Use our videos and ideas to create your own Sensory Session at Home
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Start your Home Sensory Session with our Hello Song
Follow along with me for basic makaton signs Give your kids a shaker Dance, wave, jump about. |
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Then you can get your kids up and dancing with the our Let's Move song
Wiggle, jiggle, jump around Let your kids have a shaker or any instrument you have in the house Clap, dance, move and enjoy |
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Next we have the Five Senses song:
Actions Point to mouth then nose Wiggle hands Point to ears and eyes Five fingers Point to child and then yourself Freestyle - clap, dance, move about Repeat |
Now you can do your own Sensory Session either by exploring the things in our Home Sensory Kit or by playing with things you have collected from around the house (here are some ideas for what to use).
This is how I would do it.
Find a nice piece of music online - here's a few suggestions:
calm (nice for babies):
spacey calm, forest ambience, classical baby mix,
upbeat (better for toddlers):
happy upbeat mix, upbeat ukulele
But you can choose whatever makes you and your little one happy and relaxed.
Take out each sensory element one by one or use your own collected sensory elements - do make sure you spend a decent amount of time on each one (2-5 mins should be plenty), you don't have to use everything in every session but it's important to let the children fully engage:
Scarf - run over head/ body, play peek-a-boo, wave about, let your baby/ toddler explore themselves.
Spray - spray away from child's face and then waft smell towards them, breath in deeply to model what to do
Balloons - tie off end and knock about, tie to string and let babies play, blow up and let air escape (toddlers love this)
This is how I would do it.
Find a nice piece of music online - here's a few suggestions:
calm (nice for babies):
spacey calm, forest ambience, classical baby mix,
upbeat (better for toddlers):
happy upbeat mix, upbeat ukulele
But you can choose whatever makes you and your little one happy and relaxed.
Take out each sensory element one by one or use your own collected sensory elements - do make sure you spend a decent amount of time on each one (2-5 mins should be plenty), you don't have to use everything in every session but it's important to let the children fully engage:
Scarf - run over head/ body, play peek-a-boo, wave about, let your baby/ toddler explore themselves.
Spray - spray away from child's face and then waft smell towards them, breath in deeply to model what to do
Balloons - tie off end and knock about, tie to string and let babies play, blow up and let air escape (toddlers love this)
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Bubbles - these are always popular, try letting older children blow themselves (I usually keep hold of the wand)
Mirror - little babies love to look at themselves in the mirror, let them see themselves and you Foil - another winner, they can wear it, play with it, enjoy the sound of it Sensory Bottle - fill with water and whatever fun things you want (I like to do a mix) then let them explore. |
Taste - if your child can take solids then giving them a new or pleasant taste experience is a lovely way to end a session; fruit, jams, peanut butter... even (dare I suggest) chocolate spread are all nice to use.
Once you feel your child has had enough sensory experiences then it's time to end the session.
Once you feel your child has had enough sensory experiences then it's time to end the session.
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End your session with our Goodbye song Follow along with the makaton or just wave goodbye! |
Finding Sensory Equipment around the house
If you don't have one of our Home Sensory Kits then you can find lots of sensory equipment around the house - scarves, balls, sheets, foil, bubble wrap (left over from deliveries), mirrors - are all fun for little ones to play with and explore.
You can make your own sensory bottles (here's a how to video and a how to blog) or sensory shakers (I'll add a how to in the next week - basically put rice in a container and tape it up!)
You can build up a bag/ box of sensory equipment over time - anything that your kids will like to play with, bubbles and balloons are always fun and relatively cheap.
The main thing is they are spending focused one-to-one time with you and having fun experiences. Whether you do this every day, once a week or once a month, they should get to recognise the songs and enjoy this special time with you.
You can make your own sensory bottles (here's a how to video and a how to blog) or sensory shakers (I'll add a how to in the next week - basically put rice in a container and tape it up!)
You can build up a bag/ box of sensory equipment over time - anything that your kids will like to play with, bubbles and balloons are always fun and relatively cheap.
The main thing is they are spending focused one-to-one time with you and having fun experiences. Whether you do this every day, once a week or once a month, they should get to recognise the songs and enjoy this special time with you.