Intergenerational Play Time @ Potomac

Sensory Day

Splash, pop, shake, giggle! It's sensory play day!

Sensory day includes a variety of activities that stimulate the senses: touch, smell, taste, movement, balance, sight and hearing. At one station you may be playing with blobs of shaving cream. While at another station, you can play with a large water tub and lots of different materials. At yet another station, you may be rattling a relaxing noisemaker. The possibilities are endless!

Intergenerational Play Time @ Potomac is a program that takes place on a monthly basis that fosters wellbeing and community building through the inclusion of all community members. Intergenerational interaction and activity are beneficial to children and adults in so many ways, from decreasing loneliness and depression to increasing self esteem, empathy, and appreciation of diversity. Intergenerational refers to people of different generations interacting in meaningful ways. By creating programs and space to facilitate these kinds of interactions, we hope to strengthen our community. People of all abilities will be able to participate in fun and enriching activities that facilitate connection. 

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Grant Number:00001534.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's libraries and museums. We advance, support, and empower America's museums, libraries, and related organizations through grantmaking, research, and policy development. IMLS envisions a nation where individuals and communities have access to museums and libraries to learn from and be inspired by the trusted information, ideas, and stories they contain about our diverse natural and cultural heritage. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Support for this project was made possible, in part, by The Maryland State Library. The Maryland State Library provides leadership to promote planning and innovation in the development of library programs, to encourage the ongoing development of staff expertise through education and training, and to promote resource sharing among all types of libraries.

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