Easter Smoothies
Bunny Sun Catchers
Egg Tube Balance
Easter Sensory Bags
Egg Box Tetris
A classic game made into a sensory activity. Problem solving, visual development, improving hand-eye co-ordination and proprioception, but more importantly- fun!
Egg Sound Matching Game
Egg Maze Rescue Challenge
Let's develop the hand-eye co-ordination and our proprioception skills, with this fun challenge. Can you retrieve the eggs from the maze?
Growing Dragon STEM
Create your own paper towel dragon and then experiment with water to see it grow and wiggle!
Dragon Dance Drum
Once you have created your dragon puppet, why not create a drum beat for it to dance to? Or could you dress up using your dragon wings and dance too?
Dragon Mobile
Dragon Wings
Dragon Clothes Pegs
A simple but great way to develop that fine motor sense but also the sense of force.
Dragons, crocodiles, dinosaurs- let your imagination run wild! Can the animal "bite" the right answer to questions?
December Newsletter
Congratulations and welcome to all the new Sensory Practitioners!
This month I have 8 sensory winter themed activities!
Snow Storm in a Jar STEM
Snowflake Peg Board
Exploding Snowman STEM
Watch this chemical reaction and experiment to make your snowman creation explode!
Icy Ornaments
Jingle Bells Discovery
Salt Dough Christmas Wreath and Tree decorating
Christmas Scented Dough
Fake Snow
Sometimes real snow is just too cold- or we just don't get any! Well, we can still make snowmen and snowballs by using fake snow!
Ear Defenders Advice and Guidance
When people attend my Accredited Sensory Needs Practitioner training, one of the big discussions is about ear defenders and their use.
When I am explaining about the auditory system, and the ear defenders, I refer to some recent NHS guidance that has changed. This post explores the guidance.
Flanders Field Poem
Light up Bonfire
Can you create your own firework display using torches? Then we need a bonfire too! Using a milk bottle, tissue paper and a torch!
Firework Toast
Edible Sparklers
Fizzing Firework STEM
Time to experiment! See the chemical reaction as your very own firework fizzes and sparkles!
Exploding Rocket
Create your very own exploding rocket and develop those visual and proprioception senses.
Firework Blow Art
Firework Soundscape
Fireworks in a Bag
Messy play without the mess! Developing the proprioception force sense and hand eye co-ordination, can you get the sparkles in the firework?
Fireworks in the Sand
BSensory Autumn News Letter
This month we have 11 autumn themed sensory activities for our members. Including visual, tactile, olfactory, auditory and proproception. There are also some really cool STEM experiments as well as some activities that can be set up and completed in one minute!
Autumn Sensory Bottle
Spooky Sound Collecting
Construction Marrow
Spider Feet PomPom Blow
Ghost Sensory Bottle
Spiced Biscuits
Pumpkin Gloop STEM
Bubbling Pumpkin STEM
Pumpkin Slime
Don't throw away those pumpkin guts from carving your pumpkin! Create this super gooey pumpkin slime with them!
Light Box
Light boxes and tables can be so expensive. Create your own for under £6!
Leaf Light Catcher
Explore nature and collect fallen leaves to create this easy leaf light catcher. Perfect for the visual sense.
Sensory Circuit- Session Two- Gym Ball and Feet Mats
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Sensory Circuit- Session One
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Calming- Yoga
Calming- Baby Rocks
Calming- Ball Rolls
Calming- Ball Squash
Calming- Sensory Bottles
Calming- Blow Bubbles
Calming- Playdough Squeeze
Organising- Ball Balance
Organising- Popcorn Jumps
Organising- Mountain Climbers
Organising- Scooter Board Wall Push
Organising- Over/Under Pass
Organising- Pass a Weighted Ball
Organising- Bear Crawl/Tunnel Crawl
Organising- Shuttlecock Dodge
Organising- Walk along a beam/line
Organising- Jump and Touch
Organising- Hop Scotch
Organising- Roll Ball Task
Organising- Balance on One Leg
Organising- Bicycle Legs
Organising- Plank
Organising- Toe Touches
Organising- Leg Touches
Organising- Hula Hoops
Organising- Scooter Board Pulls
Organising-Scooter Board Track
Organising- Dodgeball Scooter Board
Organising- Crab Walks
Organising- Resistance Bands
Organising- Wobble Board
Alert- Wall Pushes
Alert- Donkey Kicks
Alert- Control Spin
Alert- Jump Over
Alert- Side step
Alert- Run on the Spot
Alert- Knees to Hands
Alert- Skip
Alert- Squats
Alert- Ball Rolls
Alert- Log Rolls
Alert- Star Jumps
Alert- Star Jumps
Alert- Shuttleruns
Alert- Ball Bounce
Bubblewrap Pop!
Balloon Talk
Create a fun communication technique to develop the auditory skills, particularly building resilience towards vibrations
Sound Balloons
Sensory Sound Bottles
Balloon Drums
Sound Tubes
Create a relaxing sound tube by using only 3 things! Toilet roll, tissue paper and dried ingredients like rice.
Simple, quick and cheap but a fantastic auditory exploratory experience
Water Xylophone
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Edible Scene
Fruity Moons
Food Shapes
Food Face Masks
Smelly Tissues
Herby Dough
Scented Dough
Ping-Pong Play
Ping Pong Blower
Smelling Jars
Experiment and discover which herb you enjoy. You can create your own pot by either following the video or simply using salt and pepper pots
Food Kababs
Feather Answer
Dragon Breath
Bird Blowing
Sieve Threading
Messy Cake
Balloon Squeezers
Create your own regulation ball just to your liking. Like it soft- use flour, want it harder use rice and beans. Or just experiment with different textures to create your own
Frog Spawn
Cornflour Sensory Experiment
Sock Painting
Engineer Box
Ribbon Ball
Pool Noodle Threading
Pool Noodle Activity
Play-Doh Animals
Mythical Slime
Math Cloud
Frozen Flowers
Feely Dice
Feely Chopping Board Wall
Texture Floor Tiles
Textured floor tiles can often be very expensive. Why not create your own? Quick and easy and perfect for developing the tactile senses through the feet
Feed The Caterpillars
Dragon Eggs
Body Brushes
Sensory Eid/Celebrations
Torch Tig
Torch Projectors
Experiment with shapes, light and distance with this visual activity.
All you
Sun Catchers
Sticky Balls
Spider Web Bounce
Sorting Bins
Sensory Bottles
Rising Water
Pom Pom Ice Tray
Paper Torches
Mythical Cave
Magnetic Calming Bottles
Not only is this a great calming, visual activity, but is also
Light Box
Hungry Balls
Combine the visual, tactile and proprioception senses to feed the hungry balls!