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The tactile system provides information to the brain on light touch, pain, temperature, and pressure. Children can experience decreased ability to interpret tactile input or can be oversensitive to tactile input. Many early childhood classrooms and parents provide children with sensory bins to explore various types of tactile input. Some children LOVE it, some children HATE it and many children fall in between the two extremes. When introducing sensory bins, it may be beneficial for children who are oversensitive to grade the amount of tactile input based on the materials included in the sensory bin. To begin with the least amount of tactile input, children could wear gloves while playing with sensory bins that include dry materials. Therapists and teachers can fill sensory bins with different ranges of tactile input starting with dry materials, progressing to materials that are not dry then finally messy play. (Children should never be forced to touch anything they do not wish to touch).
Progression of Tactile Input
DRY NOT DRY MESSY
dried beans
rocks
fabric scraps
shredded paper
leaves
dried pasta
uncooked rice
play dough
colored water
magic sand
water beads
cooked pasta
crushed ice
finger paints
shaving cream
yogurt
Gelatin
slime
bubbles
lotion
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Using Sensory Bins