{"id":24622,"date":"2021-04-26T13:26:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T03:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boptillyoudrop.com.au\/?p=24622"},"modified":"2024-07-15T21:21:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T21:21:22","slug":"sensory-benefits-of-slime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.boptillyoudrop.com.au\/brisbane\/2021\/04\/26\/sensory-benefits-of-slime\/","title":{"rendered":"Sensory Benefits of Slime!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s no doubt that slime creation and play has become a popular activity amongst kids! But did you know that playing with slime actually has sensory benefits? It allows children to get in touch with almost all their senses- Focusing on how it sounds, feels, looks and smells.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Why is sensory play important?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nIt promotes learning through problem solving, exploration, creativity and curiosity! It helps build nerve connections in the brain encouraging the development of language and motor skills. It encourages the development of hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. It also can help children feel more grounded and manage their anxiety.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>So what are the benefits of playing with slime?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>It is a calming process<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nThe greatest benefit is that it is calming. Feeling the gooey, icky substance in your hands has been shown to lower stress levels and put you in a better mood.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>It can assist with coordination and fine motor skills<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nSlime creation and play requires children to exercise their hand-eye coordination. It is a great way to practice dexterity, strength and fine motor control. The best slime recipes for this are glitter slime, crunchy and fluffy slime (recipe below).<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Encourages children to focus<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nWe all know that children can find it hard to focus for long periods of time. Creating slime forces children to focus on the task in front of them because it requires following measurements and attention to detail.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em><strong>Fluffy Slime Recipe\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have \u00bc cup of glue ready in the bowls.<\/li>\n<li>Mix in \u00bc teaspoon of bicarb.<\/li>\n<li>Kids then choose the colour of the paint and mix in.<\/li>\n<li>Add the shaving foam.<\/li>\n<li>Then go around and squirt in the contact lens solution. You might need to do this up to 3 times, just keep going around the table.<\/li>\n<li>Then ask the children to put their hand up if their slime is no longer sticking to the edge of the bowl.<\/li>\n<li>Follow the above demonstration steps and individually put slime in each of the children\u2019s hands.<\/li>\n<li>Now it should not stick &amp; they can stretch it and play with it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are interested in hosting a fun-filled slime party for your child,\u00a0get in touch with us through this link &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/boptillyoudrop.com.au\/home\/specialty-parties\/slime-parties\/\">www.boptillyoudrop.com.au\/home\/specialty-parties\/slime-parties\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boptillyoudrop.com.au\/sensory-benefits-of-slime\/photo-12-3-21-7-25-31-pm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-24626\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/boptillyoudrop.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/Photo-12-3-21-7-25-31-pm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s no doubt that slime creation and play has become a popular activity amongst kids! But did you know that playing with slime actually has sensory benefits? 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