Sensory craft ideas

Unlock the magic of DIY sensory bottles at Especially Education. Discover step-by-step guides and ideas to create your own captivating sensory bottle experiences.

And bonus: it leaves hands cleaner than when you started!

This moon sand recipe is SO EASY to make! With only two ingredients, you'll be playing with this soft and sensory sand within minutes.

Don't have the time or energy to set up a sensory bin or get involved in a complicated activity? Still want your little one to experience the hands-on FUN of just playing with something that FEELS really cool? Then check out our 10 really simple (easy to set up with few ingredients) and engaging sensory activities, all of which can be done in 15 minutes!

Have you ever made cloud dough? It's super easy and fun, and I've got a foolproof recipe that'll get you silky-smooth cloud dough every time.

Looking for great sensory bin ideas? What should you put in your sensory bins? These sensory bin fillers are all great ideas! Give them each a try for....

Discover how to make the best Orbeez stress balls for sensory play and stress relief. Easy, fun, and cheap, these cool stress balls are loved by everyone! See How to Make Stress Balls with only 2 supplies.

101 sensory play activities for kids with autism to help strengthen the brain’s neural pathways by stimulating the 5 senses to facilitate learning!

Learn how to make DIY color mixing sensory bottles!! They're a perfect activity for a ton of units in your preschool curriculum: color mixing theme, learning about colors, sensory play, for a heavy lifting tool, and as a sensory tool. These are perfect for all ages too!

DIY stress balls are SO EASY to make! With a balloon and flour or rice you can make a super fun, super squishy stress ball that's perfect for busy hands!

Learn how to make a sensory bottle with our sensory bottle recipes and tips. DIY Sensory bottles are a calm-down tool and aid for meditation.

How to make a stress ball. Easy DIY Stress Ball. A great SENSORY Toy for autistic kids or kids with sensory processing issues. Also fun for Father's Day as well as a teacher appreciation gift. Great Stress Ball Craft. Balloon Stress Ball DIY. How to make a stress ball with a balloon and flour. What is in a stress ball.

Sensory squish bags provide the perfect mess-free quiet time sensory activity. Besides the mess-free sensory play, squish bags encourage hands-on exploration and make for great learning tools to spark conversations and build vocabulary with babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.

EASY TO MAKE TEXTURE SENSORY BALLOONS FOR KIDS - Learn how to make sensory balloons for kids. This is a great tactile sensory play activity.

Your kids will learn how to make dinosaur fossils using salt dough and some plastic mini dinosaurs. The salt dough is easy to make and your kids will have lots of fun making dinosaur impressions.

Step by step instructions to turn chia seeds into awesome chia seed sensory play. Make a chia seed sensory bin or even chia seed slime.

How to make a mindfulness glitter calm down jar for kids! Step-by-step directions for making a calming glitter jar, with a printable recipe.

Follow our directions to make colorful dyed pasta that’s perfect for your kids to play with in sensory bins or to use for crafts and...

Here are some fantastic sensory crafts for children with autism. Finding great ideas for children who need sensory play has never been easier