Sensational Summer Activities
~ put down the video games, step away from the TV, and have a sensational
sensory-based summer!
1. Jump on a trampoline
2. Wheelbarrow walking or races
3. Donkey Kicks
4. Push-ups
5. Bear walk
6. Crab walk
7. Play leap frog
8. Carry a weighted backpack full of their own toys and books
9. Pillow Fight
10. Stuffed animal catch
11. Hanging from a chin-up bar
12. Bouncing on hopping ball
13. Tug-of-war
14. Hopscotch
15. Wrestling
16. Drumming
17. Have a parade and march
18. Wiping the counters and washing windows
19. Sweep or mop the floor
20. Swiffering, Dusting, and Vacuuming
21. Unloading the washing machine and the dryer
22. Taking out the trash
23. Carry the laundry basket
24. Water balloon catch
25. Beanbag catch
26. Swinging
27. Make a kid sandwich by pressing down on him between two
pillows or couch cushions
28. Make a kid burrito by rolling her tightly in a blanket
29. roll a big ball firmly over back and limbs
30. Make a tactile bin (beans, Styrofoam, lentils, sand, water and
corn starch and draw with your fingers.
31. Go on a texture walk
32. Have a texture scavenger hunt at home.
33. Water play (pools, bath tub, buckets)
34. Play with shaving cream
35. Use soap crayons or bath paints in the tub or tile wall
36. Rub child with different textures while in the bath, a smooth
washcloth, a loofah, a nail brush.
37. Help with mixing ingredients when baking
38. Make play dough
39. Make a touch book of different textures from your home
40. Repot the plants
41. Use a vibrating toothbrush
42. Crunch ice
43. Turn off the lights and play flashlight tag
44. Shadow puppets
45. Build a fort or tent
46. Hit a playground
47. Go for a bike ride
48. Go swimming
49. Fly a kite
50. Wash the car
51. Play twister (using colors, site words, ABC’s...make a twister
board outside using spray paint)
52. Go for a hike
53. Play ball
54. Slide down the Slip and Slide
55. Build an outdoor obstacle course
56. Play Frisbee
57. Walk in a creek (don’t forget your water shoes)
58. Tether ball
59. Cartwheels
60. Jump rope
61. Roll down a hill
62. Play with squirt bottles
63. Blow bubbles
64. Hopscotch
65. Plant a garden
66. Use a watering can and water the flowers
Created by: Jill M. Olsen, OTR/L