Kitchen sounds, one at a time

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Hearing is one of the senses sensory play is meant to feed, and it is the one most often left out of a tray. Three distinct sounds made one at a time, with a gap between them, is enough โ€” the gaps are what make each sound a separate thing rather than noise.

๐Ÿงบ You need

  • a wooden spoon and a pan
  • a sealed and taped tub with rice inside
  • a crinkly bag or paper

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ ๐Ÿšจ Keep it well away from their ears and stop at any flinch โ€” a toddler cannot move away from a sound as easily as from a texture. Any container holding rice or beans must be sealed shut and taped, because loose grains are an aspiration hazard.

Source: NHS โ€” Playtime activities and bonding with your toddler

๐Ÿฉบ Vuila shares play ideas, not medical advice โ€” for questions about your child's development, talk to your pediatrician.

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Kitchen sounds, one at a time

Three sounds, clearly different

A dull knock, a shake, a crinkle. Similar sounds blur into one another at this age.