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2-5-01Sense of Touch Give each child a cut out of a hand (an adult hand works best). Allow children to glue on various textures. I used sm. squares of sandpaper, sm. cubes of sponge, corrugated paper, fake fur and smooth paper.
9-30-00For the five senses I had the children paint with their noses. They each had their own small plate with white paint. They chose the color of paper they wanted, and they dipped their nose into the paint, then onto the colored construction paper. I even took pictures of them doing this activity. They loved it!
8-30-00Sensory Stimulation For extra sensory input try starting out with letting the children play with shaving cream gradually add paint to the shaving cream then sand. To help with the mess, tape wax paper to your work surface then simply pull it up and throw away.
8-21-00Five Senses Art: Pre-cut a gingerbread man shape from rough sandpaper. Draw on facial features and buttons using marker (or allow older children to do their own). Children glue this onto construction paper of their choice. Then they "color" their gingerbread man with a cinnamon stick. They can taste the cinnamon if they wish before coloring with it. They can smell the cinnamon, and hear the way it scratches on the sandpaper. They can see the difference in color when they rub the cinnamon stick on the sandpaper, and they can feel the difference between the smooth construction paper and the rough sandpaper. All five senses are covered in this little project, and it is a great discussion starter. (Bonus: it makes your room smell heavenly!)
5-18-00Boil spaghetti noodles, and 1/4 cup of oil as directed on package. Allow pasta to cool, then place in large ziploc bag with liquid watercolor or food color. Mix around until all the pasta is colored. Put pasta in tubs for children to play with or practice using scissors. Give children white construction paper. Have child place some colored spaghetti on the paper, press down gently, then remove. This makes a beautiful picture, and is a good sensory activity for the children!
4-26-00Apply Contact brand paper to a table top with the sticky side facing up, cover the entire table. Supply children with assorted collage materials (may be thematic, seasonal, specific colors, etc.) and allow the creativity to flow. I usually call this the community collage table, even adults like to add to it. When finished remove and hang!
Date: 3-8-00I saw this idea at a playgroup for 2 year olds. It is perfect for the younger preschoolers who don't like to get their fingers sticky with glue or paste. Using cupboard liner/mac-tac, cut off a length of a few feet. Tape this piece, sticky side facing out onto a wall in your center. Then, provide the children with feathers, cut out shapes, scraps of yarn, etc. and let them stick them on for a mural made by them :)
Date: 2-26-00For the 5 senses theme, my 2-year old class made "Smelly Flowers". We took cupcake liners and glued them on construction paper. Then we glued several cotton balls into the middle of the liners. We drew green stems and let each child sprinkle their cotton balls with perfume. The project was very inexpensive. We used perfume samples from local department stores. The kids loved it! Not only did their flowers look pretty, but they really smelled good too!
2-23-00For teaching the senses: Have the children cut out a shape of a Mr. / Mrs. Potato Head. Attached a pompom that has been dipped in cinnamon for the nose. For the mouth, add mini choc chips or mini marshmallows. Add ears out of sand paper. Add leather feeling fabric for hands/feet. For the eyes you can use wiggly eyes or foam eyes. Put it all together and you have a "sense"ible idea:) Date: 1-11-00Make an art project that uses all five senses! Give each child a large piece of fingerpaint paper. Place a "glop" of chocolate pudding on the paper and let them fingerpaint! Write their words as they play! They say amazing things...and they can feel, smell, see, taste and hear this gooey experience!! Glenda ideaDuring our 5 senses week we make scratch and sniff art. It's easy. All you do is mix glue with Kool-aid packets. Have the children use paint brushes and paint onto white paper plates. The projects are not only colorful, but they smell great. Date: 12-2-99ideaMake cleaning the desks or tables a sensory experience by letting the children "finger paint" with shaving cream. They'll have fun, your room will smell good and your tables will be clean. It's also a nice ice breaker for those that don't want to finger paint because they don't think it's fun to get your hands gooey. Date: 11-27-99
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