Sensory/messy play for babies

[sing-low]

Can anyone give me some ideas to use for sensory play for babies (ones that put everything in their mouth!)? Aged 9/10 months. It's one of those things I know I'm not very good at doing so I need some inspiration.

[jadavi]

All ages love the bubble wrap parcels sealed with duct tape with paint squeezed inside it. Squishes around and changes colour and crinkles.

[merry]

Cooked spaghetti is very popular here, as is gloop and jelly, and water coloured with food colouring. For littlies who don't like the wet/messy sensation I've used lots of brightly coloured ribbons before and that was popular.

[Glitter]

A big box of shredded paper can be fun, especially if you hide something nice in the bottom.

Old socks filled with newspaper, make a good crinkly noise.

Flour and water mixed in to a paste in a tray to swirl fingers in.

Clear plastic bags full of lentils. Good to squish and push around.

On of my mindees loves playing with balls of wool, he rubs them on his face and drags them around the floor. After a while the balls unravel and my sitting room looks like a giant spiders web!

[cathtee]

my lo's love rice krispies to play with, older ones like to scoop and pour, and the youngest likes to eat them!

[mama2three]

mine loved the rice tray today , but look on nurture store - they recently had 50 sensory play ideas for babies.

[charlottenash]

mine loved the rice tray today , but look on nurture store - they recently had 50 sensory play ideas for babies.

Did u do this INSIDE your house! Your brave!!

[Bluebell]

ooh I'm loving this thread!! What fab ideas!

I acquired a bag of shredded paper from an estate agents last week - it was amazing - they were absorbed with it for a good 2-3 hours! They were scooping it, throwing it up in the air, lying and rolling in it, then later getting little boxes and scooping up and filling in. I was amazed at how engaged they were with this and how many different ideas they thought of. Probably wouldn't be that ideal for babies that eat everything!

I also did feathers once which was lovely - soft feeling and tickly on the face and watched with amazement when floated down but I had the same problem as you as the littlest one started to eat them - and he wasn't even that little!

[sing-low]

We're going to have fun, next week! Thanks for the ideas, everyone.

[Emra81]

Ooh, mama2three where is that tray from? I have a tuff spot which I love but like the higher sides on yours....

[clareelizabeth1]

Ooh, mama2three where is that tray from? I have a tuff spot which I love but like the higher sides on yours....

I have one like that. It was a plant tray from a garden center with extra large sides.

[Emra81]

Ah, perfect! We're off to the garden centre this afternoon :-) Thank you!

[blue bear]

Mine like jelly and squinty cream, the older ones squirt the cream the younger ones eat it.

[miffy]

Did u do this INSIDE your house! Your brave!!

Rice hoovers up easily!

Mine also like cornflakes, pasta, cous cous, lentils - all clean up easily.

Miffy xx

[amylouise867]

mine loved the rice tray today , but look on nurture store - they recently had 50 sensory play ideas for babies.

Where did you get your tray?

[Tulip]

my lo's love rice krispies to play with, older ones like to scoop and pour, and the youngest likes to eat them!

Brillian! and dog can clean up when finished, I love delegating jobs

[Dovile]

Water play with lots of bubbles. Jelly wit some objects inside. Dry rise or other dry food.

[shellbells39]

Gloop, sensory bottles, small bean bags, textured material board, home made musical instruments using pasta or rice in tubs, turn play area into sensory room with fairy lights lava lamps disco balls (all out of reach) Xmas tree with lights and sensory chilling music