Discovery baskets are a wonderful way to provide your baby or toddler with a variety of interesting materials to explore and talk about. Here are some favourite ideas for how to use discovery baskets for sensory play and language activities.
5 lavender sensory play activities
Here are five relaxing lavender sensory play activities which are easy to set up and just the thing when children – or parents – need a little ahhhhhhh.
5 relaxing lavender sensory play activities
How to a make a fairy garden for magical imaginary play
A favourite spot in our garden classroom, this fairy garden design is great for promoting magical imaginary play, and a delight for the senses.
How to make a fairy garden for magical imaginary play
Learn your name sensory bin
I love this learn your name sensory bin that Kim from Life Over Cs is sharing as part of our ABCs and 123s letter and math activities. It’s great multi-sensory activity to introduce letters, and so adaptable.
Name Sensory Bin
Vegetable sensory tub #fastfunplay
Super quick set up, and lots of fun to play with. This vegetable sensory play tub is perfect for some Fast Fun Play, especially at dinner prep time, when you have a little helper in your kitchen.
Vegetable sensory tub
Sensory Play Activities for Children
Clay
Cloud Dough
Discovery Bottles and Baskets
Baby and Toddler discovery baskets
Goop
Glue
Glue, salt and watercolour paints
Ice
Light
Pasta
Paint
Play Dough
Download The Homemade Play Dough Recipe Book
Multicultural Faces Play Doug Mats
Play dough pizza parlour with printables
Play dough bakery with printables
Strawberry jello play dough recipe
Under the sea play dough printables
Rice
Sand
Salt
Glue, salt and watercolour paints
Salt Dough
Chistmas salt dough decorations
Sensory Tubs
Shaving Foam
Colour mixing with shaving foam