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Your whole whānau can enjoy these fun sensory activities with simple items you have around home.
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Print at home mandalas
Colouring is seen as a way to relax and refocus yourself. Download and print these mandala colouring sheets to do at home.
Smiley stress balls
Stress balls promote de-stressing and feeling good. Making stress balls out of rice and balloons at home is super easy. This is a great activity for children who respond to tactile activities.
Check out how to make a stress ball.
Yarn pompoms
Using yarn or wool is another great way to create stress balls.
Check out how to make a pompom.
Rainstick
Mimic the sound of rain by creating your very own rainstick - the best part is, it’s super easy. Rainsticks can be made from simple items such as a paper towel cardboard tube, foil and rice.
Follow these step by step instructions on how to create a rainstick.
Sensory bath
Make bath time a little more fun but putting coloured spaghetti into it and pretend its seaweed.
You can also add frozen baking soda balls which look like snowballs.
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