Happy Monday, friends! 😀
One of the most common questions we get is "How do you actually play with these kits?" 🤔
The beauty of our innovative play products is that there's no one single right way to utilize them. No one way to play. ALL play is okay! 👏
Sensory kits are incredibly open-ended tools for exploration. 🔍
Whether you're a family looking for new activities or a professional provider, here are 9 wonderful ways to play with and benefit from our social-emotional learning focused sensory kits:
- To Teach a Skill 🧮 - with our included mini SEL resource booklet covering topics such as Anxiety (Bugs Kit), Anger (Dino Kit), Self-Worth (Unicorn Kit), or Mindfulness (Woodland or Safari Kits)...many choose to use our kits and playful metaphor to work on building early emotional literacy skills. 🧠
- To Take a Break 🧘♀️ - Kids can use the calming rituals of squishing dough or sorting objects as a restful reset during overstimulating days and grown-ups can use our Kits to take a breather, make a meal, or complete a chore around the house if needed.
- To Process Emotions or Events 💭 - The storytelling possibilities allow kids to act out feelings, experiences, or coping strategies.
- To Prepare for an Upcoming Change 🗓️ - Enact scenarios with the pieces to help children visualize and adjust to transitions. (This is especially useful in our new line of kits, the Prep Line!)
- To Pass the Time ⌛ - Keep wiggly hands engaged with these compact on-the-go toys during waiting times or travel. ✈️
- Collaboratively 👭 - Work together with siblings, classmates, or parents to spark social skills through cooperative kit play.
- Independently 🧑 - The kits enable solo quiet time for children to recharge and exercise independence through creative expression. 🌈
- Just for Fun! 🎉 - Sometimes the purpose is simply open-ended, joyful play without assignments or objectives. Play that is totally child-led can be really cool to watch what they come up with!
- For Creative Expression! 🎨 - Sculpting, designing, and illustrating with the vibrant, texturized dough or sensory sand and included pieces can be an artistic outlet for kids and adults alike.
No matter which ways you choose to play, we are confident that our sensory kits will provide hours of imaginative sensory exploration! 😀
Have an awesome week,
Abbie & Emily 💗