Sensory play is one of the most powerful ways young children learn about the world around them and what better way to do it than with something as attractive and vibrant as an Orange?
This week children explored the world of citrus with a fun, hands-on orange sensory activity 🍊 that engaged all five senses!
We created Orange theme sensory bin with whole oranges, orange slices and orange peel.
We placed everything in low bins and let children freely explore. Some children squished the slices between their fingers, others rolled the whole oranges like balls and many enjoyed the juicy taste of the fresh fruit!
Smelling, touching and tasting everything was so much fun!
Watching the juice collect, pouring the juice to glass, smelling the sweet citrus scent and tasting the juice they helped make!
The smiles on their faces when they tasted the juice were priceless.
For babies and toddlers, play is learning. A simple orange becomes a world of discovery when explored through little hands, noses, mouth and eyes.
We had so much fun encouraging children to touch taste and explore!
Thank you so much 😊
See you next week!
