Sensory soups have been a favorite in our house for quite some time (see a bunch of examples here). Not only are these types of sensory activities super engaging, but they're super simple to put together. On top of that, they're great for a wide variety of ages, whether that's a young toddler, a preschooler, or a bigger kid.
Recently, I made this LEGO sensory bin with water for my three year old and I have to admit that it is one of my favorites, hands down. It has the perfect punch of color from the LEGO in the water and it encouraged so much learning and imaginative play.
But, goodness, it was so hard to narrow down the photos on this sensory play activity! I had so many beautiful photos!
Anyway, ready to dish up some LEGO soup for your kids to play with too? Then let's dig in!
What You'll Need for this LEGO Sensory Bin
I promise this sensory bin is one of the easiest ever to make, as you'll shortly see. It's what I like to call a dump and play style sensory bin. Here's what we used:
- Water - How much you'll need will depend on the size of your container.
- LEGO bricks - Use whatever you have on hand, whether that's traditional LEGO or DUPLO. Try to pick a variety of colors and sizes of bricks. Maybe you have some bricks that are collecting dust that could benefit from some washing?
- Kitchen utensils - We always use a big bowl, a ladle, a whisk, and a large spoon with our sensory soup bins, but measuring cups and measuring spoons are great choices too. Basically, anything that can be used to work on fine motor skills or encourage scooping and pouring. Just use whatever you have on hand.
To put it together, simply dump the LEGO bricks into some water and that's it. Dump and play. Easy or what?
Hands on Fun with LEGO Sensory Soup!
Unsurprisingly, this LEGO sensory bin was a big hit, just like any other water sensory bin that I've made for my boys over the years. And it kept my son busy for quite some time.
Using kitchen utensils, such as the large spoons and a whisk that you see pictured, encourage lots of scooping, pouring, and measuring, which is great for fine motor development. But it's also fun because kids get to use the same real tools that the adults around them do. I know my son always looks forward to using these big kitchen utensils in his sensory bins.
And I like I mentioned above, there were too many beautiful photos of this LEGO sensory bin to pick from. So, I'm sharing a bunch of the scooping and pouring close ups. They're just all too lovely not to share!
Besides scooping and pouring, my son loved stirring everything up in the provided bowl. Stirring the LEGO around with the whisk ended up creating a lot of "music" or noise (depending on who you ask haha), which adds a nice little auditory component to this sensory bin activity.
Once your child is done enjoying this LEGO sensory bin, simply pour out all the water and leave the LEGO bricks out on some towels to fully dry. Then voila, you have some nice and clean bricks, ready for future play. Talk about an added perk.
