{"id":37080,"date":"2023-10-09T15:43:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T14:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?post_type=activity&#038;p=37080"},"modified":"2026-03-02T17:24:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:24:57","slug":"sensory-trays-for-outdoor-play","status":"publish","type":"activity","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/cy\/activities\/sensory-trays-for-outdoor-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Sensory trays for outdoor play"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-intro wp-block-paragraph\">Sensory trays can be a safe and stimulating way for children with complex disabilities to explore the outside world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is a sensory tray?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For children who are less mobile or reluctant to explore, sensory trays can be a good way to introduce natural items.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This can include sterile compost or \u2018clean mud\u2019 (made from toilet paper or tissues and brown paint), sticks, leaves, clean feathers and clean large stones.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sensory trays always require supervision. Be mindful of hygiene, sensitivities and choking hazards.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What to put in a sensory tray<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To get your child used to natural objects and textures, you might fill your sensory tray with things like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Feathers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rocks and stones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leaves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Twigs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sensory tray ideas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/activities\/how-to-make-sensory-moon-sand\/\">How to make sensory moon sand<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch our helpful video to get some more sensory tray ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-style-primary\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Making play inclusive - Outdoor play\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EZHStKuW5g0?start=43&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sensory trays can be a safe and stimulating way for disabled children with complex needs to explore the outside world.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","format":[],"activity_cats":[],"location":[],"interest":[],"class_list":["post-37080","activity","type-activity","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"geolocation":null,"display_address":"","short_location_description":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity\/37080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/activity"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity\/37080\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"activity_cats","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity_cats?post=37080"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=37080"},{"taxonomy":"interest","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/interest?post=37080"},{"taxonomy":"format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/format?post=37080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}