SENSORY DIET COVER SHEET
Please ensure you read all of the following before carrying out sensory diets
Sensory Diets are carried out at your own risk
Visual
Visual Processing Environmental Adjustments
Creating a visual sensory friendly environment, is one of the easiest adjustments
Signs and Symptoms of Visual Processing Difficulties
Signs and Symptoms
It is essential for professionals and caregivers to be
Bunny Sun Catchers
The perfect Easter craft activity that also develops the visual and tactile skills.
Egg Tube Balance
Can you balance all the eggs without making them fall? This simple game can develop many of the senses.
Egg Box Tetris
A classic game made into a sensory activity. Problem solving, visual development, improving hand-eye co-ordination and proprioception, but more importantly- fun!
Egg Maze Rescue Challenge
Let's develop the hand-eye co-ordination and our proprioception skills, with this fun challenge. Can you retrieve the eggs from the maze?
Growing Dragon STEM
Create your own paper towel dragon and then experiment with water to see it grow and wiggle!
Dragon Mobile
Lie back and relax while you watch the Chinese Dragons spin. Maybe you can add sequins or glitter too!
Snow Storm in a Jar STEM
Experiment and watch this amazing chemical reaction. This perfect wintery activity is ideal developing the visual senses.
Snowflake Peg Board
Developing the visual sense, as well as hand eye co-ordination, this quick and easy winter themed activity is perfect!
Exploding Snowman STEM
Watch this chemical reaction and experiment to make your snowman creation explode!
Light up Bonfire
Can you create your own firework display using torches? Then we need a bonfire too! Using a milk bottle, tissue paper and a torch!
Fizzing Firework STEM
Time to experiment! See the chemical reaction as your very own firework fizzes and sparkles!
Exploding Rocket
Create your very own exploding rocket and develop those visual and proprioception senses.
Fireworks in a Bag
Messy play without the mess! Developing the proprioception force sense and hand eye co-ordination, can you get the sparkles in the firework?
Autumn Sensory Bottle
We love sensory bottles, but why not create a falling leaf sensory bottle, prefect for autumn!
Ghost Sensory Bottle
Create this spooky sensory bottle and squeeze to see your ghosts float up and down.
Bubbling Pumpkin STEM
Experiment and observe this amazing chemical reaction and create this bubbling pumpkin. If you want to be really gross, carve the pumpkins face and watch the pumpkin vomit! Or paint the pumpkin black and add a handle to make a bubbling cauldron!
Light Box
Light boxes and tables can be so expensive. Create your own for under £6!
Leaf Light Catcher
Explore nature and collect fallen leaves to create this easy leaf light catcher. Perfect for the visual sense.
Torch Tig
A fun visual and proprioceptive activity that can be done anywhere.
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Torch Projectors
Experiment with shapes, light and distance with this visual activity.
All you
Sun Catchers
Perfect for developing the visual and tactile senses. Create a beautiful, individual
Sticky Balls
Visual, gross motor and fun! How many balls can you get to
Spider Web Bounce
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Sorting Bins
From a mini version to a full size bins! This activity can
Sensory Bottles
This video gives three ideas to create sensory bottles- but the possibilities
Rising Water
A really cool experiment that is the perfect virtual activity
Follow the
Pom Pom Ice Tray
Combine visual and proprioception to complete the pom pom tasks
Pom Pom
Paper Torches
Discover what is hiding with the visual exploratory activity
Can you find
Mythical Cave
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Magnetic Calming Bottles
Not only is this a great calming, visual activity, but is also
Light Box
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Hungry Balls
Combine the visual, tactile and proprioception senses to feed the hungry balls!
Frozen Painting
Create some fantastic art but by using a different painting technique
Frozen
Fly Squatter Painting
Fun, messy, creative- great visual activity for all
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Fizzing Planets
Not only is this a great visual and tactile activity, it is
Fireworks in a jar
A really cool visual and scientific activity!
Follow the video for instructions
Egg Box Tetris
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Easy Dark Den
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Dividing Sensory Bottles
A relaxing sensory bottle with a difference. Watch how the objects mix
Discovery Tiles
Can you discover the tiles? Spell a word? Find the letters? Or
Dancing corn
A great visual science experiment! How long can you make your corn
Coffee Filter Flowers
Get creative and scientific while developing your visual and proprioceptive senses
See
Box Target
Visual- Hand/Eye co-ordination and fun! Can you get the ball through
Birds Nest
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Bingo Art
Creative and clean! Create some amazing art developing both visual and proprioceptive
Baking Tray Balls
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