Significance of Sensory Activities among Toddlers for Sensory Skills Development

Authors

  • Anis Sofia Zainal Abidin College of Creative Art, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Malaysia
  • Siti Norfatulhana Ishak Creative Photomedia, College of Creative Art, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kampus Puncak Alam, 42300 Puncak Alam, Malaysia
  • Ruhil Nadiah Abu Bakar Creative Photomedia, College of Creative Art, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kampus Puncak Alam, 42300 Puncak Alam, Malaysia
  • Andrialis Abdul Rahman Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Negeri Sembilan, Kampus Seremban, 73000 Seremban, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI7.3760

Keywords:

Toddler, Sensory Activity, Skills Development, Board Game

Abstract

The excessive use of gadgets takes away so much time and robs of all the fun from children. It affects children's cognitive, emotional, and social skills. Hence, by exposing children to various sensory experiences, they can develop proper sensory processing capabilities. This can be done by learning through play. The purpose of this descriptive research is to encourage children to interact with peers through sensory play activities. This study analyses videos using the framework of Feldman's theory by creating a sensory board game. The result shows that it can help stimulate children's sensory skills development and enhance active interaction.

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Published

2022-08-31

How to Cite

Zainal Abidin, A. S., Ishak, S. N., Abu Bakar, R. N., & Abdul Rahman, A. (2022). Significance of Sensory Activities among Toddlers for Sensory Skills Development. Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 7(SI7), 15–27. https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI7.3760