Childcare Peer facilitations - Sensory Bags

Sensory bags 

           

Materials used: 

• Hair gel

• Buttons

• Markers

• Zip-lock bags

• Sellotape 

Time plan: 

Prep- 15 minutes

Activity- 20 minutes

Clean-up- 10 minutes

Room and/or equipment requirements:

Work on floor or tables no special requirements 

General Aim of activity – What will the final outcome be? ie. ‘To make an aeroplane with cardboard’ box.

To make a sensory bag that promotes education 

Specific Learning outcomes of the activity – What will be learned by doing the activity? Ie. ‘To use fine motor skills using the scissors’ 

Sensory skills 

Steps for making or doing activity:

• Draw two circles with two different colours on the zip-lock bag

•    Fill the bag with hair gel. Put in the coloured buttons 

•   Close the bag and seal the top with selotape.

How will the child/ren benefit from the activity? 

Children will benefit from a sensory experience 

Age group/s: (development level) 

3years +

How would you make the activity more inclusive? Principles of universal design 

How would you adapt the activity to suit outside/inside? 

This activity is suited to both indoors and outdoors