Sensory Sunday Funday: Sensory Board/Activity Station!

Finally! After months of nagging (seriously the better half of Makaela's life) my wonderful husband, whom I absolutely adore, helped me to complete MikMak's sensory activity station earlier this week.

It was inspired by a lot of online research, and although it took Tim a little while to get on board (see what I did there...har har har) he now thinks it is the coolest thing since sliced bread and is proud of his work. And I'm obsessed with it. Oh, and the kid likes it too. And double oh, Makaela had a 2 year old friend over that loved it even more...yay!

What's that you say? You want details and close up images? Oh alright, fine. 

The hardest part of this project was narrowing down our options and choosing what to mount on the board. The possibilities really are endless and boards can be tailored to all sorts of skills or ages.

When it came to the carpet remnants (free from Lowe's), Tim had the awesome idea to mount them behind light switch covers. Just enough touchy-feel, and a clean appearance....

We also snagged a chain lock. Makaela likes to play with the chain and bang it against the drawer handle that is mounted below it. Her 2 year old friend, was able to "lock" and "unlock it."

A sensory board just isn't complete without a mirror or two, especially when your child loves to kiss the baby in the mirror. We also have another drawer handle mounted on this side at a different angle. Makaela likes to pull herself up with it. 

Toilet paper holders are tons of fun and super versatile. We mounted this one and then covered a roll with fun felt that we got at Hobby Lobby for 50 cents. 

Below the roll is curling ribbon, and below that is a small block of backsplash. The backsplash makes a cool noise if you ting it with your fingernails.

Makaela has been playing with this push-light for awhile, and now it lives happily on her activity board. Below that are some colorful strips of velcro. They are fun to pull apart and stick back together. 

The last "column" has a plush, scrubby pad that we folded in half so it can "open and close." We covered a cardboard "M" with more felt from Hobby Lobby and stuck that on there. Lastly, we hung a door knocker. Every time Makaela plays with that one she blinks as it slams down. It's adorbs. 

Tim securely attached all of the items to a pine board he also got at Lowe's and then mounted it to the wall. We tossed a fun, super-cushy rug in front of it and bada-bing-bada-bang the little lady has a cool new hang out spot.