We use our senses to learn and help make sense of the world around us. The sensory system starts to develop before we are born and continues to develop through childhood. 

The sensory system provides the foundation for all other learning as the brain processes the information from our world. 

Participating in different sensory experiences can have a powerful impact on the way that the brain functions. Sensory experiences can be both calming or alerting, depending on the type of sensory experience. 

By engaging in activities that use multiple senses, it helps connect our minds to the world around us. 

Benefits include such things as: 

• Increased concentration 
• Improved self-awareness 
• Increased alertness
• Increased socialisation 
• Increased life satisfaction 
• Decreased anxiety 
• Decreased frustration 
• Decreased feelings of pain 
• Reduced challenging behaviours