Running, jumping, skipping and climbing. Grasping, pulling, buttoning, tying. It may not seem that these skills would be related to sensory play. But they definitely are! Let’s take a look at how sensory play benefits motor development! We all learn about our environments through exploring with our senses. We take everything in as we see, hear, touch,…
33 Rainbow Sensory Play Ideas for Toddlers and Older Kids
Rainbows! One of our favorite spring themes and always fun for kids! Today we share with you 33 rainbow sensory play ideas to enjoy with your babies, toddlers and preschoolers! When we think about spring, we can’t skip talking about rainbows! After all, rainbows are connected to “April showers” and St.Patrick’s day. Rainbow Sensory Activities…
DIY I Spy Foam Book
I love to make simple and fun homemade toys and books, and today’s I Spy Foam Book is both of these things! Bonus, it’s all in a little booklet and kids can take it with them when you travel or wait in doctor’s office or in a restaurant to keep them on their seat! There…
Winter Shine Sensory Bin
Set up a winter sensory bin in minutes and let your child explore many different textures through play! Sensory bins are fun and easy to set up. More importantly, toddlers and preschoolers ADORE playing with sensory bins. We usually leave sensory bin out for a couple days until our kids become bored and then switch…
33 Rice Sensory Play Ideas for Kids
Rice is probably one of the most loved, cheapest and easiest to prepare sensory play base. Here you can find more than 30 rice sensory play ideas to get you started! Either used in it’s dry form or cooked, white or colored, rice is the perfect filler for sensory bins, bottles or bags! What benefits…
Under the Umbrella Sensory Play
Under the umbrella sensory play aims at visual system and as such, this rainbow activity is perfect for babies and toddlers. When should you engage your child in this activity? Under the umbrella sensory play would be perfect before nap time in the afternoon, or you can even lay down with them and take a…
Shaving Cream Color Mixing Sensory Bag
We wanted to find a way to explore color mixing within the sensory play. However, we needed the activity to be mess-free. Our Shaving Cream Color Mixing Sensory Bag provided the perfect solution for babies and toddlers who don’t really like to get paint all over their hands and clothes. As for you as a…
Q-Tips Activity Ideas for Kids to Play, Learn and Create
Q-tips (cotton buds, cotton swabs or how ever you call them) are one of those inexpensive items we all have at home! On this page you will find different Q-tips activity ideas for sensory play, learning, art and more! Because of their shape and size, q-tips are perfect tools for many different type of activities….
Clean Mud Sensory Play
What child doesn’t enjoy ripping up toilet paper? You can imagine the fun my two had doing just that to create our Clean Mud Sensory Play activity. Continuing our A-Z Sensory Play series we have reached the letter M. We wanted a way of playing with mud without having to leave the house so we…
Autumn Chestnut Hunt and Sensory Play
Every autumn season, we take almost daily walks in our local park and always bring home little treasures. Today girls insisted on picking up chestnuts so we ended with a chestnut sensory play – Chestnut hunt and soup! Outdoor Chestnut Hunt in the Park Our park is filled with chestnut trees and, since chestnuts are…