "tuba" as the boys like to call the French Horn.  J had the right idea.

K, on other hand, liked to play the French horn backwards and hands-free.  Now that is talent!

A little while later, J dumped out the contents of the sensory bin onto the floor so that he could play with the cotton balls.  He loved filling up a plastic cup with the cotton balls to make a bath.  I guess the instruments needed a bath!

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