After the success of our 31 Day Sensory Play Challenge back in January 2015 we decided to repeat the series for a second year. 31 Day Sensory Play Challenge 2016 is up and running!

The idea behind the 31 Day Sensory Play challenge is to encourage parents to explore sensory play with their little ones. We have allocated 31 sensory resources to each day of the month of January. We have created a list of activity ideas to get you inspired but feel free to use the resources in any way you wish.

This year we have created a 31 Day Sensory Play Challenge Calendar to help you with activity ideas.

Download your copy and keep it handy on your computer. Each morning simply open the calendar, locate the current date and click on the image. It will take you to the sensory activity idea for that day. Each post has plenty of other sensory activity inspiration based on that resource.

Here are the sensory activities that you will find on the free downloadable calendar:

Day 1 – Cotton Wool – Baked Cotton Wool Balls

Day 2 – Rice – Neon Rice Sensory Bin

Day 3 – Shaving Foam – Shaving Foam and Sand

Day 4 – Play Dough – Colour Surprise Play Dough

Day 5 – Jelly – Jelly Alphablock Hunt

Day 6 – Slime or Gloop – Alphabet Fybogel Slime

Day 7 – Fun In The Bath – Neon Bath Painting

Day 8 – Bubble Wrap – Bubble Wrap Painting

Day 9 – Pasta – Pasta Painting

Day 10 – Kitchen Play – Shape Salt Tray

Day 11 – Sticky Play – Window Sticky Play

Day 12 – Bubbles – Bubble Snake

Day 13 – Texture – Textured Stepping Stones

Day 14 – Ice – Ice Dinosaurs

Day 15 – Scented Play Dough – Arctic Sensory Bin

Day 16 – Light Play – Neon Bowling

Day 17 – Recycled Play – Pom Pom Play With Recyclables

Day 18 – Food Colouring – Coloured Rain Clouds

Day 19 – Cloud Dough – Lavender Cloud Dough

Day 20 – Snow – What Makes The Best Artificial Snow

Day 21 – Sensory Bottles – Valentine Sensory Bottles

Day 22 – Beans/ Lentils – Neon Space Sensory Bin

Day 23 – Exploring Sounds – Sound Matching Game

Day 24 – Sensory Bags – Farmyard Sensory Bag

Day 25 – Water Beads – Ways To Play With Water Beads

Day 26 – Pipe Cleaners – Magnetic Valentine Hearts

Day 27 – Edible Play – Edible Spring Flowers

Day 28 – Masking Tape – Road Tape Mat

Day 29 – Balloons – Minion Balloon Play

Day 30 – Cereal Play – Number Cereal Sensory Bin

Day 31 – Straws – Spring Straw Sensory Bin

If you would like a blank version of the 31 Day Sensory Play Challenge Calendar so you can plan your own activities click here.

To find out why we started last years sensory play challenge and why play challenges are important to us click here.

Last year we put together a shopping list of our popular resources. Click here to view the shopping list. However, the challenge has been put together to include resources that are readily available in the home.

In 2015 we had bloggers from around the world take part in our 31 Day Sensory Play Blog Hop. Their activities have been added to our list of sensory play activities.

You can also view all of our sensory play activities from last years challenge in one post. Click here to view 150+ Sensory Play Ideas.

How to take part in our 31 Day Sensory Play Challenge 2016

Simply download the activity ideas calendar, plan your sensory play (you can use this plain calendar to help) and have lots of sensory fun! We would love to see your adventures. Share a photograph on our Adventures of Adam Facebook Page or use the hashtag #31DaySensoryPlayChallenge on Instagram. We can’t wait to see what sensory activities you do!