Sensory Activity For Children to Learn about Texture
1.) Outline your hand or your child’s hand on a piece of construction paper.
*The bigger the hand the easier it is for little ones to have enough room to write inside.
2.) On the palm of the hand write, “I can feel. . . texture.”
3.) Put out supplies that have different textures such as:
- cotton balls
- ribbon
- sticks or wood
- sponge
- shell
- tape
- bubble wrap
- legos
- crinkled aluminum foil
- various types of fabrics and ribbon
TIP: You will want to provide as many small items as you can to represent various textures.
4.) Help children talk about the labels we use to explain the feelings of textures i.e., smooth, sharp, bumpy, fluffy, hard, soft, lumpy, rough, etc.
5.) Have them pick 5 of their favorites to use on their “hand”. Assists them (if needed) in gluing one texture to each finger and label each one with the word that best describes the texture.
The variety of objects that you can use is endless. This texture activity is going to be modified one step at a time with Kyler, as he is starting to show signs of sensory aversion. Something his brother Korey was able to get over with a lot of therapy.
Including sensory play in a child’s learning environment can help you spot signs
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This is a great craft to help children learn about different textures. Thank you for sharing!
This sounds like a really great way to help children learn and understand the concept of different textures. It’s really important to provide them with fun, exciting activities to help them learn basic lessons! Nicely done! Thanks so much for sharing!
What a great craft for preschoolers. I will have to save this for my little one!
What a fun and clever activity to teach texture! Love the variety of textures on the hands and the cuteness of this project!
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My son has SPD so these are really great activity for kiddos who are experiencing any issues with touch etc. We did all of these for years and they really do help!
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Pinning this! What a great way to teach kids about texture.
My little ones are a little too big for this but it would be perfect for the younger ones in my dayhome.
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This is a fun and clever idea. It’s interactive and educational, which is perfect for little ones with shore attention spans.
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Super cute activity! It might be fun to go on a sensory walk and pick up things from nature with those textures. I love anything with a handprint!
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What a great way to teach them to describe textures. Sensory activities like this are really helpful for children.
Sensory play is getting more and more popular these days. It’s perfect for teaching kids about the things around them as well as teaching them how to use their senses. This has to be one of the easiest to put together! I like the idea!
This is such a cute activity for kids. My little ones would love doing this!
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What a fun activity. My daughter is a fashionista so this would be right up her alley.
Wow, this is a fun craft for the children, I will teach this to my son
Sensory play makes learning fun for toddlers and the little kids! It’s something that I find easy to do as well. I’m all about DIY and this has to be one of the easiest ones. I’m sure a lot of parents will like this!
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This would be great for my 3 year old! He is learning a lot at school but this is fun!
what a great idea. Love that you have it all on one hand so they have to distinguish between each sense.
This is such a cute and easy project for kids to learn. It’s the simple projects that can also be the most fun.
I love this! I bought some texture reading books for my little one and he loves them so much and to be able to do this at home in a fun and crafty way too is great!
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What a great idea! I love finding new ideas for my kids preschool activities! I am going to have to come back and read more!
This is a great idea. My girls have always loved those touch and feel books. This would be something nice for them to make for themselves.
My sister has sensory issues so this craft would be perfect for her to do to help her overcome her issues or at least get her used to different textures. A great craft.
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This is such a great activity for kids. And I love how easy it is to make.
This looks awesome! I have been collecting ideas for my 2 year old and this will be perfect over the next year!
That is a great idea. I have friends that are teachers and they will love this. Great for moms too.
Omg what a fun craft!!!! I need all the crafty ideas I can get for my daughter so I will be adding this to the list!
That’s a really cute and smart craft. I love making things for my daughter that can be fun and help her learn.
That’s an interesting idea. I never thought about that when I was raising my kid. It would have been a great learning tool, and simple to make.
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I really like this idea – my son would have loved it when he was a bit younger. We loved those baby “touch and feel” board books so much, and this reminds me a little bit of those.
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I super like this brilliant idea! I want to make for my son, he will be going to school next year.
This craft is so cute and helpful. I remember my son when he is young, I used to make crafts for him.
This is a great DIY project. My sons would enjoy this a lot. Thanks!
This is such a cute idea on how to teach children about texture. I am going to use this idea to incorporate some texture for my daughter to learn.
This would be awesome for pre-schoolers. Simple but fun and effective activity for learning!
What a lovely sensory activity, it’s something I want to introduce to my nephew as I didn’t know much about it before it.
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