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Amazing Sensory Activities for Children

February 11, 2018 by Lori 2 Comments

Kids Sensory Activities

Sensory Activities for Children

sensory activities

Children need opportunities to use their senses to help build the connections and brain development. These amazing sensory activities for children will help you create lasting, brain-building, and educational fun!

Children and adults tend to retain information better when they engage their senses. The 5 basic senses are taste, touch, smell, sight, and hearing. Mastering these 5 senses help children with motor skills such as body awareness and balance, problem-solving skills, and social skills.

Playing with sand or play dough allows children to learn about spatial concepts. Messy play encourages adventure. Playing with music actually encourages math basics as well as artistic expression.

Sensory boxes can be used to demonstrate hot, cold, soft, hard, sticky, dry, etc.

Sensory play simply includes ANY activities that stimulate the senses, and it can be fun for ALL ages.

Sensory play is also great for calming an anxious child

Just remember when you are trying out these activities that each child is different. What is “normal” for one child may be under- or over-stimulating to another. Allow your child to explore their own comfort zone.

Relax, uses those senses, and enjoy!

Please check out these great resources!

Unicorn Slime
unicorn slime

 

Rainbow Spaghetti Sensory Play
rainbow colored spaghetti

 

Flower Ice- The Nature Play Series
flower ice

 

No-Mess Finger Painting for Kids
no mess finger-painting for kids

 

Bug Sensory Bin
insect sensory bin

 

Salt Dough Dinosaurs Fossils/
dinosaur crafts

 

Homemade Edible Play Dough Recipe
edible play dough

 

 

Learn how to make a fun new ball from sponges!

sponge ball

 

Sensory Art Project for Child Development/
sensory art

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  1. Damjana

    February 12, 2018 at 12:18 pm

    Lori,

    what a great and colorful collection of sensory play ideas!

    Reply
    • Lori

      February 12, 2018 at 1:11 pm

      Thank you! And so MUCH fun!

      Reply

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