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Recycled

Texture touch board

A cardboard board covered with soft, bumpy and crinkly things to touch.

Texture touch board
LevelIntermediate
AgesAges 1 to 3
Time30 minutes
Cost$0 to $5
Low messRainy day

What you'll need

Materials

Tick them off as you find them.

Tools

How to make it

Safety

Check every square often. Pull off anything peeling, since bubble wrap and foam bits are choking hazards.

  1. Step 1: Cut squares
    1

    Cut squares

    Grown-up step: Cut each scrap into a square about 4 inches.

  2. Step 2: Glue them on
    2

    Glue them on

    Grown-up step: Hot glue each square to the board firmly.

  3. Step 3: Check the edges
    3

    Check the edges

    Tug each square. Re-glue anything loose.

  4. Step 4: Touch together
    4

    Touch together

    Guide their hand across each square. Say soft, bumpy, scratchy.

  5. Step 5: Prop it up
    5

    Prop it up

    Lean it against a wall at their level.

Edie's tip

Name each feeling out loud. It's great language practice.

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