Sensory play is extremely important and crucial for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers because of the experience and ways it lets them LEARN. It gives children the opportunity to simultaneously use several of their senses while letting them control and manipulate the objects, toys, environment, etc. Sensory play can done through so many different types of things such as paint (both edible and non edible), rice, beans, water, etc. It's fun. It's messy. It's explorative! Most importantly, children are learning AND having fun at the same time!
Using flour, salt, corn starch, and water and some sprinkles, I made Harry an ice cream bar! It was quite easy to make, and it is a great sensory activity. It also teaches cooperation, sharing, measuring, and self help skills. The "ice cream" is even edible! It doesn't taste that great, but if your kids eat it, it won't harm them.
We had a lot of fun mixing the ice cream together, pouring it into bowls and cups, and then serving it to each other to eat. :) It is a good way to learn to share.. Harry kept trying to feed me bites of it. Lol.. He loved adding sprinkle too and shaking the containers to hear the noise.
Here's how we made the ice cream bar:
What you need:
5-6 flour
1 cup corn starch
1/3 cup salt
3-4 cups of water (or until desired consistency)
What to do:
1. Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl until a gooey mixture forms. Then add sprinkles!
2. Put in containers, cups, and bowls, and enjoy!
3. Serve to each other. :)
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