OT Corner: Sensory Benefits of Oobleck

29th November, 2023

1 Dec 23, Newsletter, OT Corner

[Source: The OT Toolbox]

There are many sensory benefits of oobleck and playing with this sensory material is a powerful therapy tool! In this blog post, we’re sharing why we love to use oobleck as a sensory tool for building skills. Plus, you can see how we used a marble run for a sensory play activity with oobleck. This is just one of our favorite oobleck activities that support occupational therapy goals.

We covered a bit about the sensory benefits of oobleck and other sensory materials in our blog post on goop painting. The thing is that kids LOVE these messy sensory activities…but they may not realize all of the therapeutic benefits of the messy play experience.

Oobleck can be a tool to support sensory needs. Let’s look at this a bit closer…

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