Rainbow oats sensory bin: how to dye oats for sensory play

For a preschool seed or gardening theme create a counting seeds gardening sensory bin. This sensory bin allows for hands-on exploration of planting seeds right into the "soil" all while working on number recognition, counting, and one-to-one correspondence.

We love our Mystery Box, you can see our DIY version here. The idea is very similar to the Stereognostic Bag, the child uses their sense of touch to identify the object/s in the box. The box works well for toddlers as it's harder for them to peek. Using only their hands the child develops their stereognostic sense, the child uses touch to form a mental picture of the object until they can identify or name the object. Recently we have been using mystery boxes (or feely boxes) in a slightly…

This shape sorting sensory bin is loads of fun for toddlers and preschoolers. Get the FREE printable shapes and start teaching some maths.

Join in with our weekly sensory play themes for seasonal sensory play ideas and fun sensory activities all year long! Join in our weekly sensory play themes Sensory play is so important for young children. They are sensory creatures, exploring and learning about the world through their eyes, hands, mouths, ears, and noses. […]

Make these touch and feel counting cards for your child to have a multi sensory learning experience when introducing simple counting! A while ago I made Touch & Feel Shapes and it was so effective and my

100 creative math activities, for all ages, organised by topic and theme.

100 sensory play activities for babies, toddlers, preschool and school.