Making a Sensory Bottle

*This project requires parental supervision   Objectives: Create a calming, colorful object  Materials:   Sealed Water Bottle   Hot Glue   Piece of printer paper  Accessories   Glitter   Googly Eyes   Colored Rubber Bands   Food Coloring  Directions: Step 1: Break the Seal on the Water Bottle  Step 2: Pour about half of the water bottle out  Step 3: Cut the printer …

Leontyne Price: An International Opera Star

Leontyne Price is a remarkable, highly decorated singer who broke many color barriers in the world of opera. She was born Mary Violent Leontyne Price on February 10, 1928 in Laurel, Mississippi. Her mother played a huge role in fostering her musical talents as she herself was a soprano, though she worked …

D.I.Y. Sensory Bag

*This project requires parental supervision   Objective: Create a tactile tool that is both visually and touch stimulating   Materials:  Ziplock Sandwich Bag (Preferred but any size will do)  Water  Hot Glue   Accessories   Glitter   Food Coloring  Googly Eyes  Step 1: Fill a Ziplock Sandwich bag a fourth of a way with water  Step 2: Add …

Sensory Boxes (Autism Friendly)

Sensory boxes   Objective: Increase the development of fine motor skills    Materials:  Empty shoe box  Sand/Rice/Beans/Pasta  Small toys   Step 1: Find an empty box  Step 2: Fill the box with either sand, macaroni, rice, or beans Step 3: Add small toys to make the sensory box more personal  Step 4: Enjoy the new sensory …

Modeling Play Clay (Autism Friendly)

Objective: Encourages a love of baking and allows for freedom of creativity that can be added to the top of baked goods.   Materials:  1lb bag of Confectioners’ Sugar  ½ tsp salt  1/3 cup light corn syrup  1/3 cup butter  1 tsp vanilla extract  Food Coloring  Step 1: In a large mixing bowl add 1lb …

Robert McFerrin and His Role in Diversifying Classical Music

  Robert McFerrin Sr. was the first Black man to sing at the Metropolitan Opera. He won the Met National Auditions in 1953, and his debut was in “Aida” in 1955, in the role of Amonasro. This was 3 weeks after Marian Anderson’s historic debut as the first Black person to sing …