What is a description of a busy board? What are the benefits of a business board?

If you have ever wondered "What is a sensory board for babies?", let us explain to you why this item has become so popular and why you should buy it for your kid. A sensory board or busy board is a board decorated with ribbons, wool, lace, door knockers and handles, light switches, wheels, bells, feathers, and other similar elements. You can create such a board at home with your own hands, but DIY models have a major drawback: you can't guarantee their 100% safety. The boards created by professionals were meticulously tried and tested, so you can be sure that your kid has the most enjoyable experience.

By touching the board and playing with its elements, a child develops his or her skills and learns how to use diverse household objects. The sensory play improves the mental and physical abilities of a child and keeps them busy so that their parents can relax for a while. In this article, you'll find a description of sensory board activities and the benefits of buying it for your son or daughter.

What is a Sensory Board?

People have 5 senses: taste, touch, smell, hearing, sight. A sensory activity is an activity that involves at least one of these senses.

To fully understand what is the purpose of a sensory board, we need to add balance and body awareness to the list. Our sense of balance helps us to identify our body position in relation to gravity. Body awareness helps us to get to know the position of our body in space thanks to the feedback that our joints and muscles send to our brains.

From the first days of their lives, babies explore the world with their senses. They try to touch a haystack, lick a door knob, or dip their finger in a puddle to enrich their perception of the universe. This is the answer to the question of what is a sensory board used for.

Busy Board Benefits: why is sensory play so important?

Sensory play allows kids to have fun and improve their physical and intellectual abilities:

• Their memory develops and enhances.
• Nerve connections are built in their brains' pathways, which simplifies the learning process.
• Children learn sensual attributes, such as soft, hard, sticky, hot, etc. They get to know how to classify and categorize objects.
• If the child is stressed or frustrated, a sensory game will calm them down quickly.

Kids who regularly play sensory games have better gross and fine motor skills, efficiently solve problems, and are good at social interaction. Their cognitive abilities develop rapidly and they accumulate a rich vocabulary.

Types of sensory boards

You can buy a sensory board for toddlers, for children aged 1,5-3 years, and for kids aged 3-5 years. They differ in their level of difficulty.

For toddlers, it's enough to touch the busy board, thus developing fine motor skills. They experience new tactile sensations, learn to coordinate movements and differentiate the textures.

The older the child, the more exciting and challenging are the tasks on the busy board. Kids learn how to open and close locks, use buttons, zippers, and laces, plug in and switch on electrical appliances, etc.

ATTENTION: Of course, there is no real electricity on the board — just the imitations of the switches.

According to their shape, busy boards can be classified in the following way:

1. Boards. It consists of one or more panels. You can attach it to a wall, put on a floor or a table.
2. Folding boards. After you fold the board, you can take it with you to the countryside, to the beach, or elsewhere.
3. Creative shapes. The board can have a shape of a kitten, a bike, a sunflower, etc.
4. Cubes. They are light, compact, and easy to transport.
5. Houses. You can use the inside space as a toy storage.

Most busy boards seem equally appealing both to boys and girls. However, the models that are shaped like cars, spaceships, or medieval castles usually attract boys more than girls. Girls prefer the ones that were designed with a tender pastel palette, in the shape of a flower, kitten, or butterfly.

There are themed and multifunctional boards. The themed ones are devoted to one particular sphere of life: for example, animals or clothes and accessories. The multifuncional ones feature diverse items and tasks that have no connection between each other.

Sensory Board Benefits: positive effects

The sensory board benefits are quite numerous and might differ from one kid to another. For children diagnosed with autism or sensory integration dysfunction disorder, a busy board will simplify the process of organizing all the stimuli that come at them via their senses. For every single kid, a busy board will help them satisfy their natural curiosity and the craving to explore the surrounding world.

Hopefully, this article helped you to find an answer to the question "What does a sensory board do?" and realize why you should buy it for your baby. In our catalog, you can choose a busy board that caters best for the tastes of your kid and fits your budget.