What is Sensory Play?

Sensory play is any type of play that involves the senses.  It is suitable for all ages but if your little ones are experimenting you will need to supervise them.  Even my daughters and I love playing with kinetic sand, playdough and slime.

I found this information and recipe on the website below, for more great sensory play ideas and recipes visit  https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/kids-sensory-play-ideas/

To watch Mrs Lisa make playdough click here

If you want to sing 4 monkeys swinging in a tree click here

Me and my daughters had a lot of fun creating with our rocks.  First we made faces.  I wonder how our rock faces are feeling?  Then we made a flower.  What can you make with your rocks??

Next we made some shapes and letters.

Then we had a contest to see who could stack the highest rock tower.  Can you count how many rocks we stacked?  How many can you stack?

At the beach I was thinking of you all so we all gathered a lot of rocks and we spelled Maywood Strong Start out of rocks.  I have always loved collecting rocks since I was a little girl.  I remember looking at them closely and trying to find special ones and always having fun with them.   I would love to see what you create with your rocks.

My daughters and I collected these rocks and today we decided to sort them.

First they sorted them by size.

Next they separated them by colour.

And then they divided them by shape.

Even Jesse enjoyed playing with the rocks!

Rocks, we see them all around us but how can you play with them?  Rocks are easily found in the outdoors and one of the greatest  things about them is their possibilities are endless.  They invite creativity, imagination, curiosity and desire.  Rocks can be moved, carried, combined, lined up, taken apart and put back together again.  Rocks can be used alone or with other found objects.  This week we are going to look at some of the fun you can have with rocks.

I encourage you to go out in your neighbourhood and search for some rocks.  Collecting rocks will get you out of the house and get your body moving.  While out discuss the rocks that your child collects, are they big, or smooth, round or jagged, heavy or flat maybe even shiny?  Today me and my girls will go on a rock hunt and I’ll share what we find.

I remember many birthdays or Christmas when my daughters had more fun playing with the cardboard box the toy came in than the actual toy.

Open ended and free exploration play provides great opportunities for learning.  When we provide children with the opportunities to explore, create, play, fail and reassess, we are helping them form connections in their brains.  A cardboard box inspires creativity and imagination as it can become anything the child imagines.    The ideas are really endless.  I encourage you to go Play and have some fun creating!

For more ideas and information you can visit

https://kidscraftroom.com/cardboard-box-activities-art-crafts-kids/