Sensory Play

During messy play activities you can be developing your child’s understanding of colour, number (see numeracy activities) and fine motor skills. Encourage your child to move their hands/fingers around in the messy play and to make different patterns.

Alternatively, just have fun!!!! Messy play can be a lovely time to play with your child and develop communication and shared enjoyment.

Harriet gets creative!

Splatter painting with Michelle

• Taste safe - edible sensory ideas

Visual sensory bottles

• T-A-171-Ocean-Sensory-Bottle.pdf
• T-A-162-Calming-Glitter-Sensory-Bottle.pdf
• t-a-164-colours-and-shapes-sensory-bottles.pdf
• T-A-175-Colour-Explosion-Sensory-Bottle.pdf

Sensory sound bottle ideas

• Thud Thud Sound Sensory Bottle.pdf
• Rustle Rustle Sound Sensory Bottle.pdf
• Ding Dong Sound Sensory Bottle.pdf
• Clink Clank Sound Sensory Bottle.pdf
• Splashy Sound Sensory Bottle.pdf

Sensory activity ideas to try at home

• Sensory activities to do at home.pptx

• Chocolate Mud Dough

• Magic Mud

• Edible paint with powdered jelly

• How to make edible paint

• t-t-26550-chocolate-cloud-dough-recipe_ver_1.pdf
• T-T-26742-Chocolate-Puffy-Edible-Paint-Recipe.pdf

• Messy play ideas

• Sensory activity suggestions

• 31 days of sensory play This is a lovely website that has different sensory activities to develop touch, sound, sight etc