Hanukkah Sensory Activities

We’ve covered Hanukkah learning activities and Hanukkah crafts, so let’s add some Hanukkah sensory activities to the mix! After all, you’ve got eight days to fill with fun so you’re going to need lots of ideas.

Slime is a classic sensory recipe for any occasion, and this Hanukkah slime from Little Bins for Little Hands is blue and white, so it would be fun to use throughout the winter for various sensory themes. I like the addition of sequins into the slime for a different textural experience and a bit of extra shine.

Play dough is another classic for little kids to play with, and of course you can use purchased Play-Doh or make your own. If you already have a favorite play dough recipe you can make it with blue food coloring or Kool-Aid to make it blue. Use the free printable Hanukkah themed play dough mats from With Love, Ima to bring more holiday fun. Welcome to Mommyhood also has a printbale menorah play dough mat kids will enjoy (and they can use different colors for the candles and “flames”).

With Love, Ima also has a Hanukkah I-spy bottle that’s fun and easy to make. She used colored rocks as the filler and various Hanukkah symbols for kids to find inside the bottle.

Fantastic Fun and Learning has a few fun sensory activities to try with littles. I love the dreidel spin art and the salt tray for practicing writing the Hebrew letters that can be found on the dreidel.

And don’t forget a sensory bin while you’re at it. Jewish Moms and Crafters has a Hanukkah sensory bin that uses sensory foam as the base, but you could use crinkle paper, or dye rice or pasta blue, just to give a few ideas. The bins is filled with Hanukkah candles, cookie cutters, little dreidels and gelt.

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When my daughter was younger she had a ton of LEGO bricks, and I’m honestly a little sad we got rid of most of them because there are so many fun things to do with LEGOs outside of the kits you bought them in.

I love seeing all the ideas people have for LEGO building challenges, and I have shared some ideas for LEGO games before, but I saw one on Pinterest the other day that I felt was worth a mention.

This one is for those ’80s and ’90s kids who spent sick days home from school watching “The Price is Right”: LEGO Plinko!

For those who don’t know about Plinko, the original was a giant peg board set up at an angle and the contestant would drop a flat disc at the top of the board. As it moved down the board it would hit the pegs and change the way it moved, and there would be different prizes in the slots at the bottom where the piece would land.

This version from Play Party Game works on the same principle, using LEGO bricks to make the game board and marbles in place of the Plinko disc since your game board isn’t flat.

You can really use whatever bricks you have for this build, and while it shows all the pegs the same size and evenly spaced, you can play with different configurations and see what happens. It’s engineering and a game!

And while you’re playing with your LEGOs, make sure to check out this post from Kids Craft Room that includes minute to win it style games you can do with LEGO. From speed sorting to tower building as fast as you can, these ideas are sure to get you thinking about different ways to play with LEGO.

And if you need even more ideas, check out my post with LEGO building challenges you can print out for kids (and adults!) to try.

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