Play Ideas for Ring Around the Rainbow Sensory Filler
Pour & Explore - this colorful sensory play filler is perfect on its own! Children will LOVE sorting, scooping, threading, building, making patterns, and so much more with our best-selling sensory bin filler.
Rainbow sorting - this rainbow sensory bin filler naturally invites children to sort. Sorting is such a foundational skill and so easy to learn through play! You can draw colorful circles on a paper and have them place rings (hello, one-to-one counting practice), you can add colorful bowls, a rainbow tray, or use our free rainbow themed printables!
Rainbow themed sensory bin - using rainbow loose parts, create a fun and engaging rainbow themed sensory bin!
Build a rainbow - use the rings to create a rainbow! You can pair with white playdough for clouds or use a sheet of blue paper in a clear cover sheet for a sky.
Build a 3D rainbow - add another level to your sensory play with 3d rainbows! You can use pipe cleaners, straws, dowels, etc to lace and create!
Threading fine motor activity - similar to the 3d rainbow, rings are great for threading practice. These types of sensory invitations are so beneficial to developing hand muscles, coordination, and motor skills needed for writing and so many other things!
Counting sensory bin - rainbow rings are SO fun for counting practice!
Rainbow math sensory bin - these fun rainbow colored pasta rings make the perfect counters for your math play. A very affordable alternative to many of the themed counters on the market. Rings can be used for addition and subtraction, even multiplication and division!
Pair with playdough - rainbow rings are perfect for smooshing playdough because the hole is wide enough for dough to not get stuck! Just be sure you retrieve all of your rings (again, excellent for fine motor skills!) before storing.
St. Patrick's Day sensory bin - of course the best-selling rainbow ring filler is perfect for celebrating Saint Patrick's Day! Here is a list of books and accessories to complement your play. Don't forget to add your pot of gold!
Weather themed sensory bin - study the weather with a rainbow sensory filler! Here is a weather themed list of books and accessories. The Yellow Door weather stones are a perfect pair for this filler!
Bug themed sensory bin - bugs and colors are a match made in Heaven for an engaging sensory bin.
Butterfly themed sensory bin - the colorful Ring Around the Rainbow sensory bin filler is perfect for creating symmetrical butterfly wings!
Spring themed sensory bin - celebrate spring with a beautiful and engaging sensory bin. Here is a list of spring themed books and accessories to accent your bin.
Flower themed sensory bin - rings are perfect for making flowers!! it is so fun to line up the beautiful rings and make a colorful flower garden.
Halloween/Candy themed sensory bin - what kiddo doesn't want to play with a candy themed sensory bin?!
Birthday themed sensory bin - making a special birthday bin is such a great way to celebrate! Here is a list of birthday themed books and accessories to complement the rainbow filler.
Circus themed sensory bin - take a trip to the circus through sensory play with this adorable rainbow sensory bin filler
Under the Sea sensory bin - what's at the bottom of the ocean? is it a rainbow? dig, play, and discover with this unique sensory bin filler
Outer Space sensory bin - discover the cosmos through sensory play with metallic rainbow rings. these rings POP against a background of plain black beans or paired with black playdough.
Fine motor skill-building with letter and number tracing - delight your (even reluctant) little writers with a super fun sensory play inspired fine motor invitation. Using rainbow ring pasta to trace shapes - either with a finger or a q-tip - is SO good for fine motor practice.
Ring Around the Rainbow Books and Resources - I keep an updated list of goodies for every sensory filler theme on my amazon storefront. NOTE: links provided pay me a miniscule commission at no extra cost to you.
Mix & Match
Hippie Hooray customers love that every filler is designed to mix & match with the other fillers - making your sensory play resources even more versatile and expansive. Ring Around the Rainbow works best with: Babbling Brook, Leaves of Green & Rainbow of Rainbows.