Taste Sensory Activities

Every young child explores the world around him through his senses. The development of taste is a vital sense for your child to investigate and learn about during his growth and development, and it will help enrich his overall experience of life. As a parent, you can encourage the development of your child̵7;s sense of taste with taste sensory activities.

  1. Pudding Painting

    • Pudding painting is a fun taste sensory activity that is ideal if your child loves to paint using his hands. Make a selection of instant puddings in different flavors and add a different color of food coloring to each one. Put the instant puddings into several containers and place them on the table along with a large piece of paper for your child to paint the puddings onto. Encourage your child to experience the puddings through taste as he creates his pudding art with his hands.

    Popcorn Jewelry

    • Making edible popcorn jewelry is a fun way for your child to experience different tastes. Your child can enjoy her jewelry while watching her favorite movie with the family. Make the popcorn as directed. Divide the popcorn into groups and sprinkle a different seasoning, such as butter, cinnamon or garlic, onto the popcorn in each group. Thread your needle and begin threading the different flavors of popcorn onto the thread to make a necklace or bracelet. Cut and tie the thread when the necklace or bracelet is long enough.

    Flavor Sorting

    • Sorting a variety of foods into categories encourages your child to learn about and identify different flavors, which helps to develop his sense of taste. Place a selection of flavored foods in front of your child and ask him to sort them into different groups, including sweet, sour, bitter and salty. Encourage him to taste test the foods that he is unsure of. After the sorting is complete, ask your child what other foods he would add to each flavor group.

    Identifying Food and Beverages

    • Taste testing a variety of foods and beverages is an exciting activity to stimulate and develop your young child̵7;s sense of taste. For food items, blindfold your child and have her taste test different foods that she is familiar with, including fruits, vegetables and candy. Your child should try to identify each food after she has tasted it. For beverages, pour an assortment of different types of drinks, such as orange juice, apple juice and water, into glasses. Add a small amount of red food coloring to each glass so that your child will not be able to distinguish the different beverages through sight. Have her taste all the different drinks and try to identify each one.

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