Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Baby sensory : F is for feathers: The Plan











Planning ahead

What you need you to bring 
Feather sensory tub
Feather in a bottle
A diy feather brush
An apron


Resources you will use
Paint/paper/ card
Feathers
Tub
Clear bottle
Lollipop stick 
Musical instruments
Scissors
Sticky tape

Sensory checklist  

Sight: see colourful feathers in sensory tub and in sensory bottle

Hearing: use of musical instrument and singing. Songs like five little ducks , ten little indians ,old macdonald . 

Taste:  a little tedious but try foods  like chicken, turkey or duck. Or foods that beging with F: fruit, fish , fromage frais.

Touch: feel the feathers in the sensory tub, be tickled with the feathers.

Smell: go for a walk to look for birds and smells from all around

Art/craft: diy feather brush, make a feather crown

Messy play: painting with feathers

Role play: pretend to be birds or red Indians ( tap your hand over their mouth when they are making a noise and it will sound like the red Indian celebration action)

Explore & discover: where feathers are from, action and feel of feathers

Physical activity: actions to songs like five little ducks,  ten little Indians , sing and dance with feathers.

Book club: books about feathers/birds

Follow up ideas-  visit bird Avery / zoo, play some more with sensory tub and bottle. Add a penny to the sensory bottle and tip it upside down. 

Sarah 
xxx

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Baby sensory : D is ducks: the plan





Planning ahead

What you need you to bring 
Some rubber ducks
Duck themed books
Duck teddy
An apron


Resources you will use
Paint/paper/ card
Musical instruments
Paddling pool
Rubber ducks
Water

Sensory checklist  

Sight: see rubber ducks floating , real ducks 

Hearing: use of musical instrument and singing. Songs like five little duck, ugly duckling and old macdonald . Listen to sound of ducks quacking.

Taste: as we going to feed ducks bread we could make duck shaped bread for them to try. 

Touch: feel the rubber duck and water.  Feel the bread .  

Smell: the water can be scented with bubble bath.  Smell of the pond/ducks.

Art/craft: hand/footprint duck craft , rubber duck stamping 

Messy play: water play

Role play: actions to songs like five little ducks, finger puppets.

Explore & discover: ducks in their habitat , sound a duck makes. Gloating rubber ducks.

Physical activity: action sounds about ducks, playing instruments

Book club: duck books books (story books ugly duckling)

Follow up ideas- visit duck pond again.  

Sarah 
xxx

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Disney turbo activities


Cookie cutter painting

Pasta painting

Spelling

Ramp racing pasta
Calculate speed
Toilet roll craft
Playdoh snail making
Search for snails
Search for snail shell- pimp the snail
Snail racing
Paper plate snail
Bottle top snail

Spin art snail shell
Cup cake case snail craft
Tissue paper snail craft / sun catcher