One concern that a lot of people had was that children this young put everything in their mouths, and therefore the teachers are not doing sensory experiences in their rooms! SO. SAD.
We loOoOve sensory in my toddler classroom! We have fun and aren't afraid to get messy. Yes, toddlers learn through hands on experiences. As long as caregivers are active in the process, then you can prevent hands from going into mouths and other uh oh moments.
Another concern was germs. If you are an educator, then I'm sure you can figure out a way to clean up ;) Warm soapy water works great most times.
After the conference, I decided to make some sensory bags by adding gooey stuff to Ziploc bags. You can put anything in them! I even made one with a cut up grocery bag. It makes a cool sound when squished. Don't forget that there are more senses besides that of touch!
Here are my photos:
In the last photo, the final bags consisted of:
Top left: Hair gel with foil glitter
Top center: Moon sand
Top right: Hair gel with gems
Center left: Hair gel and food coloring with mardi gras beads
Center middle: Plastic bag
Center right: Rocks and water
Bottom left: Hair gel and food coloring with glow in the dark stars
Bottom right: Baby powder with buttons
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