I am taking a break from social and emotional supports, just for the day. Today's post is just a fun post on fun and creative things for the sensory table. Enjoy!
Sensory Table and
Tool Idea List
1. Sand
2. Water - plain or lightly colored
3. Water with liquid soap or bars of soap
4. Rice - which can be colored with food coloring if desired
5. clean mud (mix 1 roll white toilet paper (shredded), 1
bar grated Dove soap (use a cheese grater), and warm water (make the water warm
enough to melt the soap), only mix enough water to make it the consistency of
thick cool whip. This can be saved in airtight containers for later use
6. Snow
7. Fake snow
8. Hay
9. Soil - add live worms if you're brave
10. Sod
11. Homemade silly putty
12. Acorns
13. Sponges (natural or man made)
14. Shells
15. Leaves, twigs, pine cones
16. Easter grass
17. Shaving cream - can be colored with food coloring
18. Ice cubes or crushed ice, or a large block of ice. For extra fun, freeze things in the ice.
19. Shredded documents - from a regular or cross-cut
shredder
20. Birdseed
21. Seaweed
22. Grain - or pellets used for animal feed
23. Fabric samples with varying textures
24. Fish tank gravel (For 4's and up who do NOT mouth objects)
25. Themed sensory tubs (Search Pinterest for the best ideas)
26. Make your own moon sand: 4 cups sand + 2 cups
cornflour + 1 cup of water
27. Packing peanuts
28. Cedar chips - check your local pet store (Be mindful of
allergies)
29. Hamster bedding
30. Marbles and cardboard tubes (Not for under three)
31. Feathers (Fake)
32. Zoo Animals/Mini
Sensory balls
33. Cotton balls
34. Strips of bubble wrap - you can buy it, save it from
packages, ask parents to save it
35. Plastic "jewels"
36. Beads and string
37. Bubble solution (you can make your own) and bubble wands
38. Curling ribbon
39. Homemade play dough
40. Yarn and string
41. Confetti
42. Pebbles, gravel, rocks
43. Hair gel
44. "Oobleck" - equal parts cornstarch and water
45. Finger paint
46. Wallpaper scraps
47. Homemade slime
48. Magnets and small metal objects, like paper clips
49. Sponges and soapy water
50. Stretchy/squishy toy worms/insects
51. Poker chips
52. Tinsel
53. Smell bottles
54. Natural clay
55. Real or fake flowers
56. Pom-poms
57. Crepe paper streamers
58. Polymer crystals (AKA: Water gems)- they are used to provide water to
plants; they absorb it and turn into a gel
59. Jingle bells
60. Wood scraps and sandpaper
61. Papier mache - soak strips of newspaper and put in
blender with flour and water
62. Toilet paper - add a little water if you like
63. Doll or pillow stuffing
64. Used coffee grinds
65. Buttons
66. Insides of a cleaned-out pumpkin - or whole gourds/mini
pumpkins/decorative corn
Tools and Accessories
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Cooking and serving utensils: Spoons, tongs, mashers, whisks, etc.
- Eye droppers or pipettes
- Turkey basters
- Small containers and lids
- Bowls
- Strainers/colanders
- Scissors (Child safety or playdough)
- Popsicle sticks
- Clothespins
- Dowels
- Cookie cutters
- Fishnets
- Small buckets and shovels
- Toy people, boats and vehicles
- Plastic animals and insects
- Magnifying glasses
- Bubble wands
- Funnels
- Spray bottles
- Lengths of plastic pipes and flexible tubing (hardware stores carry different diameters)
- Straws
- Magnet wands
- Toothbrushes
- Plastic fruits and vegetables
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