10+ Watermelon Sensory Play

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Nothing says summer fun like some watermelon sensory play! We had so much fun with our watermelon play dough that we had to track down 10+ Watermelon Sensory Play ideas to expand our sensory horizons!

Sensory play is a great way to keep kids busy while also helping to develop strong brains. Sensory play also often helps develop hand strength and fine motor skills that prepare children for writing and necessary practical life skills (many kitchen skills can be taught through sensory play). You can even use sensory play to teach various concepts – for example, incorporating counting or sorting into sensory play.

Nearly any sensory play activity you can think of can be enhanced with some watermelon scent and bright colours – and there’s so many different ways to achieve that, from actually using real watermelon to raiding the baking aisle at the grocery store.

 

The ideas shared above, clockwise from top left:

Watermelon Slime | Coffee Cups and Crayons

Fizzy Watermelon Sensory Science | Natural Beach Living

Watermelon Moon Sand | Growing a Jeweled Rose

Watermelon Salt Dough | Frogs and Snails and Puppydog Tails

Watermelon Play Dough Slicing | No Time for Flash Cards

Clockwise, from top left:

Watermelon Sensory Bag & Watermelon Engineering | Fantastic Fun & Learning

Printable Watermelon Counting Cards | Modern Preschool

Happy Summer Watermelon Play Dough | Homespun with Love

Simple Watermelon Suncatchers | Teach Preschool

 

Below: Watermelon Play Dough Counting

Which of these watermelon sensory play ideas would you try with your kids?