Sensory & Early Years projects
7 projects for age 5 · page 1 of 1
Projects
Frozen Monster Hand Rescue
Children rescue toy spiders trapped in a frozen monster hand, finding out that salt and warm water melt ice faster than cold water. It is a sensory way to explore melting, temperature and testing ideas.
Dancing Tissue Ghosts
Rubbing a balloon on hair or a woolly jumper builds up static electricity, which pulls the tiny tissue ghosts up off the table so they seem to rise and dance on their own.
Water Pouring Station
Pouring water between cups and jugs builds coordination and steady hands, and it gives a first feel for ideas like full and empty, floating and sinking, and how water moves.
Bubble Foam Whisking Station
Whisking water and soap into a mountain of foam is fantastic for building arm and wrist strength, and scooping and squishing the fluffy bubbles is a soft, gentle sensory experience for even the littlest players.
Threading Pasta Necklaces
Threading tube pasta onto a lace is brilliant for hand-eye coordination and patience, and lining up colours in a repeating pattern is an early step towards understanding sequences and maths.
Magic Cornflour Gloop
Gloop is a wonderfully strange mixture that feels solid when you press it fast but runs like liquid when you hold it gently, giving children a first, hands-on taste of how materials can behave in surprising ways.
Ice Excavation Rescue
Warm water, salt and gentle tools all speed up melting — salt lowers the temperature ice melts at.