Regulating the Nervous System through Sensory Play Program

The Play Way's comprehensive toolbox filled with sensory play items for the Regulating the Nervous System Program, an OT at home developmental program.

Joyful girl with hands covered in green paint, engaging in sensory play from The Play Way's developmental program for OT at home.

Kids use tweezers to pick up toy bugs from green sensory slime, part of The Play Way's developmental program for OT at home.

Child holds a sensory play card for chia seed slime, an activity from The Play Way's developmental program for OT at home.

Two girls with hands covered in red goo, engaged in sensory play from The Play Way's developmental program for OT at home.

Happy boy with shaving cream on his legs, enjoying messy sensory play from The Play Way's developmental program for OT at home.

Happy boy slides down an inflatable water slide, fostering gross motor skills through The Play Way's developmental program for OT at home.

Regulating the Nervous System through Sensory Play Program

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The Regulating the Nervous System through Sensory Play Program is designed by our team of occupational therapists to support children as they learn to process sensory input, and to support their nervous system regulation through play. Through interactive activities, children are invited to explore sensory play as a dynamic tool for fostering cognitive, physical and emotional growth. They’ll be guided to explore all of their senses, so that they can identify those that best assist them in regulating their emotions and soothing or exciting their nervous system.

This program also seeks to develop both fine and gross motor skills through play, providing opportunities to improve strength, endurance, agility, coordination and spatial awareness.

Please note: some of the resources included in The Play Way toolbox are recommended for ages 3+. Adult supervision will be required when using these products and we would encourage you to use your discretion to determine whether or not these will be appropriate for your child.

Created for ages 2-10

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The goals of this program

✓ To gain a deeper understanding of individual sensory preferences to reduce overwhelm and improve self-regulation

✓ To investigate the impact of various sensory inputs to identify strategies that improve participation in everyday activities

✓ To promote sensory integration for improved body awareness and fine and gross motor skills.

✓ To increase self-awareness to understand how they feel in response to sensory input and different environments, and what their sensory needs are.

The benefits of this program

For children, benefits include:

✓ Increased awareness of nervous system regulation

✓ An opportunity to explore high and low nervous system responses

✓ Space to identify strategies for recognising how their body is feeling at any given moment

✓ Building skills to move the nervous system up, down or finding a comfortable place in the middle.

✓ Coping strategies by empowering children to take an active role in their emotional regulation

And for the whole family, the benefits include:

✓ Therapy that feels like play in the comfort of a home environment

✓ On-demand online training videos that are engaging and simple to follow

✓ A carefully designed program that offers fun and engaging opportunities for self-expression and creativity

✓ Simple activities that parents and caregivers can deliver when the time is right

✓ Access to therapeutic services without the clinic-based waitlists

Skills it can help build

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

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Emotional regulation by helping children to increase their tolerance for the more intense emotions and feedback coming through the body, with the skills and ability to then return the body to a state of calm

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By engaging in the activities offered in the Sensory Play Cards, children practice reining their motor skills. They'll manipulate materials through squeezing, moulding and picking up small objects

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Gross motor skills are encouraged through the inclusion of the slip and slide and sprinkler mat in the sensory activities, providing the opportunity to improve strength, endurance, agility, coordination and spatial awareness

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Sensory Regulation by helping children explore how different sensory stimuli make them feel. They’re encouraged to consider how sensory factors impact their wellbeing and explore their own sensory preferences

YOUR TOOLS

What's in your toolbox

Slip and Slide and Body Board Set

To support gross motor skills and safely explore an alerting nervous system state

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A SUNNYLiFE Sprinkler Mat

To promote emotional regulation and provide a safe space to explore a relaxed nervous system state

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A Sensory Play Card Set

Including instructions for 13 sensory play activities

Sensory play supplies

Like soap flakes, chia seeds, shaving foam, cornflour and more to allow you to get started right away

A Reflection Card Set

To foster self-awareness and communication between parent and child of preferred sensory inputs for regulation

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A Creative Projects Craft Kit

Including a variety of craft items with a variety of textures to support sensory exploration

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A facilitator pamphlet

To support the delivery of the therapy program at home

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Online program

The program is delivered via video guidance from our Occupational Therapists

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WHO THE PROGRAM IS FOR

Does this sound familiar?

"I want to create fun & playful sensory experiences for my child but the thought of doing the shopping for all of it and making the stuff is overwhelming."

"Understanding my child’s sensory preferences is challenging. I find it hard to identify which sensory activities they enjoy and which ones overwhelm them."

"I want them to grow up recognising how different feelings show up in their body so they can look after themself when I'm not there."

If these challenges sound familiar, you are not alone. It’s exactly why we’ve designed this program.

ABOUT THE VIDEO TRAINING

What the program covers

This program aims to help children identify their sensory preferences, and how these sensory inputs can reduce feelings of overwhelm and contribute to improved regulation, body awareness and participation in daily activities.

To self-regulate, we need to tap into skills such as attention, working memory, problem-solving and emotional awareness – all skills which can be targeted through sensory play. When children are able to efficiently process sensory information from their surroundings, they are better equipped to respond in times of stress.

The tools and strategies that are included with the program stimulate a range of different senses, so children can really experiment with a wide range of regulation practices. With both calming and exciting activities, they can experience different states of nervous system regulation and activation.

The program is particularly targeted towards children with sensory processing differences, children with fine or gross motor difficulties and/or children requiring support with emotional regulation.

This program invites children to take the lead in exploring their sensory needs and preferences. It also supports them to share those discoveries with their families and caregivers so they can be well supported in a variety of settings.

We know that regulation is absolutely critical to learning, to wellbeing, to focusing and for returning to calm. And so it follows that helping children regulate is one of the most powerful ways we can support our children, and set them up for success.

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