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Simple Sensory Play with a Muffin Tin!

August 21, 2015 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

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Piglet is our last child and, I have to admit, I didn’t do many sensory activities with my other kids when they were her age. Until recently, I didn’t think sensory play was really important for kids.

Then we found out that Tigger has SPD, so we started integrating more sensory activities around the house. So, when I heard that Cathy James was releasing a new book that’s all about sensory activities for little ones, I was super excited to try it out! If you’re stumped for ideas, this book is full of simple sensory play ideas that take almost no time at all!

Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for this post. All opinions are my own and I was not required to post a positive review. 

Simple Sensory Play

Simple Sensory Play with a Muffin Tin

For Piglet’s first official sensory play attempt, we decided to try the activity “Creative Concoctions” from Cathy’s new book Super Sensory Invitations to Play!

Simple Sensory Play with a Muffin Tin

All you do is fill a muffin tin with whatever you have around the house. The goal is to include materials for as many senses as you can.

I took Cathy’s suggestion and used shaving cream, rice, water with food coloring, and dried beans. All of these were things I already had in our pantry. Win!

I will say that I had to be very clear with Piglet that she was not to eat ANYTHING. Otherwise, I’m sure she would have confused the shaving cream for whipped cream. 🙂

Simple Sensory Play with a Muffin Tin

At first, I encouraged Piglet to feel the shaving cream. She didn’t exactly like the way it felt, though.

Simple Sensory Play with a Muffin Tin

So I gave her a plastic spoon and she was far more comfortable.

Simple Sensory Play with a Muffin Tin

I showed her how to add the colored water to the shaving cream. She loved doing it on her own!

Simple Sensory Play with a Muffin Tin

Then she started adding rice and the dried beans.

Super Sensory 2

Simple Sensory Play with a Muffin Tin

After a while, we ended up with rainbow shaving cream!

Simple Sensory Play with a Muffin Tin

Throughout the entire activity, she described what she did: “I mix it up.”, “I’m doing an activity.”, “I stir it.” I guess it ended up being a language activity too! 🙂

Simple Sensory Play with a Muffin Tin

That looks like evidence that a tiny person enjoyed herself quite a bit.

All in all, she ended up sitting at our dining room table for nearly 30 minutes with this one activity! I couldn’t believe how much she enjoyed it and it was so simple! I am definitely an early childhood sensory play convert. 😉

If you want to see even more simple sensory ideas from the book Super Sensory Invitations to Play, click the image below to get a look at what’s inside!

Super Sensory Invitations to Play

This post is part of the Super Sensory Invitations to Play book tour! Stop by to visit the other blogs on the tour to see more wonderful sensory activities from the book!

Super Sensory Invitations to Play Blog Tour

Aug 2 :: Powerful Mothering

Aug 3 :: The Educators’ Spin On It

Aug 4 :: Simple Fun for Kids

Aug 6 :: Homegrown Friends

Aug 7 :: The Fairy and the Frog

Aug 8 :: Mum in The Made House

Aug 12 :: Mama Smiles

Aug 13 :: Thriving STEM

Aug 14 :: Mom Inspired Life

Aug 19 :: Kids Craft Room

Aug 20 :: Fun-A-Day

Aug 21 :: Look! We’re Learning!

Aug 23 :: Lemon Lime Adventures

Aug 26 :: Bambini Travel

Sept 1 :: Laughing Kids Learn

Sept 14 :: Best Toys for Toddlers

Sept 18 :: Fantastic Fun and Learning

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Homeschooling, PreK Homeschooling, Sensory Activities

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  1. Lauren says

    August 21, 2015 at 2:31 pm

    Looks like she enjoyed herself 🙂 my kids would eat the contents. lol. we did play with pudding again yesterday though.
    And don’t feel bad about not doing as much with her as the others, its the family happiness that matters most.

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