Babies and children absorb information about the world through the five senses πππ€π π. While doing this, they develop pathways between the neurons in their brains π§
The more the senses are stimulated, the stronger the pathways become. The stronger the pathway, the easier it is for a child to learn more about the world! But hear this β unused pathways will eventually disappear!
β‘ Sensory stimulation activities are beneficial for children with sensory disorders. They can ease their anxiety and prompt the brain to process sensory information more effectively.
π¨ What can you use for Sensory Play?
π Absolutely fantastic is that you can use anything literally! It requires just a handful of items youβll most probably already have at home: rice, beans, potato flour, water, plastic bottles, and other plastic objects, etc. Get carried away by your creativity! π¦
‡ Here are some ideas we find inspiring:
Messy Sensory Play Ideas:
πΈ Rainbow Slime with glue, baking soda, color paint or food coloring, contact lens solution or borax, and glitter (there are many ways to do it) π
πΈ Edible Paints with yogurt or whip with some food color added. π§
Non- Messy Sensory Play Ideas:
πΈ Rainbow Rice or Rainbow Colored Beans with food coloring. Use spoons, pots, pans – kids will love it!
πΈ Frozen dinosaur eggs. Pop one small plastic dinosaur inside a balloon and carefully fill it with water, tie it off, and put it into the freezer.
πΈ Slow-motion sensory bottles. Put some small plastic objects like Lego bricks into a plastic bottle filled with clear hair gel mixed with water (you can add glitter), and watch them slowly move!
π And whatβs your favorite sensory integration play? π¬
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