The Feel of Fun: A Beech Street Guide to Sensory Play

Splash and mash, but please don't stress about sensory bins

“Sensory play” usually refers to interacting with substances you can squish, sift, splash, mold, or mash. As you can tell from the verbs, sensory play most commonly involves tactile manipulation of physical matter, but the olfactory, visual, auditory, and gustatory senses are also worthy of immersive play. Sensory play is very good for young children wh…