Sensory games for children: 10 easy DIY ideas to build

Sensory games are an important opportunity for children to explore, experiment, observe, manipulate and discover the world around them. If we want to make a practical comparison they are like a beautiful puddle of dirty water on which they can not resist not putting their feet because they have to see the effect it makes. You know?
Here, sensory games arouse the same curiosity and desire for discovery on children and help to stimulate all five senses and improve their intellectual development.

Sensory games for kids do it yourself

Do not think that sensory games are only found on the market.
The best sensory games for children are the DIY ones, that is, those that can be created using materials, objects and foods that are commonly found at home, that children see used daily by mom and dad and with which sooner or later they will make their experiences.

The sensory games for children that can be built at home are many. They range from the simplest such as bottles or containers filled with liquid or solid objects or materials to be poured, handled, smelled, to multi-function panels with accessories to touch, open, close, touch, rotate. Want some examples?
Here are 10 interesting ideas from which you can take inspiration to easily build really stimulating sensory games!

Sensory panels

With a wooden panel (even an old door or a piece of plywood is enough) you can build fun sensory games to explore. Just firmly fix everyday objects that can arouse curiosity and stimulate the senses, Pieces of colored and jingling chains, hooks and latches to open and close, small wheels to turn, switches and lights, pieces of carpet to caress are fine.

If, on the other hand, you want to build a cheerful and lively sensory panel, you can fix colored objects and toys or objects with keys, buttons or things to open or close on a wooden panel. For example, you can put sandals with buckles, little books to leaf through, ribbons to touch, soft things made of fabric and so on. Links→ sensory panel with colorful games

If, on the other hand, you don’t have a wooden panel available, you can always build a Cardboard sensory panel. To build it, just cut out one side of a box and attach small household objects to it that can intrigue children both in terms of color, shape and use. For example, this → cardboard sensory panel with hinges to open and close is very nice and funny .
To build it, just cut out one side of a box and stick small household objects on it that can intrigue children both for color, shape, and use. For example, very nice and funny is this →

Sensory bags

As sensory games for children, sensory bags are also very fun, which are nothing more than bags with soft and colorful contents to touch and manipulate. To build them, just a plastic bag (excellent are those for freezing food) to be filled with the most disparate materials such as water and flour or dishwashing detergent or hair jelly. In short, the material must be soft and slippery, pleasant to the touch and possibly colored (food dyes can also be used) and well sealed. are also very fun

Inside the sensory bags, in addition to the gelatinous liquid, you can also insert many small objects that children can move, crush, slide. Before sealing the bag you can put plastic animals, pasta, rice, sand, beans inside. Nice and easy to make from this beautiful sensory bag with  sea-themed plastic fish .

Sensory boxes and tubs

Discovering materials hidden in a box can be a very stimulating experience for children. To build a sensory box, all you need is a small box or even a shoebox, a few holes and insert many small objects inside to explore, discover, guess. 

And if instead of a closed box you use open containers such as plastic trays, you can send children to the blanket of food to touch, handle, smell.

or to discover many other materials such as water, stones and various games by building themed sensory tanks.

Sensory bottles

And finally here are excellent sensory games, plastic bottles to fill, to look at, to play. Few objects inside (balls, rice, beans, pebbles) and a few ribbons outside and fun and noise is guaranteed!

However, if we want to replace the word noise with the word amazement, just fill the bottles with water and float colored materials such as rubber bands, glitter, colored jellies.