Today we made a Christmas sensory box, a really simple but fun activity.
I asked my 3 year old to look around the house for Christmassy objects that she thought her younger sister might like to touch.
She came up with this.
and this:
We touched everything and smelled the food bits, talking about the different textures and smells. It made us stop and think about how different things feel and look, which was great for my daughter who usually runs around without stopping to take anything in.
We also tried closing our eyes and trying to guess which object we picked up.
If you make a sensory box at home we would love to see it.
Kelly
December 15, 2011 at 7:31 amThat looks like a fun sensory box!
ScienceSparks
December 15, 2011 at 9:17 amThank you. xx
would like to be a yummy mummy
December 15, 2011 at 11:20 amWhat a fab idea. Mine love doing the treasure basket thing so would love this 🙂 x
Jude Wharton
December 15, 2011 at 11:22 amHi. I love this idea and really should do more of this with my little one at home. We have just finished Baby Sensory classes (absolutely fab!) and we explored sensory Christmas stockings there and I was so surprised that at 14 months my little boy was copying me and smelling the scented bags and now he smells things at home. It’s so cute because he pulls such a funny face with his exaggerated sniff!
Lovely post.
Thank you
J x
ScienceSparks
December 21, 2011 at 11:25 amSo glad you liked it! x
Actually Mummy...
December 15, 2011 at 8:11 pmHalf of that lot would get eaten before anyone had a chance to smell or feel it in our house! Great idea though – wonder where you got the inspiration!
ScienceSparks
December 15, 2011 at 10:18 pmThey did try 🙂
MsXpat
December 15, 2011 at 8:26 pmWhat a brilliant idea! I’ll give it a go, but I’m not sure if my 13mths yr old will get past the candy cane, lol
TheBoyandMe
December 15, 2011 at 9:54 pmOh! Reminds me of the sensory box at the Tots last weekend!
ScienceSparks
December 15, 2011 at 10:18 pmhmmm…without the squishing limes!
LoeLaLoep (Heidi)
December 16, 2011 at 9:41 amSuch a nice idea! Must remember this. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Sierra at H is for Homeschooling
December 16, 2011 at 6:42 pmMy little one loves using his nose with our sensory bin. I put an empty peppermint extract container in it and that is his favorite part 🙂
ScienceSparks
December 16, 2011 at 10:39 pmooh that sounds good.
maggy,red ted art
December 21, 2011 at 9:15 pmI love your sensory box! Fabulous to make it so seasonal 🙂 I know my kids would enjoy the taste experience most!
Thank you for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!
Maggy
Rebecca
December 22, 2011 at 7:19 pmThis is great. I’ve done a winter sensory box this year, next year I’ll make it more Christmassy. I’ve ran out of time now.