When you enter a dark room you’re familiar with you can remember what objects surround you. If you see only part of a familiar object you may be able to still know what it is. You can thank your sense of sight for those skills. Even being able to identify colors, shapes, letters and numbers…
X-Ray Playdough
As we come to the end of our A-Z of Sensory Play the letters certainly become harder. However, I had one activity I had been looking forward to exploring with the letter X: X-Ray Playdough. I used Imagination Tree’s no cook play dough recipe and added black food colouring to the boiling water. After several minutes…
Top 10 Sensory Toys for 2 Year Olds
Take a look at our list of top 10 sensory toys for 2-year-olds. They will help your toddler learn and communicate using their senses. Sensory toys help develop a toddler’s hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and even speech skills. Using these 10 toys will help your kids experience different textures, shapes, and colors, all while having…
Introduction to the Eight Senses
Yup! You read that title right. Eight senses. You’re probably thinking, “Um, I’m pretty sure I only know about five.” I know that’s what I was thinking when I was introduced to the concept. When I learned that the sensory system really consists of eight senses it actually made perfect sense. Everyone has these eight senses…
33 Water Play Ideas for Toddlers
I’m often on a lookout for easy and fast to prepare activities to keep kids occupied in those “Mom, I’m bored!” moments. And the easiest way to get kids excited about something is to suggest a water play! Both of my kids loved playing with water as toddlers AND as they grew up older! [wp_ad_camp_1]…
Water Sensory Play
Our Water Sensory Bin is probably our quickest ever sensory activity to set up. I only had to find the items, pour water into a bowl and that was it! I laid out a large towel on the floor and placed our 33 Litre Really Useful Under Bed Plastic Storage Box on top. I then slotted our…
The Best Gardening Activities for Kids
You know how kids, especially toddlers and preschoolers, like to imitate mom and dad and do whatever grown-ups are doing? Like gardening! It’s amazing how kids can get engaged in playing and learning when it comes to planting, taking care of plants and flowers in the garden! Here you will find 33 ideas for gardening…
How Sensory Play Benefits Cognitive Development
The scientific method generally consists of asking a question, developing a hypothesis, conducting an experiment, analyzing results and making a conclusion. Maybe you’re thinking, “What does that have to do with early childhood sensory play?” Well, everything really! The steps of the scientific method are the basic principles our brains use to figure things out…
Vegetable Sensory Bin
My son is a reluctant eater. Vegetables are certainly low down on the list of things he will eat. As a result, we are making a conscious effort to get him used to vegetables away from meal times. One of the way to expose him to different vegetables is by letting him touch and work…
Top 10 Sensory Toys for 1 Year Olds
These top 10 sensory toys for 1 year-olds will give your baby the opportunity to explore and discover their senses. Give them a creative way to learn about different colors, feel different textures (even if it is with their tongues!), learn all about animals and the noises they make, and they will even learn about…