It has been awhile since we've played with our rainbow dyed chickpeas, which is hard to believe because they're my absolute favorite sensory bin filler ever.
So, the other day I paired the rainbow chickpeas with some alphabet cookie cutters to encourage some alphabet and literacy learning for my three year old. The end result is this gorgeous sensory activity!
Zero preparation is involved (unless you don't have rainbow chickpeas already on hand, but they only take 3-5 minutes to make), which makes this a quick and simple activity to pull out when the kids are bored.
Ready to try this rainbow chickpeas and alphabet cookie cutters sensory activity? Well, then let's dig in!
What You'll Need for this Rainbow Chickpea Sensory Activity
For this activity, you only need two items, which you can probably guess what they are based off the title of the post. You'll need:
- Rainbow dyed chickpeas - They are the easiest sensory bin filler to make ever and we've been playing with this same bag of chickpeas for almost a year already.
- Alphabet cookie cutters - Ours are from this 101 cookie cutter set, which, at this point, we've used for everything but making cookies.
Simply add the rainbow dyed chickpeas to a large sensory bin container. Then add the alphabet cookie cutters. You could set up the letters in a specific way or spell a word if you'd like, but it's not necessary.
Time to Play with Rainbow Chickpeas & Alphabet Cookie Cutters!
When you push the cookie cutter down, it will fill with chickpeas, like below:
But three year old K found other ways to play, including scooping up a handful of chickpeas and cookie cutters at once.
Then he wanted to spell words. He started with "E-X" and asked me how to finish spelling EXIT, which you can see in action below.
Then he spelled the words IN and OUT all by himself. I really do think he could be hyperlexic himself, but certainly not to the same extent as his older brother. I love how he initially spelled the word IN in the chickpeas and then OUT outside the chickpeas. PS: How gorgeous is that last photo?! I am in love with it!
All in all, my son had a lot of fun with this rainbow chickpeas and alphabet cookie cutters sensory activity. It was a colorful way to explore letters and words. Will you be giving it a try?
