What do children do with bean bags?

Playing with beanbags.

At Pit and Play, our handmade beanbags are much more than just toys.
They invite you to discover, feel, imagine and move.
Perfect for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and older children, and even quiet moments for adults.

Made with Oeko-Tex-certified fabrics and filled with pure cherry stones. Safe, sustainable, and CE-approved.

Sensory play with bean bags

Children love to feel, knead and listen to the soft rustle of the seeds.
This way they discover textures, weight and sound in a natural way.

Sensory play with bean bags helps with:

• De-stress and relax
• Improve concentration
• Stimulate self-regulation
• Stimulate the imagination

Bean bags work as a soft stress ball for little hands.

Fantasy and open-ended play through beanbags

The power of open-ended toys is that they have no set rules.
Children use their imaginations and that is exactly what makes beanbags so special.

They become:

• “Magic stones”, treasures or food in a role-playing game
• Cushions for dolls
• Bedding, ice creams or even animal friends

Every child creates their own story. Every single day.

Combine them with Stapelstein discs in rainbow or pastel shades for even more fun.

Movement and motor development with bean bags

Bean bags are ideal for exercise and practicing balance and coordination.

Children can use it to:

• Throwing and catching
• Balancing on head or arm
• Following a course
• Stacking or moving beanbags with feet

Work on balance, strength and cooperation in a playful way.

Learning through play with beanbags

Playing is learning.
With beanbags, children discover colors, shapes and patterns.

Use them to:

• To count and sort
• Laying patterns
• To recognize colors
• Temperature to experience (warm or cool, under supervision)

Combine playing with learning without it feeling like practice.

10 Play inspirations with beanbags

1. Throwing in a Basket – Practice targeted throwing, indoors or outdoors.
2. Color sorting – Combine with colored bins or Stapelstein discs.
3. Balance game – Walk with a beanbag on your head.
4. Bag Race – Create a course and use hands or feet.
5. Sensory rest – Kneading or laying on your lap to de-stimulate.
6. Cooking game – Use bean bags as “food” or “ingredients”.
7. Hide and Seek – Find the beanbags by color or pattern.
8. Counting and Pattern Making – Play with order and numbers.
9. Mini Sports Day – Use them as targets or markers.
10. Collect treasures – Combine with sand, baskets or building blocks.

Why choose Pit and Play?

✅ Handmade with care in the Netherlands
✅ Safe: CE marked + Oeko-Tex fabrics, meets EN71 standards.
✅ Sustainable and naturally filled with cherry stones
✅ Suitable for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and adults
✅ Perfect to combine with Stapelstein, our play cloths, Dobbelstein and other bean bags.

Pit and Play is all about stimulating, discovering and stimulating the imagination.
Our sensory bean bags provide hours of fun, each time in a different way.