Messy Play
What is the Messy Play class?
The Messy Play class provides a variety of opportunities for children to play in tactile sensory exploration activities such as Play-Doh, kinetic sand, finger paint, and slime. Tactile sensory play assists in developing various skills, including fine motor, eye-hand coordination, bilateral coordination, and the ability to engage in activities involving sensory input. This group will target your child’s ability to tolerate messy textures and to further explore their environment.
Who benefits from the Messy Play class?
Children aged 2 through 6 years old who benefit from this class would be those who struggle with getting their hands dirty or do not like touching new foods! If your kiddo immediately wipes their hands after touching the paint, shaving cream, or foods at the dinner table we could work to improve those skills!
What activities do you do in this class?
During class, we introduce children to dry, wet, and sticky texture combinations through play. We start each class with a dry ingredient and slowly add wet and/or sticky ingredients to explore different textures. We encourage kids to touch the messy play materials with toys or utensils first, then slowly move into touching with hands when they become more comfortable with each texture.
When is the Messy Play class offered?
- Surprise : Friday 2:30pm
- Peoria : Friday 3pm
- Avondale : Thursday 9am