A Sensory Bin to Celebrate Autumn: A Week of Sensory Bins

Ah, Autumn. It's FINALLY autumn.... my favorite season. I thought I'd throw together a fun, cinnamon-scented sensory box for the kiddos to celebrate! Here's what I did... 

My storage container, like most of the storage containers I use in my storage boxes is a clear 16 quart plastic "sweater box". I just like the size of this bin and it doesn't take hundreds of dollars of things to fill it. 

I found some glass gems in fall colors. These are always a big hit in my sensory boxes. 

Of course, autumn means falling leaves! I found a ton of fake fall leaves and put most of them in there. 

Our local dollar store had these cute little plastic containers with leaves and acorns on the sides, so I bought a 3-pack and put them in there for the boys to scoop with. 

A couple other things I put in the bin were some fake acorns and some fall-shaped plastic gems/table scatter Oh my goodness, these are SOOOOO pretty and I'm going to get more to just put in a clear bowl on my dining table. I LOVE LOVE LOVE these. 

Finally, the last two things in the bin are some fake straw (I was able to find some that had been dyed a really pretty dark color!) and some cinnamon essential oil. I put some straw in a gallon sized bag with several drops of the cinnamon oil, shook it up really well, and then left it in until the oil dried. I guess I could have used a drop of clove oil too, but I really wanted just a cinnamon scent for this one. 

Ah! It's so pretty!!! And it smells really good. It smells like fall. Thank goodness... it was a LONG, HOT summer and I'm ready for cooler weather, cups of spicy tea, hoodies, and leggings. 

Are you a pumpkin spice nut? For me, I like pumpkin spice occasionally, but I'm not obsessed with it. 

BONUS QUESTION: What's the CRAZIEST pumpkin spice thing you've come across?