So, how can your child explore those frosty crystals without actually touching the real deal? With winter sensory snow slime. It’s ooey. It’s gooey. And, it gets your child exploring and experimenting – all through her senses (except for her sense of taste, this is NOT taste-safe). What’s in store for winter sensory play? Well,…
Zig Zag Sensory Bag
When we work on alphabet with kids and get to last few letters, usually ideas run out. One of these letters is letter Z. We also had some issues but, at the end, we came up with a fun sensory bag! For the letter Z we created a Zig Zag Sensory Bag using a ziploc…
LEGO Color Graphing Sensory Play
Combining sensory play and math activity we came up with this super simple Lego color graphing sensory play idea. You can download printable chart we used in this activity and let your toddlers try this easy math activity. Don’t know about your kids, but my are crazy about LEGO®! Lately, it’s been all about LEGO®…
Top 10 Sensory Toys for 4 Year Olds
We talked a lot in the past (and will talk even more in the future) about sensory play. Most of our ideas include some kind of sensory bin, bottle or bag. However, there are some store-bought toys that also promote sensory play. Here are the top 10 sensory toys for 4-year-olds that will help your…
Interoception and a Sensory Friendly Environment
In the final post in our series about the sensory system we’re discussing possibly the least well known but extremely important sense of interoception. All eight senses (yes, eight!) when working together and functioning properly promote a sense of well-being. Interoception, especially, works closely with vestibular and proprioceptive senses to maintain emotional balance, create a…
Vestibular and Proprioceptive Sensory Activities
I always get confused with terms vestibular and, especially proprioceptive. This is the reason why I have set myself to learn exactly what these 2 terms mean when it comes to sensory play. The last five senses we’ve discussed are stimulated by external factors. There are also lesser-known senses that relate to the body’s internal…
Bead Balloon for Hand Strengthening
For the second letter in our A to Z of Fine Motor Series, we created a Bead Balloon for Hand Strengthening. So far we haven’t completed many activities that focus on developing my son’s hand muscles. He can find it difficult to squeeze the hand brakes on his bike or squeeze the water out of…
Top 10 Sensory Toys for 3 Year Olds
Toys from the list of the top 10 sensory toys for 3 year olds will teach your quickly growing toddler so many new things. Things like sounds, shapes, colors, and textures are essential for our little one’s growing minds. Learning about their senses from sensory play will allow your toddlers communicate more effectively. Now that…
Sensory Play Activities for Sense of Touch
Our skin is our body’s largest organ. So it makes sense that much of what our brains learn and perceive about our world is first communicated to us through our skin. Our sense of touch is so important, in fact, that it is the first to develop in the womb and babies can die from…
Astronaut Pretend Play with Fine Motor Practice
We are excited to be starting our second A-Z series. This time we will be focusing on fine motor skill activities across the alphabet. Today we are kicking off the series with A is for Astronaut Fine Motor Skills. What is it with young children and their obsession with space? The topic seems to capture…