How to make a sensory box? And what materials do I use?
How to make a sensory box?
Sensory boxes consist of four elements: tray, filler, toys and “tools.”
Tray | wooden box;
cardboard box; plastic container or bowl; wide and shallow saucepan; plastic or metal pelvis; inflatable pool |
Filler | beans, peas, lentils;
cereals (semolina, oatmeal, millet, rice, buckwheat, wheat, couscous) cornflakes; pasta (gossamer, shells, tubules, spirals, bows, stars); boiled spaghetti; flour, potato or corn starch; nuts, seeds; cocoa, coffee; jelly; coarse and fine salt; cones, acorns, chestnuts; earth, sand, kinetic sand; pebbles, stones; hydrogel balls, or akvagrunt; seashells; moss, leaves, grass, flowers, dried berries, straw; snow (in winter), ice (at any time of the year from the freezer); pieces of cut paper, paper napkins (whole, torn into pieces, crumpled up in the form of balls); cotton wool, cotton pads, cotton balls; cloth scraps; yarn, thread; foam pieces; pompons; buttons; paper clips; sawdust, nuts shells; sparkles; water; liquid soap; shaving foam. |
Toys | animals;
cubes, balls, rings, rattles; toy pieces of furniture; cars; dishes and household items; toy food; various boxes; artificial plants |
Tools | spatula, scoop, rake;
can, bucket; sieve funnel; pear for water; spoons of different sizes and types (for ice cream, for salad), ladle, skimmer; forceps, tweezers;
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But do not hurry to leave the child alone with the box, even if it seems to you that you have already put a lot of effort into creating it.
Just show your kid what and how you can play, discuss different tactile sensations. You need to arouse the interest , to attract and show different ways to play.
And then make sure you gave him or her time for a free independent game.