Sensory Box - Explore With Baby

Touch is powerful. We all know this the moment our darling bub is placed on our chest. Touch is how your little one explores and processes the world before sight, comprehension of sound or any other of the human senses fully develop.

A sensory box is a fun way to share the world with your little one, teach them soft and hard, smooth and rough, long and short. You get the idea. So what do you put in your sensory box? Here are few safe ideas (depending on the age of bub):

• feathers (sterile), pipe-cleaners, pom-poms or cotton balls to name a few soft items.
• metal spoon, plastic lid, stone, or anything hard you may have about the house.
• sandpaper, a small brush (new), textured paper like egg carton or correlated cardboard.
• polished stone, shiny paper, velvet or some likeness in cloth.

You could create a series of sensory boxes for the kiddies with the focus on different lessons as the child grows. For example, instead of sensory opposites, what about a box of coloured items, items to count, maybe even taste if your up to the task. The box can become a fun family game and evolve with your child's growing curiosity.

Article by Emma Lewis

Posted in: Entertaining Baby