Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Getting Started-What is Sensory Play? -- Benefits of Sensory Play -- Tips and Tricks -- Sensory Play Staples -- Chapter 2: Sensory Bases -- Rainbow Rice -- Rainbow Chickpeas -- Rainbow Spaghetti -- Cloud Dough -- Dirt Dough -- Edible Mud -- Sand Foam -- Chickpea Foam -- Oobleck -- Edible Water Beads -- Bubbly Soap Foam -- Water Tub -- No-Cook Play Dough -- Chapter 3: Sensory Invitations -- Color Bath -- Bird Seed Pouring Tub -- Lemon Tray -- Flower Soup -- Play Dough Small Worlds

Lavender Sensory Tub -- Frozen Water Beads -- Frozen Building Blocks -- Edible Ocean Small World -- Sticky Wall -- Wash the Pigs -- Frozen Oobleck Blocks -- Outdoor Kitchen -- Jell-O Bug Rescue -- Polenta Construction Tub -- Frozen Nature Blocks -- Fizzy Fish -- Colorful Explosions -- Chapter 4: Paint and Create -- Bubble Wrap Paintings -- Sensory Artwork -- Ice Painting -- Bath Paints -- Nature's Paintbrushes -- Spice Paints -- Seed Rolling -- Clay Sculptures -- Mirror Painting -- Final Notes -- About the Author -- Index

Explore taste-safe small worlds, create colorful pieces of art, and engage all five senses while investigating the great outdoors. Sensory play is a wonderful way to explore the world with your little learners! Sensory Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers is a practical, hands-on guide for parents and educators who want to inject more play into their children's day! Since this collection features simple sensory play ideas with items you already have in your home, playtime has never been easier. Inside the book, you'll find forty easy sensory play tubs and activities with extra bonus ideas for extending the activities even further! Not only will your child be learning and exploring through play, but you'll also be creating some magical memories of playtime that will last a lifetime! -Learn how to get started with sensory play using tips, tricks, and sensory play staples. -Follow quick and easy, tried and tested sensory base recipes designed to ignite the senses and inspire hours of sometimes messy, always memorable playtime. -Create thoughtful sensory invitations and artworks while developing fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, early measurement concepts and so much more! Sensory play allows our little learners to make connections as they explore the world around them using their senses of sight, smell, taste, sound, and touch. It's the beginning of a lifelong journey of scientific understanding and a wonderful way to connect and bond with your little learners! Projects include: -Rainbow Rice -Cloud Dough -Sand Foam -Edible Mud -Water Tub -Rainbow Spaghetti -Frozen Building Blocks -Outdoor Kitchen -Jell-O Bug Rescue -Bubble Wrap Paintings -and more!

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