We love squishy sensory bags. They can be used for babies through older children. Toddlers can play I spy with squishy sensory bags. Preschoolers can practice writing letters with these tactile bags. Babies can explore toys and small objects safely when inside a sensory squishy bag. (Always monitor babies and toddlers during play.) We love to make games out of sensory bags.
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All you need to make a squishy sensory bag is a ziploc baggie and hair gel. You can add food coloring if you want it tinted. I left ours clear and added the animals from our sea creatures pack and the beginning letter for the following ocean animals:
- fish
- walrus
- crab
- lobster
- eel
- shark
- octopus
- (sea) anemone
I put the squishy sensory bag on the light box and let JZ (4) and J-Bug (2) explore it with their hands for a bit.
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After awhile of squishing, poking and naming the sea animals I started asking JZ what letter each one started with. He sounded them out and pushed and prodded the correct letter until it was next to the corresponding sea creature.
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The picture isn't clear. There is an A next to an anemone.
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J-Bug had fun just squishing and saying, "Look at all those ABC's, Mommy!"
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Squishy sensory bags are a wonderful tool for fine motor practice. The muscles needed for pushing and prodding the animals and the letters towards each other are the same muscles used for writing. This is a fun way to strengthen those muscles.
In addition to fine motor practice this is a fun and simple way to reinforce letters and sounds.
Sensory bags can be used without a light table. We love the added sensory bonus with a light table.
For more ideas for letter sounds and beginning readers visit my ABC Activities board on Pinterest.
More phonics games:
- Seuss Inspired Silly Phonics Game
- Word Flipper Book (Dinosaur unit)
- Letter Sounds Bingo (All About Me unit)
Do your children enjoy squishy sensory bags? I'd love to hear about the bags you've created for them.
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