Pediatric Physical, Speech, and Occupational Therapists Inspiring Play

Tag: Tactile Play

Princess Bubble Bath and Spa Day Sensory Bin

Princess Bubble Bath and Spa Day Sensory Bin

Most kids love water play and bubbles. We got creative today and decided to have a Princess Bubble Bath and Spa Day, using our Little People Princesses from Fisher Price. We filled one side of our Ikea Flisat table with warm water and added 1-2…

Car Wash Station with Shaving Cream

Car Wash Station with Shaving Cream

Car wash station is an easy way to incorporate sensory play into your routine. Here, Grayson added a foaming pre-wash using shaving cream to increase tactile exploration and work on fine motor skills! Then, we rinsed the cars in soapy water for them to come…

Bathtime Shaving Cream Paint

Bathtime Shaving Cream Paint

Turn bath time into a fun activity with quick and easy DIY bath paints!  Combine shaving cream with a liquid watercolor paint and make the walls your canvas ! You can also use silicone cupcake liners for floatable containers, or make a muffin tin palette.…

Painted Lady Bugs

Painted Lady Bugs

Painting lady bugs is a fun simple activity that works on a ton of developmental skills. Go for a rock hunt around your neighborhood give them a cute buggy paint job to work on fine motor skills and tactile processing Then, hide them around the…

Dirt Cake

Dirt Cake

Welcome to the Sofia & Maxton Cooking Show!! They are making us Dirt Cake as a fun Friday snack following Joy Food Sunshine’s recipe. It is one of our favorite no-bake desserts that kids love to help make and eat! Ingredients: Milk Jello Instant French…

Tie Dye Eggs

Tie Dye Eggs

We used the idea from Little Artist Party (@little_artist_party) to decorate our eggs this year. Materials: Muffin Pan Shaving Cream Food Coloring Hard Boiled Eggs Steps Combine shaving cream and food coloring into muffin pan Inside hard boiled egg; Let sit on each side for…

Pasta Sensory Bin

Pasta Sensory Bin

Happy National Pasta Day! Who doesn’t love pasta? To celebrate this day, we put together a pasta themed sensory bin! Ingredients: Dry pasta Red sauce (shredded paper) – we put red construction paper through the paper shredder. You can also buy shredded paper at the…

Spooky Sensory Bin

Spooky Sensory Bin

Here is a fun and simple sensory bin for Halloween! We combined dry black beans and lentils with spider and frog rings. Halloween cupcake liners from the 99cent store added to the holiday theme. Handy Scooper tongs from Learning Resources make digging even more fun.…