Tag: Sensory

  • Weekly Activities – Sensory Play

    Weekly Activities – Sensory Play

    Sensory Sensation! Monday Shaved Crayons Tuesday Cornmeal Sensory Play Gelatin Math Wednesday Water Beads Thursday Allergy Friendly Edible Finger Paints Friday Baked cotton balls Supplies Needed (other than “typical” stuff like construction paper, glue, etc.) Old Crayons Old Cheese Grater Cornmeal Unflavored Gelatin Marbles or other counters Number cards Water beads (Some places call them…

  • Gelatin Math

    Gelatin Math

    Gelatin math? Yeah, you read right! Today we worked on number recognition and counting and had a blast getting messy at the same time! Gelatin Math Unflavored Gelatin food coloring (optional) Marbles or other counters Number cards Mix 1 packet of gelatin in 1/2 cup warm water and mix, add 1 cup cold water in…

  • Baked Cotton Balls

    Baked Cotton Balls

    I came across this post on pinterest from Play Create Explore  – I think it’s a super great idea, not only as a sensory activity, cooking activity and color practice, but a great way to get out a little aggression and pent up energy. As you may figure out by now we have allergy considerations due…

  • Water Beads

    Water Beads

    If you have never tried these – they are SUPER awesome. They are something I’ve seen on pinterest and thought – that would be cool, but that was like 6 months ago and we’ve never explored them. Some places call them Water Gems, and I got mine at Micheals. You can get them in a…

  • Edible Finger Paints {Allergy Friendly!}

    Edible Finger Paints {Allergy Friendly!}

    I love the art projects that you can eat. Seriously the look on Landon’s face when I tell him he CAN put something random in his mouth is priceless. There have been some posts going around about edible finger paints and they look like tons of fun – except if you’re allergic to wheat or…

  • Corn Meal Sensory Play

    Corn Meal Sensory Play

    One great sensory play that’s safe for pretty much any age is cornmeal (unless you have a corn allergy!). Since it’s etible, it’s safe for any age of child that’s had corn introduced already. They may take handfuls and put it in their mouths – but that’s one way that babies explore the world around…

  • Grated Crayons Sensory Play

    Grated Crayons Sensory Play

    Last week Landon and I were making the Apple Sun Catcher and in the process we were grating the crayons. As the shavings were falling on to the wax paper, Landon couldn’t stop from touching and playing with the crayon shavings… which lead me to think that grated wax would make a wonderful sensory bin item.…

  • Moon Sand

    This morning we had some fun with moon sand. If you’ve never made moon sand you’re missing out on hours of fun. It’s super easy and cheap to make and lasts for quite some time in a zip lock bag. It’s like sand when you run your fingers through it, but it forms like play dough when…