Gloop play!

What is Gloop?  Basically its Cornflour and water, plus a few drops of food colouring if you wish to make it coloured.
Mix the two together and it will form a kind of paste. It should feel quite solid to the touch but when you pick some up the heat from your hand will turn it back to a gooey liquid.  Dont worry about your child trying to eat it as its not going to harm them.  A fab sensory experience for all ages. The girls have been enjoying Gloop play from as young as 4mths!
You can also add flavoured essence's to the mix to add another depth to this sensory experience.
You can add anything to the gloop play to encourage Imaginative skills. We have had toy cars, pots and pans, cutlery ( good for knife cutting practice) etc but the all time favourite is the small toy animals and Dinosaurs.

You can extend this activity further for older toddlers by letting them clean/wash the animals etc afterwards. It also helps you with the tidying up afterwards :)