Sensory bottles have a calming down effect on toddlers. When the world becomes too much they can anchor down on the bottle, rattling it and rolling it around as a physical outlet (instead of hitting). As they watch the glitter and objects fall, their eyes are brought into their midline which helps organise and regulate the nervous system. As they watch the falling slowly, so their heart rate calms down as well. What you’ll need: Two bottles, one with water and one with oil. B

Sensory awareness goes hand in hand with creativity. While exploring and experiencing with art activities, children are lead on a sensory adventure, developing awareness of texture, temperature and colour. Their curiosity is aroused and this assists children in the growth of many skills including small muscle development, hand eye co-ordination, concentration, to solve problems and to make decisions. Experiments with art materials can excite even the youngest child’s imaginat