Children learn best when they can actively engage with the world around them. Through sensory exploration and enrichment opportunities, children use their senses to investigate, discover, create, and make meaningful connections.
At Edina Daycare, sensory experiences are intentionally woven throughout the learning environment, helping children develop cognitive, social, emotional, and physical skills while fostering curiosity and creativity.
Whether children are exploring textures, experimenting with materials, engaging in imaginative play, or participating in hands-on projects, every experience is designed to support learning through discovery.
Safari Adventures & Dinosaur Discoveries
This month, children are engaging in sensory experiences inspired by zoo animals and dinosaurs.
Current activities include:
Through touch, movement, observation, and imaginative play, children develop creativity, problem-solving skills, and a deeper understanding of the world around them.
Young children naturally learn through their senses. When children touch, observe, listen, move, and explore, they develop important neural connections that support future learning and development.
Sensory experiences can help children:
These foundational skills support success both inside and outside the classroom.
Our classrooms are thoughtfully designed to encourage exploration and engagement.
Children have opportunities to interact with:
These environments invite children to investigate, create, and learn through hands-on experiences.
At Edina Daycare, enrichment is integrated into the learning experience rather than treated as a separate activity. Children engage in experiences that encourage:
Art, music, movement, and imaginative play help children express themselves and build confidence.
Hands-on learning experiences encourage children to ask questions and discover new ideas.
Children learn through experimentation, trial and error, and collaborative activities.
Open-ended experiences allow children to make choices, explore interests, and develop self-confidence.
Sensory learning complements our Spanish immersion program, STEM experiences, cultural learning themes, and Reggio Emilia-inspired approach to education.
Together, these experiences help children build confidence, curiosity, and a lifelong love of learning.
Children learn best by engaging their senses. At Edina Daycare, sensory experiences are thoughtfully incorporated into every stage of early learning, helping children explore textures, sounds, colors, movement, and the world around them. Through hands-on activities and purposeful play, sensory learning supports cognitive development, language growth, fine and gross motor skills, creativity, and problem-solving in ways that are both engaging and developmentally appropriate.
Discover how sensory learning evolves as your child grows from infancy through Preschool & Pre-K.
Infants explore the world through touch, sound, movement, and visual experiences. Gentle sensory activities help support early brain development and engagement.
Toddlers enjoy active exploration and hands-on discovery. Sensory experiences help build language, motor skills, curiosity, and confidence.
Older children use sensory learning to investigate ideas, solve problems, express creativity, and deepen their understanding of the world around them.
What is sensory learning?
Sensory learning involves engaging one or more senses to explore and understand the world. Children learn through touching, seeing, hearing, smelling, moving, and interacting with materials and experiences.
Why is sensory play important?
Sensory play supports brain development, language growth, problem-solving skills, emotional regulation, and creativity while making learning engaging and enjoyable.
Are sensory activities messy?
Sometimes, but purposeful sensory experiences provide valuable learning opportunities. Activities are carefully planned and supervised to create meaningful exploration while maintaining a safe environment.
From featured countries and cultural traditions to language and celebrations, children gain meaningful experiences that help them connect with the world around them.
See how our Reggio Emilia-inspired approach encourages children to explore their interests, ask questions, and become active participants in their learning journey.
Visit one of our Edina locations and see how children learn through exploration, creativity, and hands-on discovery every day.
Spanish-immersion early learning enriched through STEM discover, sensory exploration, and child-led learning, inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach.
Serving children ages 6 weeks through Pre-K.
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