Blogger / 26 February, 2025 / Nanny Anita

Chia Seed Sensory Tray

Sensory play can be incredibly messy.  It is often the reason why parents or nannies don’t want to do it.  If you are a person that falls into that category, then this chia seed sensory tray is probably not for you.  Saying that, sensory play has huge benefits for the child, so it is worth getting over that worry and letting your little one go nuts with it.

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To make your own chia seed sensory tray you will need:

• A sensory tray*
• Mat*
• Water
• Chia seeds
• Spoons
• Pots
• Animals (optional)

*My sensory tray, spoons, containers etc all come from Inspire my play.  They are an excellent brand to buy from if you plan on doing lots of sensory play with your little ones.  The waterproof mat that I have is from a company called Rudie Nudie in Australia, they do ship to the UK.

Set up is very easy, add your water, chia seeds, and utensils to your tray and leave it for a while for the seeds to grow.  I set it up at the beginning of NC’s nap time.  I also had a towel on standby in case NC got wet.

Once I got her up from her nap, I stripped her down to her vest and nappy, that way I wasn’t worried about her clothes getting wet and having to find new ones for her.  It was a good thing I did that and had the towel on standby, because NC ended up sitting in the tray.

This is NC’s second time playing with the sensory tray and I am going to say that this was a success.  She loved splashing around in the water, as I said, she did climb into the tray at one point.  She hasn’t got the grasp of the spoons yet, but that will come in time.

The clear up wasn’t awful, it is just that those chia seeds get everywhere.  I ended up have to put my waterproof mat through the wash to get rid of them.

If you enjoyed this chia seed sensory tray, be sure to check out my Mardi gras sensory tray and shaving foam and mirror play.

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