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Christmas Sensory Fun + Free Mix and Match Activities Planner

November 20, 2014 by Sue Lively

Welcome back to another week of the Love to Learn Linky!  There are so many fun Christmas sensory ideas in my brain right now – and not enough time to share them all with you.  So, instead of trying to, I created a Christmas Sensory Mix and Match Activity Planner that you can use to create your own fun experiences at home!

The Ultimate Christmas Sensory Mix and Match Activity Planner

 

Using the Planner

Here is a picture of the planner. To use it, all you do is choose one (or more) options from each box to create a new Christmas sensory activity.

Christmas Sensory Mix and Match Sensory Activity PlannerFor example, you could choose playdough with a Rudolph the Reindeer inspiration.  Make brown playdough and add in a red pompom for a nose, and some glass beads for eyes. Maybe some brown pipe cleaners for antler-making.

If you wanted its purpose to be exploratory, I’d just add a few playdough tools to cut and roll with and leave it at that.  We’d also probably read a version of the story before play for extra inspiration!

Isn’t that easy? Ever since I made this planner, I’ve been using it myself. LOL. I hope you find it as useful for stimulating ideas as I have!

Recipes for Sensory Play

If you’re looking now for recipes to make some of the base materials – check out these links:

Homemade Playdough – Find my awesome downloadable recipe in our Free Printables page.

Coloured Rice – Find the super-easy instructions for colouring rice (without rubbing alcohol!) at the bottom of our Spring Sensory Bin post.

Coloured Salt – All you do is mix some food colouring into household salt!

Slime – Find a fun Christmas recipe for slime at Growing a Jewelled Rose.

Cloud Dough – Find the recipe for cloud dough along with other sensory ideas in our 10 Sensory Ideas for When You Only Have 10 Minutes post. 

Snow Dough – Gradually add 1 1/4 cups water to 2 cups of Baking Soda and 1 cup of Cornstarch, stirring the entire time until you have a moldable dough that can then be chilled in the fridge.

Coloured Pasta – Follow these easy instructions from Powerful Mothering for brightly coloured noodles.

Oobleck/Goop – Find instructions and ideas for play in our Rainbow Goop post for this sensory material that is part liquid, part solid.

To get your FREE copy of the Christmas Sensory Mix and Match Activity Planner, click on the photo above or here to take you to our Free Printables page where you can download it!

And now for our features from last week’s Love to Learn Linky! Here are 5 really creative ways that kids can get their Christmas sensory kicks!

Christmas Sensory Ideas

Snow Dough Snowmen and Christmas Trifle Sensory Play from Multicraftingmummy.

Snowmen on the Light Table from Where Imagination Grows.

Candy Cane Play Gel from Science Kiddo. 

Christmas Peppermint Bin from Learning 2 Walk. 

That’s it for today’s CHRISTMAS SENSORY resources.  I’d love to hear what you think about the new mix and match Christmas sensory activities planner – and if you used it – what you came up with! Leave a comment below or share a picture on our FB page.

If you’re looking for even more fun Christmas ideas for kids, be sure to check out our Pinterest board at: Follow One Time Through’s board Christmas on Pinterest.

Also – please visit my fabulous co-hosts for their posts and features this week:

Left Brain Craft Brain – DIY Christmas Erasers

Totschooling – The ABC’s of Sensory Play

A Little Pinch of Perfect – 20 Fine Motor Skill Activities

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Bloggers, share your posts every Thursday and watch as we round them up and share them all over the place. Almost anything goes, we’re just hoping your activities teach kids (or us!) something (science, art, cooking, behavior, crafting, parenting etc…).

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Left Brain Craft Brain ButtonLeft Brain Craft Brain (leftbraincraftbrain.com): Anne is an ex-engineer, current stay-at-home mama writing about crafty ways to encourage creativity (and brain power!) in our kids. Each of her projects gives kids the chance to learn about a new subject and do something crafty at the same time.

 

Totschooling ButtonTotschooling (totschooling.net): Viviana is a blogging mom to a toddler and a preschooler, sharing ideas and resources for early education. She specializes in unique, hands-on printable activities that are educational, fun and inspire creativity in young minds.

 

A Little Pinch of Perfect ButtonA Little Pinch of Perfect (alittlepinchofperfect.com): Katie combines creativity, play, and learning for the perfect mishmash of fun activities that keep kiddos entertained throughout the day. She wholeheartedly believes in the power of play and feels that all activities naturally provide a fun way to learn.

 

One Time Through ButtonOne Time Through (onetimethrough.com): Sue is an Elementary School Teacher currently on leave to be at home with her preschooler son. She shares ideas for connecting and learning with kids through meaningful, play-based activities that nurture curiosity and creativity.

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Ultimate Christmas Sensory Mix and Match Activity Planner

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  1. Susen Malkowski Kuchta says

    November 20, 2014 at 6:27 am

    Sensory plays you included look great for Christmas, pinned!

    • Sue Lively says

      November 20, 2014 at 12:18 pm

      Thanks Susen – hope you have fun with them. Thanks for pinning! Best, Sue

  2. Anne at Left Brain Craft Brain says

    November 20, 2014 at 10:13 am

    Love love love this!!! So useful. There are definitely days when you need a planner to help the activity fun flow.

    • Sue Lively says

      November 20, 2014 at 12:17 pm

      So glad you like it Anne! As I said – I made it, but have also found it helpful for me. I wonder what that says about the state of my brain these days! LOL Thanks for dropping by, Sue

  3. Katie Pinch says

    November 20, 2014 at 10:21 am

    I LOVE your Christmas sensory ideas!!! I am so looking forward to trying them 🙂

    • Sue Lively says

      November 20, 2014 at 12:16 pm

      Thanks Katie! Be sure to take photos and share any ideas you create on our FB page – I’d love to see them! Best, Sue

  4. ciwin22 says

    November 20, 2014 at 10:56 am

    Hi Sue! I love love all these ideas and recipes! The planner is fantastic! Lots to keep my two little monkeys busy with in the coming weeks!

    • Sue Lively says

      November 20, 2014 at 12:15 pm

      Thanks so much Ciara! Glad you find it helpful. Thanks for dropping by and linking up! Best, Sue

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