Sensory Play

Sensory play is about finding activities or even toys that interrupt your negative thoughts, feelings or behaviours. They work in a way that reconnects you to the environment that you are in. Be creative and experiment with different ideas. Use one activity or a combination of them. The aim is to find activities that connect you to use sense (sight, touch, sound, smell, taste). Some examples are:

• Run your hands (or feet) in a box of sand or dried rice
• Eat crunchy (ice) or chewy (toffee) foods
• Eat strong tasting foods (mint, chilli, menthol)
• Have a hot or cold drink or take a hot or cold shower
• Stand outside and experience the warmth, cold, rain, wind etc
• Play fast paced music and dance
• Jumping on a trampoline
• Soft fabrics or rough textures
• Rocking (in a chair, on a gym ball, on a see-saw)
• Use calming smells like lavender or chamomile home fragrances or bath products.