Becky from Parity takes you through some messy sensory activities. Instructions are below the video.
Explore textures with jelly:
Put some jelly on the tray or table by your student let them explore the jelly squelching and squishing it in their hands. As its Jelly it will not matter if they eat it.
Freezing objects in ice:
Find a selection of different objects and toys from around the house. Add these to a plastic tub, add water and freeze.
Once frozen let you student investigate the object allowing them to chip away at the block with either a spoon or allow to melt over time.
Cornflour and water:
Mix 113g of cornflour with ½ cup of water mix well and let your student have fun. The cornflour and water mix is fabulous if you let it slide though the fingers but if you hit it hard it stays solid.
Spaghetti:
Cook some spaghetti and then let it cool down. Once cool you can add colour to the spaghetti, place approximately 6/8 drops of food colouring into separate bowls. You can leave it plain if you like or mix up the colours. Evenly share out the cooled spaghetti into the bowls and gently stir until the colouring has evenly dispersed. Then let your student explore the texture. You could hide objects in there for them to find.
Coloured Rice: Click here to make this.
Moondust:
This is a powder that’s great for driving toy cars, diggers etc through. It also compacts together and it will hold a shape well. To make mix 1kg flour and 200ml vegetable oil. Tip the flour into a bowl and pour in the oil. Mix with your hands, rubbing the mixture between your fingertips, as if you are making a crumble topping. It’s ready when, after 3 to 5 minutes, the mixture sticks together when squeezed.
Water play:
This can be an activity by itself. You can do it indoors or outside in the garden. Put a bowl of water on their tray, table or on the floor. Ensure the water is not too hot or cold.
Support the student to explore objects in the water letting them splash around. Pour the water over hands using empty bottles and containers to play with the water.
You could find objects around the house and see if they float or sink. Have a guess at what you think they might do first and then put them in the water and see what happens.