11/14/2025
🌈 Positives for Playing with Food! 🍎🥦🍝
Did you know that playing with food can actually be a great step toward eating it? For many kids—especially those with sensory sensitivities—touching, smelling, squishing, or stacking foods helps them explore textures and build comfort at their own pace.
✅ It’s not “bad manners” — it’s sensory learning!
✅ Play helps reduce mealtime anxiety.
✅ The more familiar food feels, the more likely your child will taste it someday.
At SWS, we celebrate messy exploration as part of growing strong, confident eaters. So next time your little one turns broccoli into trees or makes spaghetti art—cheer them on! They’re learning more than you think.
