10 Winter Sensory Activities for Toddlers
Check out these super fun winter sensory activities for toddlers! These Christmas sensory play ideas will help your young kids play, explore, and have fun during this magical holiday season.
Winter transforms the whole world. It’s a perfect time for kids to explore and develop their senses.
Winter sensory activities can help them discover in a more controlled environment, making things easier for parents and toddlers alike.
This is our favorite holiday season, so we go all out with our sensory play ideas. It is so fun to see kids get excited about the magic and joy winter brings to their lives.
Try out these ten winter sensory activities for toddlers once the weather starts getting frosty.
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Winter Snowflake Sensory Bottle
Sensory bottles are a great way for kids to calm down, relax, and practice mindfulness. This bottle has a bright blue snowflake theme that kids will love.
Homemade Snow Sensory Play
Snow play is a big deal for kids, although not everyone gets snow reliably just because it’s winter. Solve that issue with this homemade play snow that only takes 2 ingredients.
Make Colorful Ice Sculptures with Colored Ice Blocks
This winter sensory activity is perfect for anywhere where the temperature gets below freezing; snow is just a bonus. Fill some containers, from ice trays to actual cups, with water, add food coloring, and freeze overnight.
No Mess Sensory Play: Winter in a Bag
This is a perfect idea for little ones who want “snow” play but don’t want all the mess and cold. Make a winter sensory bag that you can rinse off and pop in the fridge to keep cold between play sessions.
Winter Forest Sensory Bin
A winter walk through a snowy forest is a truly magical experience. Help recreate the winter forest atmosphere with this winter sensory bin.
Winter Ice Castle Sensory Bin
Building and stacking are great ways for kids to develop their motor skills while playing. Setting up a winter scene with white play sand “snow” will let them engage their imaginations while they build an ice castle.
Arctic Sensory Bin
The Arctic is a wondrous place full of unique creatures. Use some white beans and blue marbles to make an Arctic sensory bin for kids to explore.
Winter Sensory Tray
This winter sensory tray takes great pains to focus on mindfulness and how sensory play can help. With loads of tips, such as creating a rake to rake out baking soda “snow,” this post is a great place to learn how to focus on the mental benefits of sensory play.
Winter Construction Sensory Bin
Here’s a construction winter sensory bin with all sorts of fun wintery things to play with and explore. But the star of the show has to be the cotton ball snowballs that are much warmer than the real thing.
Snowman In A Bag Kids Craft
While some of these bins and activities get pretty complex, something must be said for a simple, fun activity.
Use the included printable to make a snowman face, then fill a bag with whipped cream so kids can smoosh around the “snowman” inside. It is such a fun snowman in a bag!
If you love making sensory bins and bottles for your toddlers, you will love all these sensory play ideas!
Final Thoughts
Hopefully you enjoy these super easy and fun winter sensory activities for toddlers to enjoy!
You might also like these other winter sensory bins too.
Check out these other Christmas activities for toddlers:
- Christmas sensory activities
- Winter sensory activities
- Winter look-and-find sensory bottle
- Calming winter sensory bottle
- Artic animal sensory bin
- Crunchy Christmas slime
- How to make fake snow
- Construction winter sensory bin
- Fine motor Christmas crafts
- Christmas art projects
- Winter STEM activities
- Pipe cleaner icicles
- Christmas sensory bin
- Penguin sensory bin
- Snowball catapult
- Snowman craft
- Shaving Cream Painting
