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    You are here: Home / Toddler / Boredom Buster: Toddler Sensory Paper

     

    Boredom Buster: Toddler Sensory Paper

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    If you're lucky your toddler will spend a bit of time exploring with these sensory materials. Have a cup of coffee and put your feet up. (Ha!) 

    Boredom buster for toddlers sensory paper

    Toddlers love to explore different materials. I set up this simple station at the table for New Kid.

    I chose a number of differently textured materials such as corrugated cardboard, felt, ribbon, cellophane, netting, etc., and put them on a large piece of contact paper which I had taped to the table. Sitting in his high chair, New Kid was free to explore the textures and materials. He also loved how his fingers stuck to the contact paper and had a great time pulling everything off the sticky paper and then putting it down again in a different spot.

    Be sure to supervise so your toddler does not put objects in his mouth.

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    • Sticky paper
    • Ribbons in different textures
    • Spongy shapes
    • Corrugated paper
    • Anything else you can find, like fake flowers and leaves, tissue paper, tulle, etc.

    I did experiment with putting the sticky paper on the easel, but he preferred the table.

    This is a variation on the contact paper activity I used to do with Kiddo.

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    1. maryanne @ mama smiles says

      August 04, 2012 at 8:01 pm

      We love contact paper in our house! Haven't done this particular activity with it - we should!

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    2. Toddler Boy says

      November 27, 2012 at 1:46 pm

      WOW! great activities with paper.

      Reply
    3. Amy says

      July 25, 2013 at 8:44 pm

      Just thought I’d let you know I included a link to your sticky table on my personal blog. Such a cute idea! Thanks for the post!

      Amy Senter
      http://www.amyroachsenter.blogspot.com/2013/04/10-toddler-crafts.html

      Reply

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