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Great outside activity. Try laying on the ground or sitting up while you have fun using chalk.

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Lots of fun and smiles to be had when using bubbles!

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A great activity for promoting fine motor skills- dig, weed, manipulate seeds and plants, grasp tools, water plants. Also opportunity for sensory input!

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Fun to touch and easy to make!

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This googly eyes sensory bag is so simple to make and all my kids had a blast giving the monsters crazy eyes!

Googly Eyes Sensory Bag Video:

Check out the below video to see the googly eyes sensory bag in action:

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How to Make a Googly Eyes Sensory Bag:

1. Start with a gallon size seal-able bag and fill with hair gel. We found these cool colored hair gels in the supermarket and they were very inexpensive.

2. Draw some monster shapes on the bag with a permanent, black marker.

3. Next add the googly eyes to the hair gel in the bag

4. Seal the bag

5. Tape the bag to the table using painter's tape.

Sensory bags are fun for kids of all ages and this activity is great for developing fine motor skills!

Looking for more sensory activities? Check out all our sensory activities here.

About Raising Dragons

Raising Dragons is a site dedicated to raising strong, smart, amazing kids! Our focus is on creating activities that can easily be pulled together with items you have around the house. We believe learning should be fun and accessible for everyone and can be done with everyday objects! We also know parents are busy and don't have lots of time to pull together activities so we keep things very SIMPLE! Check out some of our favorite activities like: Writing Letters in Sprinkles, Alphabet Lids, Calm Down Sensory Bottle and the Paper Towel Roll & Pom Pom Challenge.

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Googly Eyes Sensory Bag * ages 1-5 ⋆ Raising Dragons

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This googly eyes sensory bag is so simple to make and all my kids had a blast giving the monsters crazy eyes!

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Great activity to help work on fine motor skills and lots of other skills too!

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Fun for all, work your fingers as you build and even pick up the pieces!

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Press and pop, get great sensory input while developing finger strength, eye hand coordination, pincer grasp, finger isolation and using both hands!

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Play while working on strength, precision, crossing midline, eye hand coordination and so much more!

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Try to use the pads of your thumb and index fingers to open and release the clothespin.

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Easy to make and a great tool to help soothe and relax!
https://rhythmsofplay.com/calm-down-sensory-bottles-101/

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Work on strengthening finger/ thumb muscles. Encourages using separate sides of hand, same motion used for cutting and holding a pencil.

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Practice drawing, tracing, writing or just squish and explore with your hands and fingers.

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Soft, easy to make and lasts for months!

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Sensory fun while working on finger/hand/arm/shoulder strength, grasp, finger isolation, using 2 hands together and more.

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So much fun to push, pull, squeeze and pinch!

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Cloud Dough which can sometimes be called Moon Sand is a homemade mixture used for sensory play experiences.

The consistency of Cloud Dough can be powdery like flour and also mouldable, a bit like damp sand. It is perfect for moulding, shaping, squeezing, pressing and sculpting into different shapes.

Cloud dough has a silky smooth texture and scented by the baby oil. It provides a great hands-on sensory learning experience for children.

What you will need?

4 Cups of Plain Flour

½ Cup Baby Oil

Large tub and wooden spoon for mixing

To download and print this recipe, click here: How to make Cloud Dough Recipe

This recipe provides a descent amount of cloud dough for one or two children to play with. I double this recipe when using it in the classroom for 3 or more children at one time.

How to make it?

1. Measure and pour the flour into the large tub.

2. Add baby oil.

3. Mix with a wooden spoon.

4. Using your fingers, squeeze and press the cloud dough to blend the oil throughout the flour.

5. Store in an air tight container.

Please Note:

Please always supervise young children around things that they may place into their mouths. Baby oil should not be ingested.

Learning Opportunities:

Creativity

Fine Motor Development

Hand-Eye Coordination and Control

Cause and Effect

Concentration

Spatial awareness - experimenting with shape and space

Language development - shape names

Mathematics - capacity, measurement

Scientific concepts and skills

Imaginative Play

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Cloud Dough which can sometimes be called Moon Sand is a homemade mixture used for sensory play experiences. The consistency of Cloud Dough can be powdery like flour and also mouldable, a bit like damp sand. It is perfect for moulding, shaping, squeezing, pressing and sculpting into different shapes.