A Complete Guide to Sensory Activities for Parents
Sensory activity plays a critical role in the development of a young child. It’s not just for kids who have problems with sensory integration: it’s beneficial for all kids to explore the world with their senses. In fact, they do it instinctively almost immediately, without any help from us. Babies grab onto your silky hair or shiny necklace. Toddlers examine any object that falls into their hands, thrusting it directly into their mouth.
However, the best sensory activities prevent young children from exploring them through touch. Whenever you add rustling sounds, the smell of earth, or mixing and changing colors, you are using multiple senses and therefore helping their developing brain to build neural connections.
Creating sensory experiences for kids is easy if you know where to look and what to look for. Let’s start – in your own home.