Stephanie, from Glasgow, made this fantastic Children’s Teddy Sensory Busyboard. Let’s see more…
What did you do?
- Firstly, I bought a wooden MDF shape (it doesn’t have to be fancy-shaped, could be a plain square/rectangle.
- I then painted it using indoor paint.
- I then gathered up different objects, some of which kids could find when exploring the house, (such as a mirror, buttons, chalkboard, wheels, cupboard locks, door locks, zips etc) you can put as much or as little as you like on the board to make it your own.
- My board was too thin to screw the items on so I used hard as nails glue, uhu power super glue and also Velcro to attach my items to the board.
ALWAYS make sure and supervise small children while playing in case any parts come loose. And enjoy!
I think everything worked well!
What have you got planned?
I have also made garden chalkboards using the mdf shapes, upcycled an old plain toybox and plan on making a mud kitchen.
Tell us a bit about yourself…
My name is Stephanie. I am 27 and from Glasgow. I work in a nursery and have a daughter who is almost 1.
I am finding lockdown okay. It feels like an extended maternity leave for me and I’m grateful we can have family time as a three and not have to miss out on a lot of developmental stages with our first child.
Do you have any tips or other housebound parents?
Simple activities work best. Don’t strive to make things super difficult for yourself. Homemade playdough is always a hit, shaving foam and paint, water and bubbles, sensory bottles. Even treasure baskets filled with household items work well for younger children. Also don’t be afraid of mess, the messier the better in my opinion.
I think it’s a great way for parents to connect and share ideas that they may not have seen or attempted as they feel it’s too difficult or time consuming. But then they see it broken down into steps and realise they too could do a lot of activities and projects on a budget, with a lot of things they would already find in their homes.
