6 Sensory Play Activities For Your Toddler To Try Now!

It is very important for young children to explore their surroundings using their senses. You will be surprised by just how much a child learns just by exploring his sense of sound, taste, sight, and touch. KSP brings you simple, easy, and creative play ideas to explore sensory play for toddlers.  Guaranteed to be a fun time for mommy and baby!

1. Grain Shakers: Develop Sense of Sound

A musical instrument that your preschooler can assemble on his own using  lentils, pasta, beans, rice, or any other food that makes sound. Choose a variety of containers like tin, plastic or a cardboard box and see how sound differs in each of these containers when they shake, shake shake!

https://youtu.be/U2Gkf_HFrMM

2. Discovery Bottles: Develop Sense of Sight

Add glitter, beads, pipe cut outs, marbles or anything else you can find that is small and colourful. Fill empty bottles with it and hand it to your toddler. You will be surprised by just how relaxing and soothing these bottles are! Perfect to keep them busy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wcA_oqq0Ao

3. DIY Sensory Book: Develop Tactile Sense 

Make a paper booklet of the different textures for preschoolers to help them explore their tactile environment using household items like the satin ribbon (smooth and shiny), sand paper (rough texture), wool (fluffy), cotton (soft), etc. Make sure to include items that have a unique texture too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAeS-bCb3L8

4. Yarn Sensory Bin: Develop Sense of Touch 

There are so many different ways to play with this yarn bin. Just ask your child to sort yarn strings of same colours and sizes, untangle the yarn or get more creative by hiding little plastic toys that they can find! This could be the perfect busy box for toddlers and preschoolers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpuNL7SzTBw

5. Squishy Bag: Develop Sense of Sight and Touch

Squishy sensory bags is the easiest way  to expand a child’s sense of sight and touch without being messy. They are visually appealing and so much  fun to make! See how your little one responds when you give him a squishy bag with his favourite set of tiny objects packed within.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp7Bh_bgT04

6. Taste Bowls: Develop Sense of Taste and Touch

This one is super easy to assemble. Just collect food items that taste different and have different textures like salted almonds, puffed rice, jelly beans, marshmallows, gum drops, popcorn, cooked pasta, cheese cube, crackers, etc and give it to your toddler in a muffin pan or tiny bowls. Tell them they are free to taste whatever they want. You might just find out what your child is drawn to!

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