# 30+ Fall Sensory Activities for Kids > A collection of fall sensory play ideas from fellow bloggers, grouped by type: dry rice bins, wet pasta bins, slimes and goops, water play, play dough and cloud dough, and small-world pretend play. Each idea credits the blog that created it. - URL: https://www.funlittles.com/fall-sensory-activities-for-kids/ - Ages: 1–6 yrs · Difficulty: easy · Mess: high - Time: prep none, activity varies - Works for: one-on-one, small group, whole class - Skills: sensory-exploration, fine-motor, pretend-play, science, pre-writing - Cautions: wheat-gluten, food-dye, corn, ingestion-risk ## Safety - Supervise all sensory play, especially with babies and toddlers who mouth materials. - Small items like dry rice, beans, acorns, pinecone bits and candy corn are choking hazards for young children. - Slimes, goops and doughs are play materials, not snacks. Even taste-safe recipes are only non-toxic if mouthed. - Check each linked recipe's ingredients and safety notes before you start. Ingredients vary from idea to idea. - Always supervise water play. - Spices such as cinnamon can sting eyes. Wash hands after play. ## Ideas - **Candy Apple Sensory Rice**: Wonderfully aromatic candy apple scented rice for a dry fall sensory bin. - **Pumpkin Scented Sensory Rice**: Pumpkin scented rice for dry fall sensory play. - **Colorful Fall Sensory Bin**: A gorgeous, colorful fall sensory bin. - **Dry Fall Themed Sensory Bin**: A dry, fall themed sensory bin. - **Cinnamon Scented Fall Rice**: A recipe for cinnamon scented, fall colored rice for sensory bins. - **Fall Sensory Learning Activity**: A fall discovery table about changing leaves and trees. - **Dry Monster Sensory Bottle**: A dry monster sensory bottle. - **Outdoor Fall Sensory Activity**: A fun outdoor fall sensory activity. - **20 Items for Fall Sensory Play**: A list of 20 must-have items for fall sensory play. - **Quick and Easy Autumn Sensory Box**: A quick and easy sensory bin for fall. - **Autumn Sensory Bin**: An autumn sensory discovery bin. - **Witch's Stew**: A Halloween witch's stew sensory bin. - **Fall Themed Sensory Oobleck**: Fall themed oobleck for sensory play. - **Sweet Potato Goop**: An ooey gooey sweet potato goop for the fall sensory table. - **Pumpkin Slime**: A pumpkin slime play recipe. - **Candy Corn Sensory Slime**: A candy corn themed sensory slime. - **Apple Sparkle Slime**: A sparkly apple themed slime. - **Fall Leaves Sensory Soup**: A fall leaves soup for water sensory play. - **Signs of Autumn Sensory Bin**: A sensory bin filled with signs of autumn. - **Pumpkin Water Play**: A pumpkin themed water play invitation. - **5 Senses Fall Play Dough**: Fall play dough ideas that explore the five senses. - **Gluten-Free Pumpkin Clay**: A no-cook, gluten-free pumpkin pie play clay. - **Autumn Scented Play Dough**: Natural looking, autumn scented play dough. - **Blackberry No-Cook Play Dough**: A no-cook blackberry play dough. - **Pumpkin Cloud Dough**: A pumpkin cloud dough. - **Apple Spice Play Dough**: Apple spice scented play dough used for pre-writing practice. - **Little House in the Pumpkin**: A beautiful fall sensory bin with a pumpkin house. - **Play Dough Pretend Play Set-Up**: A pretend play activity set up using play dough. - **Fall Spice Railroad**: A fall spice railroad pretend play invitation. - **Fall Sensory Activities Bucket List**: A bucket list of fall sensory activities. - **Fall Colors Sensory Bin for Babies**: A fall colors sensory bin for babies. ## The original post by TurkeyMom (2014) With the cool crisp weather around, here are some fall themed sensory activities for kids. ### Dry sensory bins Wonderfully aromatic **candy apple sensory rice** from Learn Play Imagine **Pumpkin scented sensory rice** from Learn Play Imagine ( What can I say? The blog has amazing sensory ideas!) A **gorgeous, colorful sensory bin** from Stay at Home Educator Dry **Fall themed sensory bin** from My Creative Days **[Cinnamon Scented Fall Rice recipe](http://momvstheboys.com/2013/10/cinnamon-scented-fall-colored-rice-sensory-bins/)** from Mom vs the Boys **F[all sensory learning activity](https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/why-do-leaves-change-color/)** from little bins for little hands **[Dry monster sensory bottle](https://www.mymundaneandmiraculouslife.com/monster-sensory-bottle/)** from the Mundane Miraculous Life **Fun outdoor fall sensory activity** from The Pleasantest Thing **20 Items needed for fall sensory play** from Golden Reflections Blog [**Quick and easy sensory bin**](https://www.redtedart.com/quick-craft-autumn-sensory-box//) for fall from Red Ted Art ### Wet/Pasta based **Autumn Sensory Bin** in from The Train Driver's wife **[Witch's Stew](http://www.coffeecupsandcrayons.com/sensory-bin-for-kids-halloween-witchs-stew/)** from Coffee Cups and Crayons ### Slimes and Goops [**Fall themed sensory oobleck**](https://craftulate.com/sensory-oobleck-for-fall/) play from Craftulate **[Sweet Potato Goop](http://www.frogsandsnailsandpuppydogtail.com/2013/09/sweet-potato-ooey-gooey-goop-fall.html)** from Frogs Snails and Puppy Dogs Tails [**Pumpkin Slime**](http://www.growingajeweledrose.com/2013/09/pumpkin-slime-play-recipe.html) from Growing a Jeweled Rose **[Candy Corn Sensory Slime](https://craftulate.com/candy-corn-sensory-slime/)** from Craftulate [**Apple Sparkle Slime from Frogs**](http://www.frogsandsnailsandpuppydogtail.com/2014/09/apple-sparkle-slime.html) Snails Puppy Dogs Tails ### Fall themed water play **[Fall Leaves Sensory Soup](http://www.andnextcomesl.com/2014/09/fall-leaves-soup-water-sensory-play.html)** from Next Comes L [**Signs of autumn sensory bin**](https://b-inspiredmama.com/autumn-sensory-bin/) from B-Inspired Mama **Pumpkin Water play** from My Nearest and Dearest ### Play Dough/Cloud Dough [**5 senses fall play dough**](http://onetimethrough.com/5-senses-fall-playdough-ideas/) from One Time Through [**Gluten-Free Pumpkin Clay**](http://www.funathomewithkids.com/2013/09/no-cook-gluten-free-edible-pumpkin-pie.html) from Fun at Home with Kids **[Natural looking autumn scented play dough](http://munchkinandbean.blogspot.com/2013/09/autumn-scented-play-dough.html)** from Munchkin and Bean **Blackberry no-cook play dough** from My Little 3 and me **Pumpkin Cloud Dough** from 123 Homeschool4me [**Apple Spice Play dough**](http://thepreschooltoolboxblog.com/apple-theme-preschool-scented-playdough-pre-writing-activity-playfulpreschool/) writing from Preschool Toolbox ### Small World Sensory Play A **beautiful fall sensory bin** with a pumpkin house from An Adventure in a Box Using **playdough to create a pretend play activity set up** from Wild Flower Ramblings [**Fall Spice Rail Road Pretend Pla**](http://play-trains.com/fall-spice-railroad/)y from Play Trains ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** **Fall sensory activities bucket list** from The Jenny Evolution **Fall colors sensory bin for babies** from The Train Driver's Wife Thanks for reading Stop by our [**FALL ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS**](https://www.funlittles.com/category/season/fall-season/) category page