YOUR SENSORY/ MESSY PLAY IDEAS PLEASE

**angeldelight** · 30-09-2011, 06:23 AM

The children had a great time yesterday

We put 8 small cups of flour into a container

I cup of baby oil

Then I let them mix it up till it looked like bread crumbs

They had great fun

Its got a texture a bit like sand, you can mould it , they made pretend cakes , squashed it ,poured it into containers

It kept them happy for ages

Do you have any messy play ideas that you have done or are thinking of doing ?

Angel xx

**christine e** · 30-09-2011, 06:43 AM

Might give that a try today. As for ideas someone on here shared this booklet some time ago which gives loads of ideas

**Dragonfly** · 30-09-2011, 06:46 AM

soap flakes mixed with warm water with a electric mixer bubbly and bit like meringe which is nce.Next day goes like egg white yuck!

**AgentTink** · 30-09-2011, 08:04 AM

Thanks Angel Delight and Christine E

I have just added them to my planning ideas folder.

My little ones love Gelli Baff which at one point was getting sold in tesco's for 50p a packet and i bought about 6 packs, but it ran out last week.

However i got the Early Years Resources catalougue yesterday and it has a massive tub for 19.95 which it says will last for 60 uses so i will defiantly be buying some more

**babs** · 30-09-2011, 08:14 AM

Mine love spreaded paper I hide lots of things inside . at moment its conkers ,leaves,sticks ,cars and dinosaurs

**Cassie** · 30-09-2011, 09:05 AM

Thanks for sensory book!Some great ideas.....

**jumping j** · 30-09-2011, 09:12 AM

mine loved cornflour and water, got really messy but it flakes off when it dries, also tried putting objects in jelly and ice cubes which some liked but other's wouldn't touch!!

**Tink** · 30-09-2011, 09:43 AM

I have a large plastic box which I put various things into.

Mindees love Rice crispies with a bit of water then we listen for the "Snap, Crackle and Pop"

**rosebud** · 30-09-2011, 11:44 AM

Ice cubes and then sprinkle salt on - this also goes snap, crackle pop.

**christine e** · 30-09-2011, 05:53 PM

Originally Posted by rosebud

Ice cubes and then sprinkle salt on - this also goes snap, crackle pop.

Will give this a go!

Christine

**francinejayne** · 30-09-2011, 08:42 PM

Dried beans and corn - they love swooshing it around and making a BIG noise!
Coloured rice
Coloured pasta - raw and cooked (not at the same time!)
Water
Coloured water with lots of funnels, containers, bottles etc - we made potions for hours with this, then added a squirt of washing up liquid and a whisk and made bubbles
Gloop
Jelly
Sand
Soil
Clay
Pine cones
Conkers and acorns
Water beads
Instant snow
Pumpkins and the seeds from inside them

that's all I can remember from the top of my head!

**miffy** · 30-09-2011, 10:43 PM

Balloon painting - blow up balloons - not too hard (experiment with different amounts of air inside) then put paint onto saucers/plates, dip the balloons in and use to paint with.

Splatter painting - make sure everything and everyone you don't want paint on is well covered. Use thinned down paint and various brushes (toothbrushes work well), dip brushes in paint and flick or splatter them at paper. Great for firework pictures or holi.

Miffy xx

**Mrs Book** · 01-10-2011, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by christine e

Might give that a try today. As for ideas someone on here shared this booklet some time ago which gives loads of ideas

Have just saved this. Love the ideas.

Thank you.

**Nature'sKids!** · 10-10-2011, 07:41 PM

I LOVElightboxes and once I'm registered this will be on top of my list unless I can get my husband to make one fir me

Jelly and glitter filled letters and numbers, crystals and gems, laminated leaves and petals, shapes, sand, even projector images and x rays!

I am Just making a listen / hearing game of pairs. I'm using empty film roll containers but yoghurt drink pots or something similar would work too.
I fill two of each with the same thing. (marbles, coins, sand, rice, water, etc) then put the lid on and cover them with paper mâché so they look nice. Then set them out on the table or a square cloth and just as with pairs you take turns to pik one up an shake it.

**Trpta108** · 20-10-2011, 05:21 PM

So many great ideas. Do you use tuff trays, bowls, cat litter trays or something else?

**christine e** · 20-10-2011, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by Trine

So many great ideas. Do you use tuff trays, bowls, cat litter trays or something else?

I have a tuff spot but also have quite a few large plastic trays that work better inside

Cx

**IsabellaB** · 20-10-2011, 05:59 PM

Fill balloons with water and freeze them (takes overnight)

Remove the balloon, sprinkle with salt and allow kids to drip food colouring on them, as the ice melts the colours run through it

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Mine also love having glitter in their cornflour

If you freeze liquid paint in icecube trays it is like a crayon for a few minutes and then gradually melts in their hands

Using different things instead of paintbrushes, our current favourite is lego bricks, learning about squares and oblongs