A tray of five senses
⏱️ 10 min📦 things you have🏠 indoor🤲 sitting👐 Sensory
Sensory play is a way to let a toddler explore the world, and it works by stimulating their senses through touch, smell, taste, seeing and hearing at once. A tray of ordinary kitchen things covers several of those in one sitting without a single bought toy.
🧺 You need
- a shallow tray
- a lemon or orange half to smell
- a warm damp cloth
- a crinkly wrapper or paper
- a smooth cold spoon
🛡️ Everything on the tray must be safe to taste, because at this age it will be tasted. No nut products, no whole grapes or cherry tomatoes, nothing small enough to swallow, and nothing hot. Stay within arm's reach for the whole tray.
Source: NHS — Playtime activities and bonding with your toddler
🩺 Vuila shares play ideas, not medical advice — for questions about your child's development, talk to your pediatrician.
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