Sensory Activities - Using 4 Senses - Mighty Kids (2024)

Help your kid’s senses to get better by doing fun sensory activities with them. Check out the instructions for our fun and easy shaving foam craft that kids can do by using 4 of their senses.

In Montessori education, sensory activities are a fundamental foundation for the development of children.

The first years of life are crucial for a child because it is at this stage where many personality traits are defined, and intelligence is developed and, therefore, consolidate human beings’ destiny.

Children are more permeable to all knowledge and stimulation at this age, so it is essential to encourage these stimuli early on because it will have a more significant impact on their development.

Early childhood education must involve a more comprehensive development in which each child’s needs and the time the child wishes to learn about a particular topic are considered.

Thus, the learning acquired later will be more effective throughout his life. Exercises that involve all senses allow children to discover and gain knowledge in a more playful way of everything that surrounds them.

They are based on perceptions through the senses, allowing them to adapt to their environment.

Children’s minds are like a sponge that collects infinite information. Therefore, they must have access to a prepared environment so that, in this way, they can take advantage of all the stimuli received during each prepared activity.

Through sensory activities, children can develop different capacities that further promote self-learning.

The materials used must be sensitively attractive to capture their curiosity and desire to learn, involving most of the senses: hearing, smell, sight, and touch. These are the points of contact with the child’s environment.

THEME: SENSORY ACTIVITIES

HOW DO WE DO THIS ACTIVITY?

Topic: Sensory

Age: 2-4-year-old children

Goal: Through this sensory activity, kids will stimulate the senses and discover new things about their environment.

Difficulty level: Average. This sensory activity is designed for children to do independently, with an adult’s surveillance.

Skills:

• Precision in hand and finger movements
• Texture recognition
• Odor recognition
• Imagination
• Coordination
• Enthusiasm
• Independence
• Reasoning

MATERIALS

• A tray
• A brown paper
• Shaving foam
• A wooden popsicle sticks
• Food coloring
• Pencil
• Scissors
• A paintbrush
• Glue
• A white card stock sheet

ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT

Step 1:

Draw and cut out the cone. (Adult help)

Step 2:

Glue the cone on the white cardboard.

Step 3:

Put two drops of food coloring in the shaving foam. (Adult supervision)

Step 4:

Stir in the shaving cream the food coloring with the popsicle stick. (Adult supervision)

Step 5:

Arrange the foam on the cone, shaping it like an ice-cream. (Adult supervision)

ACTIVITY RESULT

Cone with shaving foam sensory activity for kids

FREE PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS FOR PRESCHOOLERS

After their sensory activities, give kids new worksheets. Click the link below to download our free printable preschool worksheets.

Download the Free Printable Worksheets

HOW DO WE DO THIS SENSORY ACTIVITY WITH CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT AGES?

CHANGES FOR CHILDREN UNDER 2 YEARS OLD

This sensory activity can be done with younger children. Children are developing their manual coordination at this age, so you can use several colors with the foam. They will enjoy playing and feeling the foam.

That way, children will elaborate on a sensory activity according to their abilities and development.

Adult supervision is required to ensure the shaving foam does not get into the child’s eyes or mouth.

MODIFICATIONS FOR CHILDREN OVER 4 YEARS OLD

This sensory activity can be developed with older children. You can add more cones and let them use different colors to experiment with what happens.

You can also use other drawings and fill them with foam. This way, an appropriate toddler activity will be carried out for children’s development and abilities.

Adult supervision is required to ensure the shaving foam does not get into the child’s eyes or mouth.

VIDEO DESCRIPTION –USING 4 OF MY SENSES SENSORY ACTIVITIES

In this sensory activity video, you will find the step by step of activity “USING 4 OF MY SENSES,” designed for 2-4-year-old children, in which they will stimulate their senses.

This sensory activity will allow children to develop different skills such as odor recognition, texture recognition, visual recognition imagination, accuracy in hand and fingers movements, coordination, independence, and reasoning.

The materials for this sensory activity are a tray, brown paper, shaving foam, a wooden popsicle stick, food coloring, pencil, scissors, a paintbrush, glue, and a white card stock sheet.

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