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Home » Activities » Sensory Activity for Kids – Sensory Gloves

Sensory Activity for Kids – Sensory Gloves

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I learned this sensory activity from my son’s co-op preschool. It was a big ‘duh’ moment. Yes, latex medical gloves. Over the years I have created sensory bins, sensory bags and sensory bottles but this idea, my friends, was like coming home. This post includes how to make Sensory Gloves for Preschoolers. This activity is perfect for Halloween! Enjoy!

Sensory Gloves for Preschoolers

So simple. All you need are latex gloves and items to fill the gloves such as kidney beans, lentils, corn starch, sugar, flour, corn kernels and rice. Tie at the wrist and you’re on your way to a fun sensory experience for you and your children! My advice is to keep it simple. Don’t decorate the gloves, don’t even add smell. Isolate the quality of experience so your child can reach his sensory potential.

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Introduce new language such as crunchy, smooth, grainy, granular, bumpy, rough, wrinkle, hard, soft and tough.

Use variations such as grading from roughest to least rough or create pairs and make matches using a blindfold.

My sons have truly enjoyed these gloves. The gift that keeps on giving, I promise.

Check out these sensory activities:

Rough and Smooth Board
Sensory Tubs
Sound Bottles
Listening Activities
What is Montessori? {Sensorial}

Thanks for visiting and be sure to leave a comment! I love hearing from you!
Marnie

Tagged With: Easy & Inexpensive, Preschool, Sensory

About Marnie Craycroft

Marnie hails from Maine where she spent summers buried in sand and winters buried in snow. She is the daughter of a nearly four decade veteran of the public school systems. Teaching has always been a part of her life. She founded Carrots Are Orange in 2010.

Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori learning and living website for parents and teachers.

Marnie graduated from Wesleyan University in 1999 with a BA in Economics. She spent nearly a decade working in investment management. In 2006, she earned her MA in business from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.

Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999 and currently lives in Boulder with her husband and three sons. She is Montessori trained. Her work has been featured on Apartment Therapy, Buzzfeed, PBS Kids, BabyCenter, the Melissa & Doug blog, Huffington Post, and WhattoExpect.com. Besides writing, passions include running (usually after her three sons), photography, and outdoor adventures.

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