The littlest in our family is turning 18 months old next month. He is now extremely exploitative and always
wanting to be engaged. As much as I can, I'll challenge myself weekly, to keep
up with his growth, engaging him in sensory activities that taps on his basic
senses of sight, smell, touch, hear and taste.
Sensory
play is one activity that stimulates a child's most familiar and basic
ways to explore and perceive new information. Here are 5 sensory play
ideas we did in a week, sparing Saturday and Sunday, as they are good
days to venture outdoor.
1. Colour cubes
Freeze coloured watered to make coloured ice cubes! Use them for play and drawing. Juboy loves that coldness and masterpiece he got from those cubes.
Items need:
- ice cube tray
- food colouring
- drawing paper
- water
Various colours of cubes |
Drawing on paper |
2. Webbed basket
After
emptying his laundry basket, web it with yarn and put some of your
child's toys in for him to navigate out. He will choose either patience
or frustration while trying to retrieve them. I witnessed a mix of both
emotions.
- Toys of various sizes
- Basket with holes for webbing
- Yarn
Various sizes of toys |
Trying to get his toy out |
3. Squishy Bag
This
squishy bag is really easy fun for write and erase. We wrote letters
and did shapes on it. You may even put small toys in it! Mix the flour,
water and drops of colouring together. Pour it into the zip lock and
seal tight.
You may use your finger or a cotton bud to do writing on it.
Items needed:
- Small square zip lock bag
- 1/2 cup flour
- 3 tbsp water
- colouring
Letter learning |
Printing shapes on it |
4. Ball into Box
Use a small box and cut out some circles, good enough size for your ball to pop in. I manged to cut three circles out of my box.
Items needed:
- Small box
- ball
- penknife/scisscors
- Tape for sealing the box
This is so fun that even the older kids joined in for play. They stood from a distance and challenged themselves to aim the ball in.
Aim the ball in |
5. Finger a line
Draw
coloured lines and prepare colour paint matching those lines. I guided
Juboy to finger paint the colours on the respective coloured line.
Which eventually, he decided to paint everywhere and anywhere. Even on
the floor!
Whichever way, as long as they are having fun with colours.
Items needed:
- Colour paint
- Colour markers
- Palette
- Drawing paper
Finger painting on line |
Red on red, green on green and blue on blue |
I
sure took a long break from such sensory activities. It is so wonderful
to be starting school with the youngest of the family. Sensory play
opportunities are great for teaching and guiding a child's learning
journey! It is true when we say kids learn most from play.
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