Spider Sensory bags for babies and toddlers

This spider sensory bag for babies and toddlers is a MUST! It's one of my favorite Autumn and Halloween activities for toddlers and babies. Little children will love playing with these super fun sensory bags with hair gel as they squish them and see all the fun spiders! Just follow the easy step by step directions to make your very own spider sensory bag for your little ones to enjoy!

If you're looking for more sensory bag ideas, try these sensory bags for babies and toddlers using laminator pouches or maybe try out some sensory bottles for babies! 

Or if you are looking for more sensory Halloween activities for toddlers and preschoolers you will love our puffy paint pumpkins. 

Older toddlers and preschoolers will also love these super fun conker spiders to help with their fine motor skills and this pipe cleaner spider craft is perfect for Halloween.

For even more ideas check out our collection of spider crafts for preschoolers.

These spider sensory bags make a fun activity for babies and toddlers to explore on playdates, at a halloween party or just to have fun exploring at home. Halloween is such a fun time of year, babies and toddlers will have a BLAST with these spider sensory bags. 

This sensory bag idea would also be fun to make as an autumn sensory bag if you don't celebrate halloween.

Related: Spider Sensory Bin

Just scroll down below for easy step by step directions to make your very own sensory bag for babies and toddlers!

Spider Sensory bags for babies and toddlers

Supplies needed for your spider sensory bags: 

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• Snack sized ziplock bags
• Super glue (or Halloween washi tape) 
• Plastic spiders
• Hair gel
• Hand soap

PS: You can buy glow in the dark plastic spiders for even more fun in the dark!

Directions to make your spider sensory bags:

STEP 1: Gather your sensory bag supplies

First things first - gather up all your supplies for these fun sensory bags for babies! This makes it so much easier when it comes time to make these spider sensory bags as they can be a little fiddly.

STEP 2: Prepare your sensory bags

Now that you have all your supplies, it's time to prepare your sensory bags! Fill each one with hair gel and hand soap. We chose to alternate between the two, but you can use both in each one if you'd like.

STEP 3: Fill the sensory bags with spiders

Once you've filled the sensory bags, have your toddlers help you fill them with a handful of spiders. You could even sort them by colour and fill each one according to colour for an extra learning exercise.

STEP 4: Close and glue the sensory bags shut

Now it's time to close them shut! Make sure they're extra tight and then use the super glue to glue them so they don't accidentally pop open. (or worse, your toddler opens them and makes a big mess!)

You can also get some fun festive washi tape to use instead of super glue. How fun would these Halloween washi tapes be?!

STEP 5: Have fun and play with spider sensory bag!

Once the glue has dried, let your babies and toddlers have fun with these fun spider sensory bags!

These fun sensory bags make such a fun Halloween activity for toddlers and babies! Between the cool spiders and the squishy feeling created by the hair gel in the sensory bags - young children are sure to have lots of fun!

These spider sensory bags for babies and toddlers will be a huge hit this Halloween. For more sensory bag ideas take a look at our laminated sensory bag collection. Be sure to also check out our Halloween coloring pages including our spider coloring sheet that can be used to make a cute 3D spider craft. 

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