Fun & Learning at Home! Sensory Play
STORY TIME WITH MS. BECKY
SENSORY IDEAS
Sensory play is soothing, engaging and helps to strengthen finger muscles. There are many ways to do sensory play at home...
Fill a small plastic bin, dish pan or cake pan with
water (add bubbles for fun), dried rice, beans, sand
Things to add - measuring spoons & cups to scoop & pour, small containers to fill, little toys/animals/cars, use your imagination!
Pull up a chair to the sink and let your child wash unbreakable dishes, plastic toys, baby dolls. Tie on a towel to help from getting too wet, or just take off your shirt.
Make Your Own Play Dough
Recipe
Bring these to a boil
2 1/2 cups water
1/4 cup oil
5-10 drops of food coloring
Add
2 1/4 cups flour
1 cup salt
3 Tablespoons Cream of Tartar
As it starts to cool, mix it with your hands. Be careful - it's hot!
Cream of Tartar can be found in the grocery store spice section or order it on Amazon. You can make it without the cream of tartar, it just isn't quite as good. Store your play dough in a ziploc bag or sealed container. To help slow the spread of germs in your house, you may want to have each child have their own container of play dough.
