Inspire curiosity about the natural world with the Sensory Play Stones – Leaves. This beautiful set of 12 tactile leaves encourages children to explore, investigate, and learn through hands-on sensory play. Featuring realistic details and seasonal tones, these durable leaf stones allow children to see, feel, compare, and create while developing an appreciation for nature.
Perfect for outdoor learning, discovery activities, sensory trays, and imaginative play, these versatile stones can be used in water, soil, mud, sand, and playdough. Children will enjoy making leaf imprints, creating woodland scenes, taking crayon rubbings, and sorting the leaves by shape, texture, and colour.
Features
- Set of 12 realistic leaf stones in beautiful seasonal tones
- Includes six matching pairs for sorting, matching, and classification activities
- Features leaves from apple, beech, cherry, maple, oak, and silver birch trees
- Supports outdoor learning and nature-based exploration
- Detailed textures can be both seen and felt for rich sensory experiences
- Ideal for making impressions in playdough, clay, sand, and mud
- Encourages observational skills and scientific enquiry
- Helps develop descriptive language and vocabulary
- Durable enough for use in water, soil, mud, and outdoor environments
- Easy to clean after messy play
- Suitable for individual, small group, and classroom activities
Specifications
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Contents: 12 Stones (6 matching pairs)
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Leaf Types: Apple, Beech, Cherry, Maple, Oak, and Silver Birch
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Material: Durable Stone Mix
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Age Suitability: 2+ years
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Stone Size: Approximately 55–85mm
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Unit Dimensions: 180mm x 130mm x 40mm
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Colour: Seasonal natural tones
Benefits for All Learners
Supports Early Learning and Discovery
These tactile leaf stones encourage children to investigate shapes, textures, patterns, and natural features. They support early science learning, observation skills, classification, and language development through hands-on exploration.
Inclusive and SEN-Friendly
The textured surfaces provide valuable tactile feedback, making them particularly engaging for children who benefit from sensory learning opportunities. Their durable, easy-to-handle design makes them accessible to a wide range of learners.
Encourages Communication and Vocabulary
By comparing leaves, describing textures, and discussing similarities and differences, children naturally develop descriptive language and communication skills while exploring the natural world.
Inspires Imaginative Play
Children can use the stones to create woodland small-world scenes, nature investigations, storytelling activities, and outdoor adventures that spark imagination and creativity.
Why Buy from Learning SPACE?
The Sensory Play Stones – Leaves are a wonderful way to bring nature into everyday learning. Combining sensory exploration, outdoor discovery, and early educational opportunities, these durable stones are a valuable resource for nurseries, schools, forest school settings, and home learning environments.
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