Sensory Experiences Learning and Summertime Fun

It is important to take advantage of all the senses when playing and teaching our toddler's about the world around them. Playing a variety of music for our children, helping them with art projects, allowing them to handle varied textured items such as sand, rice and water in play are important sensory experiences. When the brain is able to understand information that is coming through multi sensory avenues simultaneously, it will learn with greater ease. When you learn something new it gets stored in the brain.  When the senses are used to assist with that learning the brain stores the new information in more then one area.  For example if you learn a new concept in a song you are more likely to remember it because another place for storing that information was added to the learning process. So whenever possible, allow for hands on and multisensory experiences for facilitating learning.

Summer time creates many opportunities for children to learn through their senses. The petting zoo, feeding the ducks at the lake, going to the beach and backyard water play activities are just some examples of fun and sensory learning opportunities for your baby.