Sensory Learning with Noodles

• Noodles present a wonderful opportunity for sensory learning! 

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• We recommend you do this sensory experience during a meal time so that your child is prepared to eat!

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• Choose your noodles: this experience is a great way to use up any extra noodles you may have with various textures - spirals, spaghetti, bow ties (even taste if you have a variety of veggie-based noodles).

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• Cook up most of the noodles and let them cool. While they are cooling, let your child feel the uncooked noodles as well as they present a different senory experience than cooked (just don't let them eat)! Especially with younger children this is a good time to use some descriptive language "wow these noodles are bumpy, oh these ones are smooth" etc.

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• Once cooled, let your child really play with (and eat!) the noodles. Again you can describe them: "these noodles are soft now and sticky. What do they smell like? Mmm these taste good" and so on!

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**Hint: if you have even MORE leftover uncooked noodles, you can place them in a sealed container for a fun sensory bottle to engage the sense of hearing!