29 Sensory Activities

• Shaving Cream on the trampoline

I used two cans of shaving cream sprayed all over the trampoline.

Then I added the sprinkler. We played for an hour and fifteen minutes!

• Colored ice cubes in the tub

Super easy and lots of fun!

• Ball pit

I simply cut up foam noodles from the dollar store, then threw Bo in.
I do plan on getting some more for next summer

• Yellow sensory box

I colored rice and noodles by putting them in a bag then adding food coloring and rubbing alcohol.
I laid it out on some wax paper to let it dry overnight then put it in our box.
Then I collected some yellow toys and buried them in the rice.
Bo seemed to like the digging ones the best.

• Cook spaghetti

I cooked the spaghetti with food coloring and vinegar.
Next I put it a bag with some oil to make it slippery and threw it in the fridge.
Bo thought it was yucky and kept dry heaving so he preferred using tongs.

• Pond sensory box

I used some old aquarium rocks and water.
Then I cut out some foam lilly pads and added animals.
He really liked the frogs.

• Sprinkler on the trampoline

This was a daily activity just about.
Super fun and easy.

• Slime

Mix 1 teaspoon of borax into 1 cup of water and stir until dissolved.
In a separate cup mix 1/2 cup of white glue with 1/2 cup of water and add food coloring.
Mix the two cups and stir.  It will start to get more putty like.

If you poke the slime it makes tooting noises for those of you with boys!

• Alphabet fishing

Just throw the letters from the fridge into the pool.
Then hot glue a magnet to a string and tie to a stick.
I love simple sensory activities.

• Ice cube pirate ships

It is really hard to get the sails to stand up so I taped them to the walls of the freezer.
It was enjoyable, but I suggest using foam sails not paper.

• Pirate sensory box

This was black beens, beads, blocks and print outs.
I soaked the beans in alcohol so that I can keep and not have bugs in them.

• Red, white, and blue sensory box

Blue rice, feathers, and red, white and blue toys.
This was our 4th of July box.

• Bird sensory box

This was bird seed, a cat toy, two real nests, and two eggs that were found in the nest.
The bird even chirped!

• Doing dishes

Super simple. Plastic containers and cups in a sink of soapy water.
I also threw in some brushes and wash clothes.

• Dinosaur sensory box

The base is cloud dough. It is made with 1 part baby oil and 8 parts flour.
The of course I added an aquarium cave, plants, and dinosaurs.
The cloud dough is fun by itself the dinosaurs were just and added plus.

• Shaving cream slip 'n' slide

I made a slip 'n' slide out of a plastic table cloth and 2 cans of shaving cream.
Of course I added a sprinkler later to wash him off.

• Garden and bug sensory box

The base is black beans.
Then I cut up some fake flowers from the dollar  store and "planted" them.

Then I added some bugs.

• Farm sensory box

Black beans again.
This time I had some ity bity horses and tractors to throw in.
The tractors spent a lot of time burying each other.

• Ice age sensory box

I put about an inch of water into the box and froze that.
Then layer by layer I added animals and more water and froze it.
The final layer was another inch of water.
Then I let the boys use the hammer and the hair dryer to free the animals.

• Red sensory box

Red rice and red toys. Really simple, but Bo really loves to find the treasures.

• Squishy 

I just blew up balloons and threw in stuffed animals and pillows.
He kept begging to go to bed!

• Construction sensory box

Super easy. Just rocks and tractors.

• Toothbrushing sensory box

I covered the teeth in contact paper and grabbed some toothpaste from the dollar store.
The toothbrush was from the dentist.

He loved the toothpaste.

• Soapy letters sensory box

I dumped a huge bottle of soap and magnetic letters in.
Eventually I added a strainer and water.
We ended up washing the car too. 

• Redneck waterbed

This was really hard to do because of so much leakage.
I folded a plastic drop cloth in half and duct taped it.
Then I added the hose. It was fun while it lasted even for the big kids.

• Food fight

We had a food fight with refrigerated vanilla pudding.
Best thing ever!

• Jello sensory box

I buried sea creatures in blue jello. It was fun and yummy!

• Blue sensory box

Blue rice and blue toys. This was my first box with Bo.
He was literally speechless.

• Cloud dough

We had this stuff all over the back yard! It was a really good time.