summertime sensory suggestions
take off your shoes and touch the warm asphalt with your bare feet. feel small stones, or patches of dirt or sand with your feet. feel how different they are in texture and temperature. (take sandals with you. asphalt can get very hot and burn the soles of your feet!)
sit in the sun and let your skin warm up. touch your very warm skin. (remember to use sunscreen if you get sunburns easily.)
watch the sunlight sparkle on a water surface, like a lake, river, a bowl of water or the water jet from a faucet.
go outside or open the window after heavy rainfall. enjoy the cool, fresh, clean air. experience how it smells and feels different from before.
go outside and find different plants to smell. not only flowers and blossoms smell good, many green plant parts also have interesting scents, especially if you rub them between your fingers. (watch out for poisonous plants. to be safe, donât put your fingers in your mouth after touching strange plants.)
go to a lawn and run your feet or fingers through the grass. feel the single grass blades. find clovers or daisies or other small plants.Â
find a nice, sturdy tree and hug it as firm as you like. feel the texture of the bark and the pressure of your hug.
find a branch with leaves. break it off if you like. wave it around. feel the resistance. listen to the rustle of the leaves. feel and listen to the swish swish swish.
find interesting or pretty insects. watch them do their thing. watch them move their tiny little legs or wings.Â
find a friendly cat or dog or other furry animal that is chilling in the sun. touch its warm fur. feel how soft or coarse it is and how the sunlight has warmed it up. watch the sun glisten on the fur.
go outside during rainfall. let the rain soak your clothes and your skin. listen to the sound of the raindrops and the wind. watch the raindrops fall. wear glasses, sunglasses or goggles to protect your eyes if you like.
open the window during rainfall. feel the wind brush your face. listen to the rain. stick your hand out the window and catch a few drops. smell them.
get a small mirror or a watch or something else with a small reflective surface. catch the reflection of the sunlight, point it at a surface or at objects. play with it. paint patterns. see how far you can move it around.Â
when the sky is clear or clear with few clouds, sit outside or at a window with a good view to watch the sunrise or sunset. watch the whole thing, either from dawn until the sun is up, or from when the sun gets red until itâs completely gone. listen to the wind, the birds and the other noises of the outside. feel the air change temperature. watch the sky change colour.
go outside and find different plants. touch them. feel how rough or slick the branches and trunks are. feel how delicately textured the leaves are. feel how soft the petals are. feel how pointy thorns and edges are. collect pretty or interesting parts. (again, watch out for poisonous plants. donât put anything in your mouth or on your lips if you donât know what it is.)
find a grassy hill that you can roll down. do it. get dirty. make noises. roll around in the grass. explore the slope.
find a tree that you can climb. look down. play with the branches and the leaves. have a picnic in the tree.Â
(please note that cooling down is nice, but stop as soon as you start to get uncomfortably cold! listen to your body.)
play with the jet of a garden hose or a sprinkler. watch the drops, see if they form a rainbow. jump in. get wet. listen to the hiss and sputter of the water.
take a bucket of cool or even ice-cold water, depending on your preferences. put your feet in the water. splash it a little. let your feet soak and cool down.
take a cool or cold shower. donât dry yourself off. let your body air-dry.
get an ice pack or a refrigerated water bottle. hold it to your wrists, the inside of your thighs, your neck or your upper belly, where the veins are. feel how it cools your blood and how your whole body gets cooler.
splash your hands and arms with water. move them around, or spin really fast. feel the water evaporate in the wind of your movement and how it cools your skin in the process.
soak a shirt with water and wring it out a bit if you like. taking it directly out of the washing machine works too. put it on while it is still wet. feel it cool your body. let it dry on your body.
soak your face or hair with water or put on a wet cap, then stand in the wind or in front of a fan, or fan yourself with a sheet of paper or cardboard. feel your head cool down.
take an ice cube in your mouth. feel how it cools your tongue. feel how the ice water cools your throat as you swallow it.
find a patch of cool floor, either inside the house or outside. lie down. relax. feel how your body cools down. take a book or your phone with you if you like. stay as long as you want.
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