Learn Together

Sensory play builds important connections in your child’s brain, helping them complete more complex thinking and tasks further down the line.

Materials

  • Large piece of cardboard, a wood plank, or wall space
  • Tape

Sensory materials can include:

  • Toilet paper tubes
  • Ping pong balls
  • Sealed bags or gloves
  • Sponges
  • Mop head
  • Old clothing
  • Tissue boxes
  • Bubble wrap, wax paper, aluminum foil, or parchment paper
  • Mirrors or jar lids
  • Rubber bands
  • Paper plates
  • Cookie tray or baking sheet
  • Magnets

Make Together

Use a large piece of cardboard, a wood plank, or stick things directly to your wall for babies and toddlers to touch and interact with.

Find objects and materials from around your home that have different textures that babies and toddlers can explore. Stick these interactive items to the wall.

Some examples include:

  • Toilet paper tubes and some ping pong balls to slide though.
  • Sealed bags or gloves filled with oil and water.
  • Squishy items like sponges, a clean mop head, or old clothing.
  • Empty tissue boxes filled with something new.
  • Crinkley materials like bubble wrap, wax paper, aluminum foil, or parchment paper.
  • Mirrors or jar lids to reflect light.
  • Objects that make sounds like rubber bands and paper plates.
  • Cookie tray or baking sheet with some magnets attached.

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