Baking: Let the girls knead the dough with their fingers. Bake and let them enjoy. How did the raw dough feel? Describe what they smelled while it was baking. How did it taste?

Music: Make different instruments/shakers and then let them be in the band. How does the sound the instruments make differ? Why?
Nature: Find a quiet spot outside and sit for a minute with your eyes closed. What did you hear?

Hike: Go on a hike and afterwards let the girls describe what they saw.
Touching bag: Put several items in individual bags. Have girls one at a time put their hand in a bag and describe what they feel. Can anyone guess what it is? Can the girl who is touching it Guess? Older girls have a lot of fun with this one in the dark.

Touching Surfaces: Make up cards with different surfaces. You may wish to use different grades of sandpaper. With their eyes closed can the girls put them in order of roughness? If we touch something soft to our fingertips does it feel the same on our cheek, forehead, elbow, knee?

Braille: Have the girls write a phrase in Braille and then exchange it with a friend. How do they read it?

Nite Games: Explore the concept of games in the dark and help girls learn how their eyes can and will adjust. There is no need for the flashlight to see.

Smelly Jars: Using film canisters put small amounts of different smells or spices in each one. Label the canisters with numbers only (for your identification purposes) have the girls smell what is in each one and try to guess the contents. Older girls can try this in the dark. Examples: Lemon, Banana, dirt, mint, ginger, vanilla, cedar, perfume soaked cotton ball, a rose, garlic, chocolate, pencil shavings, vinegar, pepper, etc...

What was that: Behind the girls backs drop an object, tear paper, tap a pencil, staple, whole punch, clap your hands, stomp your feet, crinkle paper, play an instrument. Can they tell you what you did? Make it more difficult by having them close their eyes and go around the room using what is there. Then challenge the girls by letting them go around the room with eyes open to discover what made that noise.

Taste Buds: Using individual Qtips (cotton swab) have small containers of sweet, sour, bitter, starch. Each girl can dip her clean swab into one of the items and then place it on different areas of her tongue. Can they figure out which parts of the tongue we taste from?
Chemical reactions: Make bubbles, Slime, Play dough. Feel it, play with it. What is it's size, does it keeps its shape and texture? Is it warm or cold?

What autograph do we leave behind every time we touch something: Learning about the differences in the Human Body can be as simple as learning about our individual fingerprints. Make Fingerprint animals with non toxic ink pads and then let the girls compare prints.

Senior Friendly Challenge: Take part in the section on eyesight. With a hands on activity learn how aging affects our hearing and eyesight.

Kim's Games: play an important role in our sight. Can the children remember what they saw.
Food identification: Cut up small amounts of food like, raisins, bananas, crackers, peanut butter, apple, chocolate chip cookies etc. With their eyes closed, have the girls taste them. When the girls are asked to open their eyes can they tell you what they ate?
Pepsi/Coca Cola Challenge: Remember this one? Can the girls really tell the difference?

Animal sounds: Have the girls act out animals. Can the rest of the Unit guess who the animal is? Is it easier if the actress is allowed to make the sound of the animal?
What about reading a story to the Girls like Goldilocks and the 3 Bears or The Gingerbread Man. What is Tasted, Touched, Seen, Smelled, or Heard during these stories.

Remember Science can be messy so Be Prepared.

At all times you must think of safety and since we want the girls to taste, touch, smell, hear and see in the activities above please ensure the items used are non toxic and consider any allergies before hand. We rely on our Five Senses to tell us about our world around us. We use them to bring back memories of days gone bye, with a smell of a traditional family feast or Grandpa's favorite song.