Improving Sensory Play for Early Development

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Improving Sensory Play For Early Development Make sensory play the best part of your centre!

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Why Sensory Play?

Sensory play isn’t just beneficial for children who have difficulty with sensory integration or are neurodivergent, sensory play is beneficial for every child. Sensory play is the beginning of children taking in the world around them and understanding the correlation between touching, feeling, playing and learning.

Imagination

Rainbow Wooden Stars

Features 7 colours and 3 different sizes.

Ages 18 months+.

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Fine & Gross Motor Skills

Sensory Fidget Tubes

These securely sealed, easy-to-grip bottles offer fascinating movement patterns and provide a quiet option for students who need help settling down. Includes a getting started guide with four calming activities.. Ages 4+.

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Earliest Steps These products help children learn skills like fine and gross motor skills, problem-solving skills, and sensory stimulation.

Children at this age are focused on taking in the world around them, and sensory play is a perfect opportunity to let their earliest discoveries grow and flourish.

Wigloo

A simple, multi-dimensional toy that was designed to grow with your children as they develop. Ages 6 months+.

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Dimpl Digits

Touch, push, pop, and learn! Squishy, silicone bubbles captivate the fingers in a way that’s impossible to put down while simultaneously opening a unique new avenue for learning. Ages 12 months+.

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Shape Sorter

0-36 Months

This toy helps develop recognition of shapes and colors while also encouraging eye-hand coordination, problem-solving and fine and gross motor skill development.20 cm L x 20 cm W x 13 cm H (8” L x 8” W x 5-1/4” H)”.

Ages 6 months+.

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Tactile Search & Match

Nine different textures on oversized puzzle pieces match to a corresponding spot on the sturdy puzzle board. Practice classification and patterning skills with this engaging, tactile matching game. Board measures 36 x 30 cm (14” x 12”). Ages 2+.

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Spike the Fine Motor Hedgehog

Help kids develop fine motor skills as they replace the chunky, peg-shaped “quills” within the holes that dot the smiling hedgehog’s back. Each piece is made of plastic that can be easily wiped clean and the quills stow snugly inside the hedgehog’s body. Ages 18 months+.

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Sensory Balls Children don’t need much guidance when it comes to sensory balls. You’ll find them often teething, squeezing, and holding these sensory balls as it helps soothe and comfort them. Their different colors and textures enhance sensory stimulation - both tactile and visual – and contribute to the development of children’s motor skills.

Sensory Balls

Set of natural rubber sensory balls made of 100% natural rubber from hevea trees. All ages.

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Baby Sensory Balls

Sensory Balls

Sensory play for little superstars! Children will love these unique textured balls. They are soft and stimulating. Enhances gross motor and tactile skills, encourages crawling, Ages 6 months+.

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Brightly colored tactile balls bring soothing relief to little gums at every teething phase and also invite babies to grasp them, roll them, and crawl after them. Ages 6 months+.

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Sensory Playball Set

Sensory Meteor Ball Set

Super soft vinyl foam inflatable balls. Texture bumps for irregular bounce and tactile stimulation. Includes 1 of each colour (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple). 20 cm (8”) Diam. Ages 3+.

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Set includes a large, 8 cm (3-1/8”) Diam. textured ball and 6 smaller balls of various colours and textures that fit into craters around the surface of the larger ball. Ages 6 months+.

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Sensory Reflective Balls

The shiny mirror surface provides a fascinating distorted fisheye lens reflection. These beautiful, smooth tactile balls are made from hard wearing stainless steel, robustly constructed without being too heavy for young children. Indoor or outdoor use. Includes 6 cm (2-5/16”), 8 cm (31/8”), 10 cm (4”) and 15 cm (6”) Diam. balls. Set of 4. All ages.

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Sensory Ball

This Bouncy Ball set is an excellent tactile toy for preschoolers. Made from durable natural rubber that is easy to grab. Bounce, roll, toss, and catch for skill building play! Can be used as a water toy. Easy to clean. Ages 18 months+.

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Later Learning These products are great for the next stage in children’s early development, ages 3+.

This stage is heavily focused on awareness, language development, and adaptability.

Sensory Play Set

Sensory Play all in one place! Includes sorting tray and 12 tactile stones for sorting, 12 sensory stones, 6 speckled sound making eggs, 16 threading pebbles with laces, and a set of 8 sensory play animals. Ages 3+.

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Gel Floor Tiles, 20”

Encourages visual processing and sensory stimulation for all ages. Invite sensory-seeking kids to step, sit or jump on the tiles and watch the colours ooze. Even young children can push the gel around with their hands. Place several on the ground to create a colourful floor mat or walking path. All ages.

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Branch Blocks Set

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Natural and unscripted play patterns emerge when Branch Blocks are provided for building and dramatic play inspiration. The intact textured bark on each building piece adds sensory exploration mirroring the organic benefits of outdoor play. Use Branch Blocks to practice stacking, sorting and STEM activities. Ages 3+.

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Ages 3+

Primary Science Jumbo Eyedroppers

Perfectly sized eyedroppers are a great addition to a science centre or sensory table.

Experiment with cause and effect while building fine motor skills! Stores in a convenient stand. Ages 3+.

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Treasure Tubes

Find trinkets, natural materials and sensory objects to collect. The round, transparent tubes with removable covers hold small objects to observe, display or rattle. Ideal for color and sound exploration and light table activities. Holds marbles, beads, twigs, leaves, small toys and more. Stack the tubes on top of each other to customize play experience. Easy-to-remove wooden top keep objects securely in place until ready to be replaced. Set of 8. Ages 3+.

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Sensory Block Set

The combination of smooth hardwood exterior and the brightly coloured sensory centre makes a fascinating component with a multitude of educational possibilities. Includes 8 Crystal Bead Blocks, 8 Sand Blocks and 8 Shimmering Water Blocks. Standard unit block measurements.add Rectangle measures 7cm x 3.5cm x 14cm. Ages 2+.

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Sensory Tables This allows an environment dedicated to sensory play. It is a perfect place to try both new activities and those tried and true – perfect for playable sand, clay, water, sensory stones, and basically anything sensory under the sun.

Tilo Adjustable Sand & Water Table

Encourages sensory exploration, scientific experimentation and dramatic play. A secure, stepped drain at the bottom of the table makes it easy to switch between sensory elements. With convenient handles and a secure lid, the table can be easily moved between indoor and outdoor environments. Measures 90 cm W x 64 cm D x 48-63 cm H (35” W x 25” D x 19”-25” H). Ages 18 months+.

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Toddler Sensory Table

Help toddlers learn and explore new senses with this small sensory table at a toddler’s height. It features an oak laminate tabletop that is easy to clean and includes a red tub to hold sensory materials. The black legs are adjustable to accommodate growing children. Measures 61 cm W x 61 cm D x 28 cm - 38 cm H (24” W x 24” D x 11”-15” H).

Ages 18 months+.

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Create Your Sensory Station See Thru Sensory Table

Provides ultimate splash control with a clear, tuff, 23 cm (9”) deep acrylic tub. Matching see-through acrylic activity cover included. Measures 94 cm W x 58 cm D x 61 cm H (37” W x 23” D x 24-1/2” H). Ages 3+.

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See Thru Mini Sensory Table

Toddler 3 Tub Sensory Table

This sensory table makes it easy for three toddlers to play at once or to have three separate sensory materials for kids to explore. Laminate top for E-Z cleanup. Measures 150 cm W x 52 cm D x 51 cm H (59” W x 20-1/2” D x 20” H). Ages 3+.

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Clear, tuff, 23 cm (9”) deep acrylic tub provides an interesting perspective on sensory play. Great for teaching lessons such as floating versus sinking.

Bottom drain plug makes clean up a snap. Cover includes Lego/Brictek compatible plate so this item can pull double-duty as a play table. Baltic birch plywood frame. Measures 52 cm W x 52 cm D x 62 cm H (20-1/2” W x 20-1/2” D x 24-1/2” H).

Ages 3+.

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Sensory Station Accessories

Assorted Coloured Sand Classpack

Rainbow Water Beads

Vibrant sparkling coloured sand in primary colours. Ages 3+.

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Encourage sensory exploration. Soak these multicoloured water beads in water and watch them expand to become bouncy, squishy sensory beads! Once expanded, let children play with the beads to feel their texture for a sensory experience that encourages quiet focus. Spark creativity and build fine motor skills as children count and sort the multicolour beads. Nontoxic beads expand in water and then shrink in the sun so they can be used over and over again. Ages 5+.

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Storage Tray

The easy-to-grip comfort edges are perfectly sized for big and small hands. Made of nonporous plastic, these trays are dishwasher safe and drop resistant. Trays measure 10” X 13” X 5”. Lids sold separately. All ages.

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Therapy Play Sand

Clean, coarse sand for play therapy professionals, sand trays, sand and water tables and sensory activity tables. Features larger grains than our regular play sand. Ages 2+.

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Transparent Tactile Shells

Transparent Tactile Shells offer youngsters sensory experiences. Children can use three of their five senses (sight, sound, and touch) to explore these shells and engage in sensory play. Ideal for light box play. 6 different tactile surfaces in 6 different colours (red, yellow, orange, green, blue, and purple). Ages 3+.

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Light Cube Stimulate the sense of sight and encompass other senses too.

Light Cube

Portable, durable and rechargeable. Perfect for enduring years of use with an easy-to-clean surface and a long-lasting LED light source. When it comes to light cube activities, the possibilities are endless. Measures 40 cm L x 40 cm W x 40 cm H (16” L x 16” W x 16” H)”. Ages 3+.

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Light Panel Starter Kit

Everything needed to learn letters and numbers on the light cube. Includes jumbo see-thru uppercase alphabet, numbers 0-9, 200 transparent rounded gems and a set of 4 connecting transparent 10 frame trays with 80 counters.

Ages 3+.

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Light Cube Accessories Kit

The perfect light table starter kit for younger students, with lots of safe and colourful materials to play on the light cube. The teacher guide provides detailed descriptions of fun light table projects. Includes 5 clear plastic trays that fit snugly on the Educational Light Cube, counting and stringing rings, 12 optical illusion sheets, 2 paint pipettes, 2 squiggle pipettes, 8 clear vials, 3 paint scrapers, 8 animal x-rays and a teacher guide. Ages 3+.

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Sensory Play Sensory play doesn’t need to be complicated; there are lots of simple and fun products to keep children entertained for hours! EduShape has provided high educational values with their products, while simultaneously supporting a child’s healthy social and emotional development!

Sensory fun for everyone with

Sensory Snap Beads

Multicolour soft texture plastic beads. Includes reusable storage jar. Each bead measures approx.

9 cm x 5.5 cm (3.5” x 2.2”). Ages 12 months+.

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Shake, Listen and Match

Sound-based memory games has many senses interact with one another to match the bells.

Each bell also features numbers on the bottom for added matching games. Game set includes a matching board and six soun​dpairs within 12 bells. 34 cm L x 25 cm W x 7 cm H (13-5/16” L x 9-13/16” W x 2-11/16” H)” Ages 2+.

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Young Brix

Now young architects can enhance their creativity from an early age. Our soft, flexible and oversized brix are ideal for open-ended and constructive play. 9 shapes, including triangle, circle, trapezoid and more. Ages 18 months+.

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Arts, Crafts & More!

Who says sensory play and art can’t mix? Hands-on activities are often the best way to integrate creativity with learning. Sensory play is the beginning of children taking in the world around them and understanding the correlation between touching, feeling, playing, and learning. What better way to teach than arts and crafts!

Finger Paint

Non-toxic with a rich, creamy consistency. Water-soluble for easy clean-up.. Finger paint comes in a variety of colours: red, green, purple, blue, orange and yellow. Does not contain eggs, nuts, wheat, gluten or dairy. 946 ml. All ages.

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Paint and Clay Finger Printers

These fascinating finger printers stimulates a child’s imagination! Handles easily slip on to one or two fingers depending on youngster’s hand size. Use with paint or clay.

3 cm (1”) Diam. Ages 3+.

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No-Spill Paint Pots and Brushes

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No more spilt paint with these dual lid storage cups. The colour of the lid easily identifies the colour of the paint inside. Includes 10 paint pots and 10 brushes. All ages.

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Sensory play with clay!

Crayon Clay

This new product is the ONLY clay that magically dries into a fully functional crayon!

Each box comes with 5 blend-able colours of clay that you can shape into anything.

Once dry, after 24 hours, the hardened clay is now a crayon! All ages.

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Wooden Clay Impression Rollers

Set of six wooden rolling pins. Each has a different pattern. 17 cm L (6” L). Ages 3+.

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Plastimodal Modelling Clay, Set of 12

Flexible, colourful and reusable. Ideal for teaching principles of modeling, sculpture, geographical relief maps and pottery. May be worked by hand or use cutting and shaping accessories. Ages 3+.

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Read More in Our Blog Post!

There are lots of ways to improve sensory play in early development, and with the right products, the right information, and the right tools, you can make sensory play one of the best and most important parts of your centre.

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