December 7th, 2007

Posted by Melitsa in Media, play activities

Sensory playtime contest

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Sunday 16th December 2007: This contest is now closed. Winner will be chosen this week. Winner announced on Friday. Thanks

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So now you’ve read the articles and you’ve got all these ideas about Sensory play to do with your toddler and preschooler right?

Sensory play is one of those topics many parents know about but don’t do much about past the baby stage. I hope these articles have shown you that Sensory play is a lot of fun and a great learning and sharing opportunity that’s easy to do at home with your child under 5.

With that in mind , here is my first contest.

What you’ll win

Sensory garden dome

Easy-to-grow seeds and a self-contained terrarium let kids grow their own indoor gardenâ€¦filled with plants that explore the 5 senses! The plastic dome comes with soil, labels for each plant and moreâ€¦plus 5 exotic varieties of seeds, including herbs for taste, aloe for touch, eucalyptus for smell, a polka dot plant for sight and a rustling cabbage palm for sound! 9″ wide.

How to enter the contest?

Read the 6 sensory play articles by Elaine Lambe. See related posts at the bottom of this post for direct links.
What’s your favourite sensory play activity for children under 5?

Write the answer in the comments below for one entry.
Write a blog post and trackback to this post or tell me where to look for two entries.
Subscribe via Feedburner. Never miss another blog entry, for one entry
US Daily and weekly subscribers to the Play activities email before the date and time of this post get two automatic entries.

Rules

Maximum of 6 possible entries available per person.

Collected entries will be collated and then picked by the big guy. Probably via his famous throw it up in the air method and try and catch a falling entry.

Contest open to US residents only and/or those with a valid US address for shipping. ( Yes to APO addresses)

Deadline is 10pm MST December 16th 2007

Entrants must use a valid email address when writing a comment, as this is the one I’ll use to contact you about your shipping address and to let you know you’ve won! No reply within 5 days and I’ll pick a new winner.

Please do not leave your email address in the main body of the comment. Don’t want you getting spammed now. Only I can see the email address.

Prize is new and unused. No cash alternative. Winner gets it shipped to them.

Melitsa Avila is a former teacher, mother of three boys and military wife who talks about living an intentional play lifestyle using practical and everyday play activities to do with the under 5s. She publishes related ebooks & newsletters. Melitsa is the host and producer of a weekly Early Childhood radio show: Raising Playful Tots bringing parents and carers together with Early childhood practitioners. Thanks for reading!

Melitsa

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http://www.busy-moms-online.com Adriana – Busy Moms Online

The sensory garden looks so cool! I almost want to enter the contest, but will refrain since my kids are older.
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http://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com Arika

Great contest and articles! I love the sight sense, especially this time of year for toddlers. With all the pretty lights and decorations I love to watch them marvel in it all! The look on my 2yo face is priceless when we plug up the tree and outdoor decorations. As we look and talk about all of them I know he’s learning so much.

Just the other day he came to me with his cup and let me know it was his “green” cup. He also knows that when the inflatable Santa Claus and Snowman in the yard are deflated they are sleeping. All because he can see they are lying down.
Brooke

With my littlest, I like to look in the mirror while holding her.
http://mommytovictoria.blogspot.com/ Amber

We are really big into touch in our house…and I have always made sure to buy lots of things with different textures for my daughter to play with. It’s amazing seeing her reaction to them.
http://superdumbsupervillain.blogspot.com/ Naomi

I like the smelly walk! Terrible-sounding name, but a fun activity with kids of all ages to teach them to slow down and pay attention to their surroundings.
Amber

I loved the idea of exploring different textures by Placing familiar items in a bag and having them reach in and feel them and guess what they are. Fabulous idea!
http://www.bebemiqui.blogspot.com Bebemiqui

I love having my kids help me cook…it gives them so much exposure to different tastes and smells.
http://thedirtywork.blogspot.com Patti

Love the Snap Beads. My daughter is just getting into fine motor skills and I could see her using her little finger to snap and unsnap as much as possible! My son would adore the Sensory dome. He helped plant a garden outside with out, but it wasn’t as involved as this would be.
http://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com Arika

I’m putting in 2 more entries with my blog post here. Sensory Dome Contest
Bree

We love to open spices and smell different ones!
http://sillymommy2sillygirls.blogspot.com/ Noreen

I like the idea of blindfolding and having them smell different things and tell you what they are. I have done this with my girls they always think it is fun!!
Susanne

Call me craxy, but I like the smelly walk! I know, I know, but my kids would like it! Thanks…
http://sevendogsandababy.blogspot.com/ Angela

The treasure basket idea is awsome. Connor already “steals” stuff for his own little treasure pile lol giving him a basket of fun goodies to explore the world with would be awsome.

Im blogging you :
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http://notthequeen.blogspot.com/ Hillary

I like doing things with sound with my daughter. Playing the piano, listening to music, dancing, clapping along. Because of this, she’s really good at picking out syllables in words, and she’s only 3.
Jessica

I love doing the feely games where they guess what items are by feeling them!
Becca

My daughter’s favorite sensory toy right now is a flower toy by Lamaze that has different textures, sounds, and lights. And since she still sticks it in her mouth and sucks on it sometimes, I can only guess that she’s experiencing different tastes too!
http://BuckeyeVA Stephanie

I love that little garden! I won’t enter since my children are all older.
I know that my children loved to play with any toy that was interactive, brightly colored and noisey!
http://beckysbitsandpiecing.blogspot.com/ Becky

I can’t say that I have specific sensory play activities for my kids, but if I win this I can start.
Jennifer P.

My girls have really been enjoying playing in all the rustly leaves in our yard!
http://www.thezenofmotherhood.blogspot.com Mama Zen

Mud, mud, mud! My daughter loves to dig in the dirt, make mudpies, etc. Since I’m a gardener, I love sharing this with her.
Amanda

Either the mirror, cooking together or playing in the dirt. My boys love all of those activities.
What a great garden project!!
Taryn

Oooops! I forgot to mention that I love having my toddler help me wash the floor. He gets to play in the water and touch everything – it gets my floor clean, he loves it.
julie m

Planting flowers last spring was awesome, it gave me the chance to let my son feel and touch and smell everything and I think he has a little more respect -as in I didnt have to tell him ONCE to get off the flowerbeds this year (he is only 3)
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http://laurawilliamsmusings.blogspot.com Laura @ Laura Williams’ Musings

Count me in please!

blogged ya:

http://laurawilliamsmusings.blogspot.com/2007/12/friday-edition-of-contests-galore.html
http://scrappyd.blogspot.com/ Ginny

I like the smelly walk, kids love that! Blogged here http://scrappyd.blogspot.com/2007/12/contest-roundup_09.html
http://sassyfrazz.blogspot.com Sarah

I love the sound sensory activity of a homemade orchestra! I blogged your contest here: Sassyfrazz

I subscribed to your feed and to the Play activites e-mail~

Thanks for this contest!
http://momof6malloyboys.blogspot.com/ Kelly

I love cooking with my children, so I enjoyed the ideas about cooking and tasting things with your child. I blogged about the contest here: http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2007/12/sensory-play-contest.html
reeva

I’d have to say the smelly walk – kids love to guess and compare what xxx smell reminds them of

great contest
robin

Enter me in the contest please.
We do a treasure basket version with toys and items that have all different textures etc. They also love watching a butterfly hatch (sort of along the lines of the garden…), and the ant farm has been a hit.
Thanks!
Robin
http://mommymandy.blogspot.com Amanda A

I blogged you here with my answer

http://mommymandy.blogspot.com/2007/12/sensory-play.html
http://oldwaybecomesnewagain.blogspot.com/ Betty ~Simply Southern

PLAYING IN THE DIRT(which my two grands love to do) or the smelly walk,,,weird name ,but i really like this one..
got you added to blog as well..
thank you and merry christmas
http://ourlilyspad.blogspot.com Lilypad mom

I really like the idea of putting familar scents in front of them to see if they can identify them. My daughter loves to smell candles when we are in stores and we talk about the different scents, but this would be a great thing to do at home. I think we will try this one this afternoon.
http://piseco.homeschooljournal.net Piseco

We have a basket on our shelf with pairs of fabrics with different textures. The baby plays with them and her older brother and I try to match them – while blindfolded.
http://jasonncaryn.blogspot.com Caryn Bailey

I play music for my son and I sing to him. I guess that would be sound play! : ) I’m going to subscribe right now! : )
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http://www.mom2momlounge.com Barbara

I love the sensory garden dome! My 4 year old love to help me garden. I blogged about the contest as well.
Lisa G.

The Autumnal Sensory Play is my favorite activity because there are so many different sensory game you can play.
http://youthministerwife.blogspot.com Sundi

I love the idea of putting a bunch of items in a bag and having my toddlers guess what they are just by feeling them! Great giveaway — thanks!
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http://www.facipiers.com Linsey Knerl

I love the idea of stringing cereal on a necklace to taste later. My kids love crafts and food, so this is perfect for them!
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