Tactile

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Signs and Symptoms of Tactile Difficulties

Signs and Symptoms It is essential for professionals and caregivers to be

Tactile Environmental Adjustments

Tactile Environmental Adjustments Creating a tactile sensory-friendly environment involves designing a space

Bunny Sun Catchers

The perfect Easter craft activity that also develops the visual and tactile skills.

Easter Sensory Bags

One of our favourite activities with an Easter twist! Create a lamb and make it wooly again, or make the bunny get the fur back on! Or even complete the Easter egg hunt.

Dragon Wings

Get creative and design your own dragon wings before using your proprioception sense to move and make the wings flap!

Dragon Clothes Pegs

A simple but great way to develop that fine motor sense but also the sense of force. Dragons, crocodiles, dinosaurs- let your imagination run wild! Can the animal "bite" the right answer to questions?

Icy Ornaments

Create these spectacular decorations simply using water (to turn to ice) and natural materials.

Salt Dough Christmas Wreath and Tree decorating

Develop those visual and tactile senses by decorating these simple and easy salt dough creations

Fake Snow

Sometimes real snow is just too cold- or we just don't get any! Well, we can still make snowmen and snowballs by using fake snow!

Fireworks in the Sand

This super simple, quick activity is perfect for both the visual and tactile sense. You can create fireworks in the sand, or why not use it as an answer board for maths? Or a tool to develop letter formation?

Construction Marrow

Develop force and proprioception with this quick and easy activity. You can use a pumpkin, marrow, apple or squash. All you need is golf tees and a plastic hammer.

Pumpkin Gloop STEM

Experiment with solid to liquid and difference forces with this pumpkin gloop!

Pumpkin Slime

Don't throw away those pumpkin guts from carving your pumpkin! Create this super gooey pumpkin slime with them!

Sieve Threading

Develop those tactile and proprioception skills with this quick, simple activity

Messy Cake

Create your own "cake" and get messy! Using a cardboard box as the cake, can you create the perfect bake?

Balloon Squeezers

Create your own regulation ball just to your liking. Like it soft- use flour, want it harder use rice and beans. Or just experiment with different textures to create your own

Frog Spawn

Can you hop into the frog spawn to find the answers?

Cornflour Sensory Experiment

Is it solid? Is it liquid? Experiment with this simple activity use the tactile sense to feel and find out

Sock Painting

Want to create art but maybe don't like getting messy hands? Or want to create some cool patterns? This simple activity allows for variety in the tactile sense when painting

Engineer Box

Can you complete the tasks inside the box? Ideal to complete messy tasks for those who would normally avoid

Ribbon Ball

Either follow the video on how to create your own or use a holed ball and silk scarves, this is the perfect relaxing, tactile activity

Pool Noodle Threading

Another great hand/eye co-ordination activity using pool noodles

Pool Noodle Activity

Combining that hand/eye co-ordination, concentration and tactile sense- how many can you stack?

Play-Doh Animals

Can you create a counting bug? Or a dividing butterfly? Or a timetable dinosaur?

Mythical Slime

Slime that is full of wonder and sparkle! Developing the tactile senses and the imagination

Frozen Flowers

Combining science and the tactile sense. Create these frozen flowers for a scientific sensory activity

Feely Dice

Roll the dice and feel the texture. Simple and cheap to make but great for developing the tactile sense

Feely Chopping Board Wall

Create a sensory wall by using chopping board. Hang each chopping board on a hook and begin to explore the different textures

Texture Floor Tiles

Textured floor tiles can often be very expensive. Why not create your own? Quick and easy and perfect for developing the tactile senses through the feet

Feed The Caterpillars

Can you feed the caterpillars? Ideal for hand-eye co-ordination as well as the tactile sense

Dragon Eggs

Create a mythical dragon egg and develop the tactile and visual sense

Body Brushes

Experiment with different brushes and force on different parts of the body for this full body sensory experience