As I’m trying to be more intentional with having sensory activities available for my kids, I’m finding that these toys are MESSY! One day, I took all the kids to Target, and bought one of each: Play-Doh, Slime, Kinetic Sand, Thinking Putty, and Mad Matter, to see which they liked better, and to see which ones I could stand having around constantly. Here’s our opinion on the positives and negatives of each. Play-Doh is an old classic. I really avoided Play-Doh for many years while my older children were young because it was so messy. Once I started learning about sensory needs, I decided to let them try it.

Have you ever struggled with the thought that something was a little different about your child, but you didn’t quite know what it was? Have you told the “experts” that you needed help figuring it out, but they didn’t really have answers? If so, you aren’t alone. I felt that way for many years, but once we figured it out, it has made a huge difference. After it was so difficult for me to determine, I want to raise awareness so others don’t have the same struggle. In this article, I’m going to take you on our journey learning about Sensory Processing Disorder. From the time he was 2, one…