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Baby Play: Sensory Crawl

A fun sensory experience for little crawlersBaby E has been “army crawling” for a while now and loves scooting around all over the place.  He really seems to enjoy finding new things to explore and experience.

I am a big proponent of sensory play and I believe in starting with sensory experiences as early as possible.

So, I combined his crawling and sensory play into a sensory road of sorts.  I thought about objects around the house with different textures and laid them out down our hallway.  I added a few fun balls to keep him engaged and to add to the sensory experience.

Baby Play: Sensory Crawl

I laid down a bamboo beach mat, brown craft paper, and a fuzzy brown blanket.  I added a musical egg shaker, a ball of masking tape (because it’s sticky), a red ball, and a yellow foam ball.  Every piece either has an interesting texture or sound.

Baby Play: Sensory Crawl

I laid him down on one end of the road and I went to the other.  I left him to explore on his own and he immediately went to it.

Baby Play: Sensory Crawl

He spent time on each different texture and crawled back and forth across our sensory road.

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He hit the brown paper several times as it made interesting sounds.

Baby Play: Sensory Crawl

He dug his hands into the fuzzy blanket and rolled around in it for a long while.

Baby Play: Sensory Crawl

The balls were fun for him and he seemed to enjoy the sticky masking tape ball that I made for him.  He actually played with each ball, but spent most of his time with this one and his egg shaker.

Baby Play: Sensory Crawl

Overall this was a great sensory experience that allowed for Baby E to explore all sorts of sounds, textures, sights, and tastes.

Baby play: Sensory Crawl

It was super simple to set up and clean.  I love activities like this that I just throw together and end up being wonderful!

Come on over to Instagram and Facebook to see how else we play!

Need some more play ideas for your baby?  Here’s a whole book of them.  Click the picture to find out more!

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by Amanda 6 Comments

Filed Under: Play Tagged With: Baby, Sensory Play

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  1. Emma @ P is for Preschooler

    September 18, 2013 at 8:45 pm

    I wish I knew about cool stuff like this when my little one was a baby!

    Reply
  2. Emma (My Little 3 and Me)

    January 2, 2014 at 2:12 pm

    Sensory play is so valuable for little ones and this looks such fun.

    Reply
  3. Megan

    January 11, 2014 at 3:03 pm

    I love this! I want to make the sticky ball for my little one, but what kind of tape do you use? Is it non-toxic?
    My little is so close to crawling, I can’t wait to set up a sensory walk for him!

    Reply
    • Amanda

      March 31, 2014 at 10:18 pm

      Hi Megan,
      I just wound up a bunch of masking tape and left the sticky side out. It was really simple. Hope your guy loves his sensory crawl!

      Reply
  4. Rosemarie

    February 20, 2014 at 1:52 pm

    Knew you had to be a therapist! “Sensational” idea for all babies!

    Reply

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