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Balloon Tennis is a handy way of practicing gross motor skills, hand-eye co-ordination and play skills. This can be done with bard hands if you don't have paper plates.

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Create a lava lamp using bits from around the kitchen. This experiment links in with Science, English (following instructions and comprehension) and provides nice visual sensory feedback. Click the magnifying glass to make the video bigger.

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Use tape to create a race track to practice functional play skills and fine motor skills. Click the magnifying glass to make the video bigger.

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Simple way to have some fun indoors. This is great for developing play skills like turn taking, and also gross motor skills, like co-ordination and rolling a ball.

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Making a simple Treasure Hunt using rice, also gives back great oral sensory input by blowing through the straw. Can be used for a lot of different topics (letters, words, numbers, colours, etc.) Click the magnifying glass to make the video bigger.

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Water balloons are a different way of doing sensory water play, while also giving the opportunity to work on gross motor skills (throwing), hand-eye co-ordination and play skills (co-operating and turn-taking)

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Water down some paint and add a few drops onto a sheet of paper. The child blows through a straw to spread the paint around the page, this can also be done with flicking or splashing the paint. Click on the magnifying glass to make the video bigger.

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Dancing colours sensory experiment. Click on the magnifying glass to make the video bigger.

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Colour sorting activity using a cardboard box to work on some Maths skills (sorting, matching, classifying, problem solving). Can also be used for numbers, letters, words, etc. Click the magnifying glass to make the video bigger.

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Use some cardboard food packaging to create some DIY Jigsaws. Jigsaws are great for developing problem solving skills, memory, attention span as well as fine motor skills.

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Threading pasta to practice fine motor skills. Can be changed to suit the ability of the child and is a good opportunity to work on some other curricular areas (e.g. maths - counting). Click on the magnifying glass to make the video bigger.

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Pre-writing and Fine Motor Activity, using the pointer finger to follow different patterns. The patterns can be made from different materials to make the activity more tactile. Click on the magnifying glass to make the video bigger.

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Tutorial on ow to make a DIY Coin Drop using a shoe box. Coin Drops or Piggy Banks like this are great for practicing the pincer grip. Counting can also be practiced as the coins are dropped in. Click the magnifying glass to make the video bigger.

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Some simple ideas for understanding value and number identification and matching, using pegs and cups.

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Simple recipe for making some cloud dough, all you need is oil, and flour, food dye is optional and can be added to make it whatever colour you want. This feels very like kinetic sand when it is done and is great for sensory play and developing fine motor skills. Click on the magnifying glass to make the video bigger.

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Dye some ice cubes different colours and use them as crayons and use them to create a water colour painting. Click on the magnifying glass to make the video bigger.

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Simple Oral Motor Activity for children who seek out oral motor input (chewing, biting, grinding). The water can also link in with Science, experimenting with floating and sinking. Click on the magnifying glass to make the video bigger.

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Use tape to create a simple circuit. The difficulty level can be adapted to suit the child and can include a variety of gross motor exercises (hopping, jumping, side-stepping, walking, running, etc.). Click on the magnifying glass to make the video bigger.

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Click the link to access another story time on vimeo.

https://vimeo.com/422371682

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A simple edible sensory and messy play recipe to explore the garden indoors.

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Recipe for Chocolate scented playdoh. Playdoh is a great pre-writing activity for developing fine motor skills and strenghtening muscles in the hand. It can also be used to work on imaginative play by creating different things, or tie in with English and Maths by creating letters and numbers. Small objects can also be hidden in the playdough for some exploratory play. Click the magnifying glass to make the video bigger.

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How to make some DIY MAtching Sheets. This can be done with a variety of different areas, e.g. numbers, letters, colours, shapes, etc. Matching is an important skill in Maths and also helps to develop visual performance. Click the magnifying glass to make the video bigger.

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Simple recipe to create your own edible paint at home, all you need is salt, self-raising flour, food dye and a bit of water. Once you've finished your painting, microwave it for 10 seconds at a time till dry. Click on the magnifying glass to make the video bigger.

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Simple Gross Motor Activity to work on balance, co-ordination and body mapping using tape to create a pattern on the floor for the children to follow. How difficult you want to make it depends entirely on the child and it can be easily changed. Click the magnifying glass to make the video bigger.

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Magic Milk Science Experiment, simple science activity for the children to take part in.

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Easy little sensory art activity using shaving foam and some food dye.

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Some ideas of how to use the Rainbow Rice for creating Sensory Trays. Rice is great for creating these and the trays can be linked into a number of areas of the curriculum, like literacy (pre-writing), numbers (writing them in the rice), fine motor (using tools and utensils), to name a few.

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All you need is some rice, food dye and a zip loc bag.

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Link to a story time I filmed of myself reading The Three Little Pigs for the boys on Vimeo.

https://vimeo.com/417543528

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Simple Twist on Water Play. Just add a bit of food dye into the ice cubes. The children can play with them as they melt and watch as the colours mix to form new ones.

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Salt Dough is great for making little hand print keepsakes, it acts just like clay. Mix 1 cup of flour, a half cup of salt and a half cup of water. Mix these together until they form a ball. the place onto a floured surface. The boys can manipulate the dough however they want, it can be quite stiff so this is a great opportunity for working on fine and gross motor skills and building up those muscles in the hand. It can be shaped however they want but simple shapes tend to work better, like the hand print. When they've finished with it, you can bake it on a low heat for about 3 hours, or until it's solid. Click the magnifying symbol on the video to make it bigger.

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Fun Oral Motor Activity for strengthening muscles for speech and also provides great sensory feedback. Just add some cleanser to a towel and blow (can also be done with soapy water). Press the magnifying glass to make the video bigger.

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Rainbow bubbles for some sensory water play, they'll also be washing their hands without even realising it! For an extra challenge, objects can be hidden in the bubbles for them to find, just like a treasure hunt. Press the magnifying glass on the video to make it bigger.

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Makeshift spider web to practice fine and gross motor skills. For an extra challenge, you can ask them to pull out specific things (e.g. get the car, get the sweet, etc.) to help work on labelling and understanding.

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DIY obstacle course for a bit of PE and work on gross motor skills. Also ties in with English (following instructions). Hours of fun with this in my house trying to out do each other!

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Tearing up paper as pre-writing and fine motor practice. For an extra challenge try gluing down the bits of paper to make a collage.

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Fun bit of sensory messy play that's completely edible! Just make the jelly as normal and add in whatever goodies and treats that they like.

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Here's a pre-writing activity using old pieces of cardboard. You can cut whatever designs you want into the card and the child can either colour them in or trace the design. This helps pencil control and is good practice for colouring inside the lines.

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Rainbow in a Jar Experiment, ties in with Science and English, plus you get something pretty to look at in the end! To make the video bigger click on zoom (the magnifying glass)

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Using pegs and and the rim of container to practice pincer grip and fine motor skills. This can also be used to practice counting, as the pegs are placed on and off. Plus the colours of the pegs can be named for the children as they put them on.

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Some pre-writing activities that can be done with playdough that help strengthen muscles in the hand to get them ready for writing.

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Here's a simple Sensory Science Experiment to try out at home. Practice fine motor skills and pincer grip by arranging the sweets on the plate, as well as listening and following instructions. Also completely edible! You can press play on the video above, then zoom (the magnifying glass) to make it bigger.

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Idea for some fun in the kitchen - Rocky Road! Allows a chance to practice fine motor skills through breaking up the biscuits and pouring and mixing the ingredients, while also practicing listening and following instructions, plus you get something nice to eat at the end of it! You can press play on the video above, then zoom (the magnifying glass) to make it bigger.

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Here's a simple activity to work on Fine Motor Skills and Pincer Grip, all you need is some toys or treats and a piece of tape. You can press play on the video above, then zoom (the magnifying glass) to make it bigger.