Sensory Play
Did you know exploring food with all the senses through play helps to create happy little eaters for life?
That’s why we’ve created lots of fun activities, yummy recipes, expert tips + more, to help encourage your little one to enjoy mealtimes + learn to love good food
Learn to love good food with sensory play!
Sensory play can help little people learn about + become reeeally familiar with different textures, shapes, colours, sounds, tastes and smells in a calm, happy + fun environment.
It's a great way for little ones to learn about the wonderful world of food and help them become more willing to try + eventually accept new yummy tastes, maybe even learning to love them!
Take a peek as expert nutritionist Claire, chats to Two Dads Rich + Lew, about why engaging the senses is super important for making mealtimes fun + developing good little eaters...
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...
Avo froggy foodie fun
Little ones will love creating + tasting this scrummy, hoppy froggy masterpiece! ribbit!
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Courgettepillar foodie fun
Create this cheeesy creepy crawly at home using just 3 yummy ingredients!
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bubbly bubble bottles game
A super quick + easy peasy game, perfect for playing with little ones from 6months+
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Tasty green turtles
Keep little hands busy with this turtle-ly awesome foodie fun activity!
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berry butterflies foodie fun
Try this fruity fun activity, perfect for brightening up a rainy day!
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Fun in the sunshine
Have some summer fun on a plate all year round with this foodie fun activity
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Smells super
From early on, little ones will begin to react to different smells and associate good or bad experiences with them, which is why it’s super important to get those little noses twitching in fun + enjoyable ways!
herby smelly socks game
Play this easy peasy game of smelly socks with dried or fresh herbs!
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ready steady sniff activity
Let your baby have a whiff of different deeelicious foodie aromas...mmmm!
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Cheesy bunny recipe
Explore the sniffy whiffy smells whilst cooking these cheesy bunny muffins!
Let's bake
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!
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 hash up
Whip up a scrummy brekkie using leftover potatoes + veggies to tingle tiny taste buds
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minty pea avo dip recipe
Try making our avolicious minty dip - it's easy peasy + super tasty!
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Touchy feely
Let your baby get hands on with their food and explore a variety of touchy feely sensations
touchy feely textures
Let your baby touch + feel different foodie textures like a furry kiwi + bumpy avocado skin!
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sea spaghetti activity
Take a trip under the sea with this super fun + slippery sea spaghetti activity!
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Sounds scrummy
Foodie sounds can create excitement for the yummy food we're about to eat and really adds to the eating experience!
Sensory tips from our experts!
Yummy recipes
Discover all our foodie fun recipes as well as over 100 quick + easy recipes for you + your little one to make at home!
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