Quick Sensory Activities for Toddlers

Let your toddler mash bananas in a bowl with a fork for a tasty snack.

Take off shoes and socks and walk barefoot across grass, soil, pebbles, and sand in the garden.

Walk barefoot across different outdoor textures to explore how each one feels.

Roll your child up snugly in a blanket like a burrito, then gently unroll — deep pressure play that calms and delights.

Gentle tug of war with a blanket or towel.

Use a torch to draw shapes and letters on the walls and ceiling in a darkened room — turning the dark into a canvas for play.

A sealed bottle filled with glitter and water to watch settle when emotions are high.

Practise blowing bubbles and chewing crunchy snacks to channel the urge to bite into safe mouth play.

Sort and taste crunchy versus chewy snacks, giving toddlers the intense oral sensory input that redirects the urge to bite.

Hide small toys under scarves in a basket for your toddler to discover.

Wave scarves and fabric ribbons through the air while dancing to music.

Reach into a bag, feel an object without looking, and describe it using size, shape, and texture words — language through touch.