Our sensory kid

It seems that Simon loves sensory activities--playing in water (during his bath, or "helping" with the dishes), playing in the bins of various substances--sand, rice, etc.--they often have set up at ECFE, playing in gravel at playgrounds, etc.

We just had an impromptu picnic the other night and Simon had lots of fun digging in the dirt on the baseball diamond at the park, placing it on various surfaces, spreading it around, and letting it run through his fingers.

Yay for Dirt:


It took me a while, but I'm finally catching up in getting him some more access to those types of activities at home.

A couple weeks ago we made homemade playdoh for the first time (thanks for the recipe, Katie & Alex!). It was lots of fun, though I think I didn't cook it quite long enough, or something--it was a little sticky (thankfully, Simon didn't know the difference...and on later uses, the playdoh has become less sticky and more playdoh-like).

Homemade Playdoh: