Learn Together
Sensory activities are a great way to help children develop science and language skills as children make observations, test predictions and ask questions.
Materials
- Seal top (zip lock) plastic bag
- Hair gel
- Food coloring
- Packing or duct tape
- Tiny toy animals or figurines
- Beads
- And other small items
Make Together
Fill a seal top (zip lock) plastic bag with hair gel, leaving some room at the top.
- If you have food coloring, add a few drops for a fun color.
- Add different small items to your sensory bag, like tiny toy animals or figurines, beads, glitter, confetti, sequins, or anything else you’d like.
- Seal the bag up tight with some strong tape.
- Now do some sensory exploring together!
- Close your eyes and feel the different items in the bag.
- How many words can you come up with to describe what you feel? What do you feel when you hold the bag upside down or press down on one side?
- If you have food coloring, make a new bag and add two different colors. What might happen if you mix some of these colors together?
- Hold your sensory bags to the light or by a window. What do you see?
- You can make all different types of sensory bags and keep the exploring going all day long!