Five Senses Activities for Toddlers

Mystee Ipong

Sep 28

2 min read

Updated: 5 hours ago

Five Senses activities for toddlers: snack, play, book and free printable

Toddlers already explore with their whole bodies. This week gives them the words for it: see, hear, smell, taste and touch. Every activity asks your child to slow down, notice something and tell you about it.

Everything below goes with Episode 4 of Sprocket & Sprout. Do a little each day, or pick the ones that fit your week.

Watch

Episode 4: My Senses. The full episode.
Five Senses, Turn It Up!. This week's song.

Snacks

Five senses snack tray: yogurt for dipping, a rice cake, strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, banana slices, crackers and orange segments on a white tray

Five Senses Snack Tray. One little section for each sense: something to look at, listen to, smell, touch and taste.
Crunch Test. Taste a few foods, listen closely to each bite and sort them into crunchy or soft.
Sweet & Sour Fruit Plate. Sweet fruits and sour fruits side by side, sour faces included.

Projects

Light & Color Viewer, a project for toddlers from Sprocket & Sprout

Light & Color Viewer. Make a handheld viewer with a colored window and see how everything changes.
Texture Collage. Glue down soft, bumpy, scratchy and smooth materials, then name how each one feels.
Pop Count. Pop bubble wrap and count along, listening to every pop.

Books

I Hear a Pickle by Rachel Isadora, the picture book cover standing on a small table

I Hear a Pickle (and Smell, See, Touch, and Taste It, Too!) by Rachel Isadora. A bright, funny tour of the five senses. Get the book on Amazon
Cold, Crunchy, Colorful: Using Our Senses by Jane Brocket. Real photographs that build describing words. Get the book on Amazon
Mice Squeak, We Speak by Arnold Shapiro, illustrated by Tomie dePaola. A short, rhyming book all about sounds. Get the book on Amazon
Rain by Manya Stojic. Animals on the savanna use their senses to know that rain is coming. Get the book on Amazon

Talk about it

Illustration of eyes, an ear, a nose, a tongue and a hand, with a magnifying glass for clues

Talk About It: Our Senses Give Us Clues. Our senses are like detectives. They give us clues about what's around us.
Talk About It: Scents Around the World. Every kitchen in the world has its own special smells.

Free printables

Light or Dark? (free PDF). Circle the sun or the moon for each picture, then draw one light thing and one dark thing.
Find the Color (free PDF). Color in each box, then circle the picture that is usually that color.

Looking for more? See all our free printables.

Letter and number of the week

This week's letter is D and the number is 4. See Letter D Activities for Toddlers and Number 4 Activities for Toddlers.

Keep going

The supplies we used are in our Week 4 Amazon list. Browse every Week 4 post, see all the weeks, or get the free Passport and collect a stamp for each week you finish.

Every child is different. Please use your own judgment about what's safe and right for your family. Always supervise children during activities and while eating, and adjust foods for allergies, dietary needs and your child's age and chewing ability. Sprocket & Sprout shares these ideas for fun and learning only. We are not responsible for any injury, allergic reaction, damage or mess that may result from trying them. This post may contain affiliate links; if you buy through them, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.