If you enjoy setting up “sensory activities” for your baby or child, by all means do! However if you’re feeling stressed by or pressured to create “sensory play”, take a look at how much sensory input your child is getting just through their daily routines...⠀
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TOUCH⠀
• Feeling your skin on theirs when you pick them up, hug them, hold their hand, and play with them⠀
• Feeling a hug⠀
• Feeling water in the bath⠀
• Feeling a towel against their body⠀
• Feeling food between their fingers⠀
• Feeling the warmth of the sun on their skin⠀
• Feeling dirt, sand or grass under their feet⠀
• Feeling carpet or a rug as they crawl⠀
• Feeling wind against their face⠀
• Feeling animal’s fur⠀
• Feeling the toys they play with⠀
• Feeling different materials of clothes⠀
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SIGHT⠀
• Looking at your face⠀
• Looking at the stripes created by blinds⠀
• Looking at patterns on furnishings⠀
• Looking at shadows on the wall⠀
• Looking at a rainbow projected onto the floor⠀
• Looking at books⠀
• Looking at raindrops on the window⠀
• Looking at clouds in the sky⠀
• Looking at different coloured leaves on a tree⠀
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SMELL⠀
• The smell of dinner cooking⠀
• The smell of the toilet⠀
• The smell of shampoo⠀
• The smell of a flower⠀
• The smell of your clothes⠀
• The smell of rain⠀
• The smell of your coffee⠀
SOUND⠀
• The sound of the washing machine⠀
• The sound of music in the car⠀
• The sound of you talking to them⠀
• The sound of banging objects⠀
• The sound of rain⠀
• The sound of birds⠀
• The sound of cars driving by⠀
• The sound of velcro on their shoes⠀
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This only scratches the surface, and I’ve only included a few of the senses (the ones often targeted in “sensory activities”).⠀⠀
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This is enough ♥️⠀