Sensory Play Box
Explore texture by hiding objects in a box and letting your little one feel them with their hands. No peeking! What does it feel like? What could it be? This is a good one to activate the sense of touch, but also a great one for children to develop their language skills as they try to describe each object!
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Sensory Play for Babies
You might be comfortable playing with food, and there is a solution: use shaving foam, if you think that works best with your baby! This is really fun! Do try it at home!
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Sensory Play: Cooked Spaghetti
Wiggly squishy fun with cooked spaghetti! Feel the squelch!
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Sensory Play: Cornflour Gloop
Cornflour gloop is the most curious thing! A mixture of water and cornflour makes an incredibly engaging activity for toddlers and older children alike, because it feels amazing and is just so weird! How can a mixture be both a solid and a liquid at the same time??
Watch VideoSensory Play: I Hear Thunder
Here’s a song to help us think about our senses 👀 You can use this tune and change the words to be about whatever you can hear and see around YOU!
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Sensory Play: Lights and Shadows
This is kind of incredible… you can make an amazing light show in your own home using nothing but a torch and a colander! Or if you want to get FANCY, you can add colour by shining the torch through a cardboard tube covered in coloured paper.
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Sensory Play: Moon Dust
Have you ever tried making moon dust? A combo of flour or cornflour with some oil makes a crumbly material that holds its shape when you mold it together. Add some food colouring or essential oils for added sensory stimulation!
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Sensory Play: Story Time! “Edward Gets Messy”
Here’s a story for you: “Edward Gets Messy”, by Rita Meade, in which Edward realises it’s alright to get messy! Hackney Playbus thinks messy is fun!
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Sensory Play: Treasure Baskets
Have you tried making a treasure basket at home for your baby? Treasure baskets are a lovely way to let your baby explore using all of their senses. All you need is a collection of household items that are safe for your baby to look at, to touch and to smell, to suck and to put in their mouths. (Babies do like to explore with their mouths!) Make a collection of objects in a shallow container like a baking tin or shoe box, and allow your baby to follow their curiosity and investigate the objects!
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