Tactile activities

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Can’t stand the tags in your t-shirt? Won’t tolerate walking barefoot at the beach? Irritated by the person in line next to you who accidentally swiped up against your arm? If any of these situations sound familiar for either you or your child, here are four of our favorite activities to address tactile defensiveness. #sensory #specialneeds #specialneedskids #specialneedsmom #occupationaltherapy #occupationaltherapist #therapy #ot #sensoryactivities #specialneedsactivities

Tactile, sensory activities for dementia are very important. This article gives you some ideas of activities to stimulate the sense of touch.

Here are some of our favorite activities, developed by our team of pediatric therapists, to promote development of the tactile system through sensory play.

This alphabet squish activity is the perfect sensory and tactile experience for little ones learning their letters! Just a few household ingredients needed!

Preschool Vibes on Instagram: "Discover our multisensory letter table, an interactive space where students engage with the letter of the week through hands-on activities. This video showcases various tactile experiences designed to help preschoolers grasp letter recognition and phonetics in a fun, engaging way. From tracing letters in sand to covering the letter with magnetic bingo chips, each activity is tailored to enhance learning through touch, sight, and movement."

We have upcycled and used from our home everything needed to DIY tactile cards for touch and match game to explore textures.

Quick and simple sensory play recipes for toddler, preschool, kindergarten, and grade school age kids to explore their tactile senses! Make sensory play recipes using flour, cornstarch, rice, soap, shaving cream, and sand! easy sensory activities that kids love. Messy sensory play.

This texture balloon activity gives great tactile sensory input while kids participate in hands-on learning. They will love to discover through their senses what is in each balloon. #sensoryplay #sensoryscience #stem #sensoryactivities #sensory #kidsactivities #tactile

Use these free printable shape cards to teach 2-dimensional shapes. Directions include many ways to add texture to the cards to create a hands-on sensory learning activity. Kids can trace the textured