Weaning with sensory play

Explore our sensory food play ideas + activities to help create happy little eaters for life!

Discover a world of tasty, touchy, smelly, squishy sensory play. Explore fun activities, yummy recipes + expert tips below to help encourage your little one to enjoy mealtimes + learn to love good food.

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Sensory play

Experiencing fruit + veggies with all the senses through squishing, popping, smooshing + sniffing helps little ones develop their confidence + curiosity to try new foods.
That’s why we’ve created lots of fun activities to help your little one learn to love food with all the senses!

The Banana That Became Brave

Bananas at the ready!

Join the pirate bananas on a faraway island to discover all the fun ways a little bouncy banana becomes brave.

Watch the full story!

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The Broccoli that Wondered Who To Be

Watch the full story and join Little Broccoli + Big Broccoli to find out how a bobbly, wobbly broccoli can become a skydiver! Are you ready to broc?

The Carrot That Could

It’s carrot o’clock! Join the Carrot down in the field, deep in the ground and play along with our interactive sensory storybook The Carrot that Could!

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foodie fun

Let little ones get hands on + tasting our scrummy foodie fun recipes!

Avocado froggy face

avo froggy fun

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Courgetterpillar

courgettepillar fun

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Berry Butterfly foodie fun

berry butterflies

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Lion pasta sensory play

twirly whirly lion

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Broccoli jungle

tasty tropical jungle

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Fun in sunshine sensory food play

fun in the sunshine

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Spiced brekkie sensory play

spiced brekkie hash

Let's cook

sensory play activities

Encourage your little one to explore yummy fruit + veggies using all their senses. Try our easy-peasy sensory food play activities at home!

ready, steady, sniff

Let your baby have a whiff of different deeelicious foodie aromas…mmmm

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big taste face

Quick sensory play ideas at home that are under 2 minutes

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super shaker

Create a foodie musical instrument with your little one!

Let's go
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foodie sounds

Listen to foodie sounds as you cook + enjoy eating your meal together

Let's play
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About Us Assets Looks Lovely

Looks lovely

Introducing a range of colours + shapes is a great way to get little ones’ excited about exploring new things. If food looks super interesting, it’ll encourage them to give it a go...

Avocado froggy face

Avo froggy foodie fun

Little ones will love creating + tasting this scrummy, hoppy froggy masterpiece! ribbit!

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Courgetterpillar

Courgettepillar foodie fun

Create this cheeesy creepy crawly at home using just 3 yummy ingredients!

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Bubbly bottle sensory game

bubbly bubble bottles game

A super quick + easy peasy game, perfect for playing with little ones from 6months+

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Berry Butterfly foodie fun

berry butterflies foodie fun

Try this fruity fun activity, perfect for brightening up a rainy day!

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Lion pasta sensory play

Twirly whirly lion

Little paws will love this mealtime activity! Roaaaarr!

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Broccoli jungle

Tasty tropical jungle

Create a tasty veggie masterpiece with your little one!

Let's go!
Fun in sunshine sensory food play

Fun in the sunshine

Have some summer fun on a plate all year round with this foodie fun activity

Cook now
About Us Assets Tingling Tastes

Tickling tastes

Fruits + veggies will vary in taste and some little ones may react with strong + funny faces at first, but can learn to love them if you keep trying from early on!

Yumm or umm sensory fun

big taste face

Cameras at the ready! Time to capture those first big taste faces

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Yumm umm icon

yum or ummm!

Was that a yum or an ummm? See our tot tasting cheat sheet for hints + clues from your little one!

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Spiced brekkie sensory play

Spiced brekkie hash up

Whip up a scrummy brekkie using leftover potatoes + veggies to tingle tiny taste buds

Let's cook
Avocado mint dip

minty pea avo dip recipe

Try making our avolicious minty dip - it's easy peasy + super tasty!

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About Us Assets Sounds Scrummy

Sounds scrummy

Foodie sounds can create excitement for the yummy food we're about to eat and really adds to the eating experience!

Foodie sounds sensory fun

super shaker activity

Create a foodie musical instrument with your little one!

Let's play
Foodie instrument sensory game

foodie sounds

Listen to foodie sounds as you cook + enjoy eating your meal together

Let's go
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