This post contains affiliate links. Which just means if you make a purchase after clicking a link, I will receive a small percentage of the sale – without your price being any higher! Thank you for your continued support. For more information, see my disclosure policy.
I’m completely recovered from my surgery now and am feeling great. But I’m so excited that I still have a couple more Fall Fun Guest Posts to share with you. Here is a simple, but so-fun, autumn sensory activity from Adele of Playful Learners…
Little man, having just turned two, was starting to notice the changes in the outdoor environment. On the way to pick his sister up from school, he would stop to investigate large piles of leaves and collect acorns and pinecones.
We saved his collection and took them home for further exploration.
Make Cloud Dough for a Simple Sensory Activity
Make Cloud Dough for a Simple Sensory ActivityThe children helped me put together this basic cloud dough recipe, and I then added some nutmeg
and cinnamon
to make the sensory activity scented. It smelled lovely!
The children enjoyed pressing the dough into the pinecones we had picked up and then shaking them to watch it fall back out. Little man rolled the acorns through the dough, leaving prints, then covered them up and dug them up again.
What a fun way to explore Autumn nature while getting sensory input, too!
Adele is a former nursery school teacher turned stay-at-home mom and freelance writer. She shares fun activities she does with her kids at Playful Learners.
This post contains affiliate links. Which just means if you make a purchase after clicking a link, I will receive a small percentage of the sale – without your price being any higher! Thank you for your continued support. For more information, see my disclosure policy.
Get MORE Fun Ideas + a FREE Gift!
Sign up for the newsletter to get MORE fun kids craft & activity ideas, and we'll send you a FREE gift - Printable Conversation Starters for Kids and Parents - right to your inbox TODAY!
chelsey says
Oooh, I love this!! I can’t believe I have yet to make cloud dough with my kids. Now I really want to make this scented one for fall. (Yay for my favorite season!) 🙂 Thanks so much for linking up to this week’s Discover & Explore!
Christy says
What a great mom! This would be limited to outsisde play here. haha
Julie says
Great ideas. I would love for you to add this to my weekly Mom’s Library Link-Up.
http://heymommychocolatemilk.blogspot.com/2012/10/moms-library-link-up-3-for-me.html
Thanks and be blessed,
Julie
Heather H. says
This is great idea. Simple yet interesting. I am sure kids will enjoy it, especially the young explorers who aren´t afraid to get their hands dirty. Because I too loved playing with pine cones, concers or fallen leafs when I was a kid. And even now, as an adult I still love exploring. Autumn is such a perfect season for many different activities. So thank you for the ideas, I´m definitely looking forward to trying them.
Jen Fischer says
We have been exploring Autumn with our nature sensory bin. This is another great autumn sensory idea.