What are some good sensory textures for children?

Question

...baring in mind i want something that is cheap and easy to get hold of, or even something that is lying around in my house.

I'm looking for textures that have different opposites, so the children can recognise this.

Answer 1

At the daycare I work at they have birdseed in a big table that the children can play with.  Many of them enjoy just rubbing their hands in it or scooping it onto their hand.  That would be a really bumpy texture so something else that is smooth would be homemade playdoh.  You just take flour, water and food coloring and the children can even help you make it and then dig in!

Answer 2

pudding, sand, wet sand, rice, water, ice, cornmeal, salt, grass/leaves, jell-o, different types of paper (smooth, rough), different fabrics (wool, felt, cotton), feathers, applesauce... pretty much anything really

Answer 3

Cornstarch

Rice

Beans

Ice

Sand

Play dough

Mud

Answer 4

Cotton

Sandpaper

Foil

Feathers

Satin

Cordoroy

Leather

Suede

Velvet

Wood

Paper

Carpet

Wicker

Brush bristles

Pineapple

Answer 5

rice, pudding, sand, flour, cornmeal, Fake snow, in summer and when hot we would freeze water in a latex glove and let the kids play with the ice hand, cornstarch, Rice Krispies, cotton balls, Easter grass, salt, sandpaper (can get different grades), fabric scraps (courdoroy, silk, satin, cotton, rayon)

Answer 6

bubble wrap. wallmart they have it on rolls, the bubbles are puffy the when popped they are flat.

Answer 7

tried cornflour? mix it with water add some food colouring . its really strange it goes solid then as it warms in your fingers it runs. just make it into a cramy consistency and put it in a tray with sides. let the kids experiment with it. add utensils spoons cups etc so they find it fun.