9 Sensory Play Ideas
Nothing engages the littles quite like some squelching, squishing, scooping and mixing.
Here are 9 fun and simple sensory play ideas that have been popular at our place.
Sensory Spring Play for Kids
I’d like to pretend that art and craft activities are meticulously organised and scheduled in a Martha-Stewart-fashion here. (I’ve seen mums who timetable these things out. Such organisation!)
The reality usually involves me stumbling across a household item and thinking “We could do something with this after naptime.”
Which is what happened when I recently discovered a container of powdered gelatine in the pantry. I immediately thought of this activity from Babble Dabble Do and it was a huge success when we attempted it.
The gelatine was super easy to work with- it appears that I just cannot use it successfully in cheesecakes- so I wanted to give it another whirl.
With all the blooms blooming in the neighbourhood of late, I thought we’d create a Spring-themed sensory play experience.
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