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Hand-made sensory bags  These hand-made sensory bags are ideal to use in nursery school. If you want to make it yourself, you can easily buy some small towels, fold them together and stitch them up. Don't forget to keep a small opening to put their hands in. Don't make the holes too big so the children won't be able to take anything out to easily. On the top side you can use Velcro like I did, but you can also put a zipper or buttons on it. By placing hands on it, you make it visually clear what it's for.  I used sticky textiles that you can iron on them. Why are sensory bags good to use. How does it help them in their development? When you use this bags children need to try to focus only on what they feel and let there imagination   speak because now they can not see . You can let them experience  different textures, shapes, warm cold, ...