The Importance of Playing with A Child’s Sense of Smell! A baby’s sense of smell is often taken for granted. From their child’s birth, parents are encouraged to engage kids in sensory play. They are told to show them new and novel sights, speak to them, play them music, give them opportunities to feel different textures and taste different tastes. But what about smelling? A good sniff is integral to how humans understand and learn about their world. So along with the black and wh...