Sensory Play Days

Sensory Play Days are back at The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum on Thursday 19 November, from 10:30am to 11:30am. It's a hands-on, interactive session built for babies and young children up to the age of four, so it's one of those things you bring your little one along to rather than something they do on their own.

The room is filled with sensory materials and open-ended items, and the whole point is that the children take their play in whichever direction they want. There isn't a set activity to follow, so if they want to spend the whole hour with one thing, that's fine; if they want to jump from one to the next, that works too. It's about letting them lead the way rather than following a plan.

Beyond the play itself, the session is designed to support fine and gross motor skill development, hand-eye coordination, problem solving and social interaction. It's a relaxed, engaging environment to play alongside your child, and it runs as a drop-in session on a first-come, first-served basis, so you don't need to book in advance.

It's £2.75 per child, which includes babies, and you pay on the day. The Herbert's usual entry fee applies for adults and children aged five and over. The session runs from 10:30am to 11:30am at The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP.