Sensory play has always been a favorite of mine. If given the choice, wouldn't you rather play with squishy things then do any real "work"? I ran a home daycare and preschool in my home when my oldest kids were young. We incorporated sensory activities into nearly everything we could. Most days you'd find us playing in "goop" or fishing a variety of things out of our homemade bean table. Sensory may look like nothing but play but there are endless things that kids can learn from it. We learn ...