Blogger / 9 June, 2025 / Nanny Anita

Citrus Fruit Sensory Tray

This is citrus fruit sensory tray is a fantastic way to use up any spare oranges, lemons, and limes if they have gone slightly past it and no longer taste good.  You can simply keep it as this activity or for slightly older children you could also turn it into a lemonade/orange juice pretend play tray.

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To make your own citrus fruit sensory tray you will need:

• Oranges/lemons/limes
• Chopping board
• Knife
• Tray
• Water
• Cups/bowls/orange press/tweezers

Cut up your citrus fruits up.  How you want to do it, i.e. thin slices or wedges is totally up to you.

Add some water, fruit, cups, and things to your sensory tray.  I had wanted to do this outside, but the halt term weather had other ideas, and we ended up doing this inside.

The first thing NC did when I let her loose on this was to pick up a piece of lime and eat it.  She then spent the remaining time playing with it while munching on one piece of fruit or another.  As usually NC ended up in the sensory tray.  I now always bring down towels, a change of clothes, and a new nappy for afterwards.  It makes it slightly easier than having to take her back up to her room to change her.

If you enjoyed this citrus fruit sensory tray, be sure to check out my flower water sensory tray and kinetic sand beach play.

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