Desert Sensory Play Kit
A rich tactile landscape of dunes, soft sculpted boulders, and desert wildlife puppets commissioned by Eureka! The National Children’s Museum.
Exploring Arid Landscapes & Habitats
Created for Eureka! The National Children’s Museum in Halifax, this bespoke installation resource transports young children to distant arid habitats through multi-sensory heuristic play.
Children explore textures of warmth, roughness, softness, and resilience without any sharp hazards. The kit facilitates spontaneous imaginative play, geography concepts, and story-making.
Sensory Kit Features:
- Sand Dune Play Landscape: Layered gold, terracotta, and ochre textured fabrics suggesting rolling desert dunes.
- Soft Sculpted Boulders: Lightweight foam ‘rocks’ in stone-patterned washable fabrics for stacking, climbing over, and cave building.
- Fabric Cacti: Multi-textured ribbed succulents with soft yarn details safe for infants.
- Desert Creature Puppets: Snakes with gentle interior chimes, scaly lizards, camels, and burrowing insects.
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