20+ Sensory Crafts for Kids

Today I am sharing a ton of awesome Sensory Crafts for Kids! I love all of these ideas, especially for children who love to play and experiment with all of their senses.

Many of the crafts in this post would also be perfect for children who tend to fidget and need a little bit of extra help to focus.

20+ Sensory Crafts for Kids

Rocks are painted in solid colors with the color written on top.

Painted Rock Craft from Twin Dragonfly Designs

Sensory cubes made from wood, each side has a different texture, soft, smooth, pokey, and rough.

Sensory Blocks from

Red Ted Art

Stones are painted in a variety of marbled paint.

Worry Stones from

Creative School Counselor

Sidewalk Chalk Paint from Twin Dragonfly Designs

Little stuffed balls made with different fabrics, smooth, textured, and furry.

Worry Pets from

Fairfield World

Little picture frames with items with different textures, pipe cleaners, pom poms, felt, buttons, and feathers.

DIY Sensory Board from

Mamaliefde

Fidget Keychain from

Etsy

Keychain crafts with fuzzy sensory balls attached to the strings.

Pom Pom Fidget from

Etsy

A clear bottle filled with colorful orbee balls.

Calm Down Bottle from

Play to Learn Preschool

Colorful balloons filled with sand to make stress balls.

Sensory Balls from

the Chaos and the Clutter

Small belts made from felt and ribbon with little metal loops that slide on ribbon.

Felt Fidgets source unknown

Pony beads that slide and spin on a pipe cleaner.

Desk Fidget Tool from

The OT Toolbox

A clear bottle filled with sticks and rice.

Rainstick Sensory Bottle from

Rhythms of Play

Sensory board crafts with light switches, locks, chain locks, and knobs.

Sensory Activity Board from

Hip and Simple

Silly Putty from

Twin Dragonfly Designs

Fidget Bracelet from

The deJong Dream House

Goo Sensory Bags from

Hello Bee

A worm made from fabric and magnets on a plain surface.

Magnet Worm Fidget Toy from

Etsy

A hot air balloon made from feathers, sparkles, tissue paper, and beads.

Textured Hot Air Balloon from

Artsy Momma

A tray with a thin layer of paint and glitter to practice letter writing.

Monster Writing Sensory Tray from

The Imagination Tree

Balloons slightly filled with water tied together to craft sensory balls.

Sensory Rainbow Balloon Balls from

Pint Sized Treasures

A tray painted with rainbow colors is covered with sugar and the letter S is written with a finger.

Rainbow Sensory Writing Tray from

the Imagination Tree

Three small balls made with rubber bands.

Rubber Band Ball from

Twin Dragonfly Designs

Sensory craft sticks with different textures, cotton balls, felt, and sandpaper glued to the sticks.

Touch and Feel Sensory Sticks from

the Baby Bump Diaries

A ziploc bag is filled with colorful orbee balls and taped to a window, to create a sensory stained glass window.

Sensory Window from

Parenting Chaos

So many of these would be perfect for preschool. I wish that I was still teaching Toddlers in the Park because I would definitely add more than a few of these ideas to my teaching bag. I have created a variety of these crafts with the boys who both really enjoy playing with fidgets! And the calm down bottles?! I think that I need to make a few of those for me! lol

Have you tried any of these sensory crafts with your kids? Do you have a favorite craft? Please share…

Hello, I’m Heather!

I'm an active mom of twin boys who is always looking for opportunities to inspire creativity through fun crafts, do-it-yourself projects and delicious recipes. This blog has been an integral part of supporting my little family and I am so grateful to have you become a part of our journey! Let's create together... Read more...