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Sensory Play

Sensory Play is a great way to stimulate your child’s senses of touch, sight, smell, hearing, and tasting. Sensory play facilitates learning that helps your young child make sense of the world around them. When you include sensory play in your child’s life, you can help develop them cognitively, socially, emotionally, linguistically, physically, and creatively. Sensory play for preschoolers is especially important because preschoolers are at a crucial age where their brains are like sponges, and providing them with hands-on activities can really help develop their brain in a healthy and beneficial way.

We love sensory play in our house, and we especially love when it’s messy! My sensory play motto is “The messier it is, the more they are learning”! Remember, there is nothing a little water can’t wash off. So let your kids get as messy as they want, because it’s through this unrestricted play that they are learning TONS of things about their world!

If you are looking for some ways to include more sensory play in your child’s daily life, then please check out our collection of sensory play posts that are perfect to get you started! Many of the activities require minimal ingredients and supplies, so they are the perfect way to get started with sensory play!

Sensory Play Activities Collection

Erica Leggiero, M.S. Ed.

Erica Leggiero, M.S. Ed.

Erica Leggiero, M.S. Ed. has been working and teaching in the field of early childhood education for over 7 years. Erica is currently the director and teacher at a Preschool Enrichment Program in her area. Erica believes that young children learn best through play and exploration, and she is constantly looking for new and creative ways to incorporate learning through play. She embraces this belief in all of the activities she creates in her preschool classroom, and loves sharing them here on her blog. Erica has also co-authored the book, "Learn With Play" with other kid bloggers in the preschool field.
Erica Leggiero, M.S. Ed.
Erica Leggiero, M.S. Ed.

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