Explore me Box

I did Baby Gym with my son when he was around 4mnths old. This by the way is a great age to do Baby Gym which I would definitely recommend and am hoping to write a post on sometime soon (just got to find a few extra hours on my 24hr clock).

During the sessions we learnt about ways to stimulate your little one's senses. One of which is touch of course. Our instructor, Elma, had a great idea of using things with different textures for feely time exploration. I embellished on this idea a bit and went wild at Westpack (a huge plastic and home warehouse wholesalers near us) buying all sorts of things for feeling. Then I put them all in a box. Over time I added other things from the recycling and around our house. When Curious George could sit he loved exploring this box, especially because it involved unpacking. I would add new things periodically to keep him interested.

What’s in the Explore me Box.

• Coloured pot scourers of different textures and colours
• Plastic Goldilocks scourers
• A car buffing glove
• Sponges
• Ribbons of different types and textures
• Plastic bracelets
• Cellophane from flowers
• Bubble wrap (watch they don’t put it in their mouths)
• A knobbly plastic starfish
• Fuzzy pipe cleaners
• Glass cleaning cloth (they are very nice and soft)
• Delight Custard Cups