Sensory trays

[HEIHEI23]

Hello
I've been really enjoying doing some sensory activities with my 5 month old. We've done some water play and bottles etc. I think he'd love to explore more textures like jelly, spaghetti, cheerio sand etc.
Do I need to wait until 6 months for this?
Also at what age do you Introduce non edible textures like gloop etc?
He's our first baby so I'm not sure on timelines 😂

Wait until baby isn't automatically putting everything in their mouth before using non edibles. And supervise them closely.

I would think letting them explore textures of food items would be ok before six months

I'd agree – at five months, you're fine to do food sensory play (but watch the sugar/salt levels, as it will go in his mouth), but everything needs to be taste-safe for a long time yet. Exactly when depends on the child, some are over the mouthing everything phase by 18 months, others it's more like 2.5 or 3.

That's great thank you so much! I'm happy to wait but just wanted to check it was safe for food items.