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10 Summer Activities

Children with visual impairments learn best from real, hands-on experiences within the context of familiar routines and outings. With warm weather, it’s time to get outside and help your child become more in tune with all their senses.

When you’re out exploring a park or playground, use your senses to experience the surroundings -- the smell of the grass, the rough tree bark, the squeaky swing, and the snack you brought that day.

Narrating your day in the park out loud engages your child in the experience and it helps them attach meaning to objects when sight isn’t available.

Here’re our "ten" favorite sensory experiences to do this time of year.

1. Walk barefoot in the grass.
2. Feel the warm sun on your face.
3. Listen for birds.
4. Lick a popsicle that you made using a sensory recipe.
5. Pick strawberries and eat them.
6. Enjoy a concert in the park.
7. Smell the BBQ on the grill.
8. Drink fresh lemonade.
9. Scoop sand into a bucket.
10. Stand in the rain and stomp in puddles.
11. Feel the wind on your face when swinging.
12. Go fast and slow – in a stroller or in a wheelchair.
13.  Splash in a baby pool.
14. Talk about body parts as you apply sunscreen.

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