We’ve collected together some sensory stories and activities to help you enjoy these winter days both indoors and out…
Our free sensory story download The Little Girl and the Stars is a very simple, gentle story particularly suitable for telling one-to-one with a child with profound additional needs.
For more general sensory storytelling tips see our blog posts: The Wonders of Sensory Storytelling part 1, part 2 and part 3. And for other free sensory stories have a look at our collection of free downloads.
We recently created a sensory resource to accompany the Calibre Audio book of The Big Dreaming (by Michael Rosen). This beautiful story is about a little bear getting ready for a big winter sleep. Find out more about Calibre Audio here and follow this link to scroll down and find The Big Dreaming audio book sensory resource.
Ice can be great for sensory activities. You could try making ice buns like the ones here, made by Hygge in the Early Years. Making an ice lantern looks like fun as well – you could use battery-powered tea lights instead of candles. (This lantern recipe comes from Mud & Bloom.)
We love this action rhyme for circle time on a cold morning. Encourage everyone to rub their hands together and stamp their feet. Put your hands in the air and sway for the wind!
Hands are cold, feet are cold
Winter winds are blowing
Rub your hands
Stamp your feet
And soon you will be glowing!
You can see a video of this on our Facebook page.
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