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Sensory play is usually an invitation for babies, toddlers or preschoolers to utilise one of their non-dominant senses in open-ended way. Kids can feel, touch, smell, examine and describe. This sort of play is non-competitive and has no end goal in mind beyond the experience itself, making it ideal for situations where you have kids of different ages or abilities, or kids with sensory processing needs. Since there is no ‘correct way’ to play, it is also great no-pressure play for kids (like my eldest) who set too high expectations for themselves.
Here are some of the sensory play activities that we’ve explored here on Danya Banya, including lots of play dough, sensory bins and messy play.
Sensory Play Activities for Kids
- Two Ingredient Slime that GLOWS!
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- DIY Rain Sticks
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- DIY Light Table
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- Make your own Play Snow!
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- Two ingredient bread dough – that kids can make, play with, and eat!
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- Edible Playdough Recipe
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- Nature’s Stampers: Impressions in play dough
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- Painting with Nature (and a peg)
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- GLOWING water beads
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- Rose Scented No Cook Play Dough
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- Untangled!
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- Squeeze! Hand strengthening with lemon scented play dough
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- Toddler and preschooler sensory play with shaving cream and mirrors
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- Apple Scented Play Dough
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- We Love Water Beads!
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- Foam Dough
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- {No Cook} Gingerbread Play Dough
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- Recycle & Create: Polystyrene Shape & Colour Boats
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- The Most Awesome Chinese New Year Activities for Kids
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- Valentines Stamp Art for Toddlers (with sensory play)
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- Easter Sensory Bin for Kids
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- How to Make Really Vibrant Coloured Rice (for Kids Craft or Sensory Play)
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- How to Make Glowing Ice
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- Make a Sensory Bin with Sticks {part of the 40 Days of Sensory Bin Fillers series}
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- Summer Fun! Ocean Themed Water Play
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- Cloud Dough Sand for Beach Small World Play
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- Playful Science: Exploring Water Beads on the Light Table
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- A Letter to Bee (6 months)
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- There’s a ball pit in our loungeroom!
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- Backyard sensory play party with Moon Sand cupcakes
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- Super Sparkly {No Cook} Candy Cane Play Dough
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- Easter Egg Painting using Cotton Tips, Knuckles and Fingers
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- Good Old-Fashioned Backyard Play
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- A Letter to Bee (my 17 month old toddler)
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- Five Little Ducks Play Dough
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- Strawberry Ice Cream Playdough
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- Ocean Dough
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- When dessert becomes art
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I’ve also got many more ideas pinned to my Messy & Sensory Play Pinterest Board:
Happy playing!
xx Danya
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