My Top Five Props for Seaside Sensory Stories

Here are some fun props to add to your seaside stories along with the buckets and spades, shells and sun lotion! These props would be useful for many sensory stories set at the beach. 1) Squishy seal A nice plump…

My Top Five Intriguing Sounds for Sensory Stories

An unusual sound is great for getting people’s interest in a sensory story. There are some noises that I love to include in my stories. My feeling is that if you know a noise will help a story along shoehorn…

Kite Flying, Grace Lin

It’s been a week of wild March winds here – and this is the perfect book for windy weather!

A Sensory Story for World Book Day

World Book Day is on the 4th of March this year. A perfect day for a sensory story with lots of books in it!

Chinese New Year

The Runaway Wok by Ying Chang Compestine and Sebastià Serra is a fun lively tale for Chinese New Year.

A Squash and a Squeeze, Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler

Many of us may be feeling a little bit squashed and squeezed at the moment as we are stuck at home more than normal.

It Was a Cold, Dark Night: sensory story ideas to accompany the book

Autumn is definitely here – time for some nice Autumn sensory stories.

Baby Goes to Market: sensory story ideas to accompany the book

This lovely story about a mother and child visiting a West African market is very simple to follow and has big bright illustrations.

Stanley’s School, William Bee

Stanley’s School is a cheerful story about a school day that will give you a chance to remind your wee ones about their school routine.

The Carrot Seed: sensory story ideas to accompany the book

Here is a sensory story for those of you who are enjoying pottering in the garden.

What a Wonderful World, illustrated by Tim Hopgood

It’s the last week of term here in Scotland so I wanted to write about a feel-good book in the lead up to the holidays.

Peace at Last, Jill Murphy

This picture book is perfect for telling as a sensory story to a child with additional needs. It has a simple narrative with lots of lovely repetition and includes some very engaging noises!

All Join In, Quentin Blake

A joyful book guaranteed to cheer up even the gloomiest of days! All Join In is is made up of a series of rhyming poems. All of these are lovely to read aloud, and all include lots of engaging noises.