Sensory Activities in the Home
Tactile
- Hide a variety of toys in a variety of different media:
- dry pasta, beans, popcorn, fish tank gravel, sand, Easter grass and Styrofoam pieces
- Messy media:
- Playdough, shaving cream, Sculpty modeling clay, Gak, Floam, finger paint, Silly Putty, Crazy Foam
Vestibular
| Roll down a hill |
Riding toys |
| Sit N Spin | Hippity-hop ball |
| Sit on a towel and pull | Mini-trampoline |
| Playground swing | Trikes and bikes |
| Dance to music | See saw |
| Swing in a blanket | Merry go round |
Proprioception
| Mummy wrap in blanket or towel | Use blankets & chairs to make forts |
| Bear hugs | Push heavy objects |
| "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" | Wheelbarrow Walk |
| Walk like animals | Pouring |
Colored water in clear plastic bottles --carry, roll |
Reciprocal Play |
| Help put away heavy grocery items | Wipe the table |
| Hang from monkey bars | Zip line |
Visual and Auditory
- blow & pop bubbles
- shoot baskets
- finger plays
- stop n’ go to music
- use calming music (George Winston, other nature music, Steve Halpern, Yanni)
Compiled by: Jackie Clarke-Martin, MS, OTR/L and Jackie Proto, M.Ed., OTR/L
Modified June 19, 2007 | Maintained by Debbie Dorcus
