For my instructables project, I decided to create a small sensory plastic board for a child with autism. I currently work with a student who requires many sensory items for him to stay calm, as well as to use as a reward. Due to Covid-19, I was unable to go out to the stores and find everything for my project. I wrote down the steps to create it, as well as I drew an image of what it would have looked like. This project required rainbow pattern pom pom, different colored balloons, rice, sand, play-doh, 2 clear zip lot bags, clear styling gel, plastic colorful ABC’s, 3 small clear boxes, sensory noodle, chewy, squeeze ball, glitter, a plastic cutting board, a glue gun, velcro tape, and heavy duty tape.
The first step to my project is to fill in about five gallons with rice, beans, and play-doh. These ballots will serve as sensory for touch.
The second step is to tape the balloons onto the board using velcro tape, this way the student can detach the sensory ballon if they wish to.
The third step to my project is to fill in the zip lot bags with the styling gel.
The fourth step is to add the colorful ABC’s to one bag and add the glitter to the other bag. These bags will serve as a visual sensory for the child as they will be able to move the objects inside the gel bag. These bags must also be secured with a heavy duty tape.
The fifth step is to tape the zip lot bags using a velcro, in case the child wishes to detach the bags.
The sixth step to my project is to glue the colorful pompoms one by one to an edge of the cutting board with a glue gun. These pompom balls will serve as a sensory for visual and touch as the child will be able to feel the pom poms.
The seventh step is to glue the clear small boxes with a glue gun onto the cutting board.
The eight step is to place a sensory noodle into one small box. This item will serve as a sensory toy for the child.
The ninth step is to place a chewy toy in another box in case the child needs to chew on something. (This items must always be sanitized!)
The tenth step it to place a small squeeze ball into the last box, which will serve the student in case they are feeling anxious or want to squeeze something.
All together the Sensory Board should look something like this:
The goal of this board is to allow students for sensory play. It could also be used as a reinforcer for a student.
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