The Sensory Paths Jungle Safari Full Path is a jungle-themed sensory hallway movement path made from 3M vinyl with anti-skid laminate, available now across North America at The Sensory Supply. Children move through a vibrant safari deep in the jungle - past cheetahs, tigers, and jungle wildlife - completing animal-inspired movement activities at each station that bring them off the sidelines of sitting and into the full-body physical engagement of moving like the animals around them.

Can you run like a cheetah? Can you roar like a tiger? Can you stomp through the jungle? Each station in the Jungle Safari path gives children a specific animal movement prompt - a named, themed physical activity that is not only engaging but therapeutically purposeful. Animal walks are a well-established tool in occupational therapy and physical therapy: they develop gross motor skills, bilateral coordination, strength, motor planning, and proprioceptive awareness through the specific muscle patterns each animal movement requires. The Jungle Safari path puts those activities on the floor in a format every child in the school can access independently, any time.

Key Features of the Sensory Paths Jungle Safari Full Path

• Animal Movement Activities at Every Station - Each station features a specific jungle animal character with a corresponding animal movement prompt - run like a cheetah, roar like a tiger, stomp like an elephant, slither like a snake - giving children a named, imaginative physical task that is both engaging and therapeutically purposeful
• Jungle Safari Theme with Vibrant Animal Characters - High-quality jungle animal illustrations at each station create an immersive, colourful safari environment in the school hallway; the variety of animal characters keeps the path visually engaging across repeated visits
• Animal Walks as OT Practice - Animal walks are a standard gross motor and proprioceptive activity in occupational therapy and physical therapy; the Jungle Safari path delivers these in a child-directed, self-initiated format that requires no equipment or direct adult supervision
• 3M Vinyl with Textured Anti-Skid Laminate - All decals are made from durable 3M vinyl laminated with a textured anti-skid surface, keeping children safe during active animal movement across the path
• Pre-Cut and Ready to Install - All decals arrive pre-cut and ready to place on the floor; no preparation required; the path can be installed in a single session
• Available as Floor Graphics, Wall Graphics, or Both - Individual stations can be designated as floor or wall graphics, allowing the safari to extend from the floor to the wall for a fully immersive three-dimensional jungle corridor
• Available in Three Sections or as a Full Path - The full path includes all items from Sections 1, 2, and 3; individual sections can be purchased separately for schools with shorter hallways or tighter budgets
• Available in English and French - Layout guides are provided in both English and French, making this path suitable for bilingual classrooms, French immersion schools, and francophone communities across Canada
• Designed for Standard School Hallways - The full path is configured to fill a standard school hallway; the minimum space needed for a full path is approximately 50 x 70 feet
• Made in Canada - Designed and manufactured in Canada by Sensory Paths Canada using quality 3M materials
• Easy to Clean - The anti-skid laminate surface cleans with soap and water or isopropyl alcohol; paths can be waxed over once applied to extend the lifespan of the graphics

Animal Walks and Why They Work

Animal walks are one of occupational therapy's most consistently recommended gross motor activities for children. When a child moves like a bear - on all fours with weight through hands and feet - they are performing a bilateral, cross-body, weight-bearing activity that develops shoulder girdle strength, core stability, hand-eye coordination, and proprioceptive processing simultaneously. When they run like a cheetah, they engage fast-twitch muscle fibres, develop cardiovascular arousal, and experience the vestibular input of rapid forward movement. When they stomp like an elephant, the joint compression through the lower limbs provides deep proprioceptive input that many children find regulating.

Each animal movement in the Jungle Safari path is, in OT terms, a specific sensory diet activity - a movement that provides a particular combination of vestibular, proprioceptive, and gross motor inputs. The safari theme packages these activities in a format that children find irresistible and return to voluntarily, which is precisely the condition that makes a movement break therapeutically effective: willing, self-initiated, repeated engagement.

Skills & Development Supported by the Jungle Safari Path

• Gross Motor Development & Bilateral Coordination - Animal walk movements develop the full spectrum of gross motor skills: upper body strength from bear walks, lower body strength from elephant stomps, speed and coordination from cheetah runs, and core stability from snake slithers
• Proprioceptive Input & Self-Regulation - Each animal movement provides a specific type of proprioceptive input through the joints and muscles; the variety across the path gives children different proprioceptive experiences in a single movement break
• Vestibular Processing & Arousal Regulation - Fast movements like cheetah runs provide alerting vestibular input; slow, deliberate animal walks provide organising input; the safari sequence can progress from high-arousal to regulated in a natural movement narrative
• Motor Planning & Imitation - Following an animal movement prompt, interpreting how to move like that animal, and executing the movement requires motor planning, imitation skills, and body awareness - all foundational OT targets for early childhood and primary-aged children
• Imaginative Engagement & Sustained Attention - The safari narrative and the variety of animal characters at each station sustain attention through the full path; children who are motivated by animals are particularly highly engaged
• Social Development - Children who move through the safari together take turns at stations, imitate each other's animal movements, and share the pleasure of the themed environment in ways that build collaborative play and classroom community

Best Settings for the Sensory Paths Jungle Safari Full Path

• Primary and elementary school hallways where animal movement activities are already part of PE, OT, or classroom warm-up routines
• Occupational therapy clinic hallways where animal walk activities are a standard part of sensory diet and gross motor programmes
• Special education and resource room corridors where engaging, animal-themed movement activities reduce anxiety and increase willingness to participate
• Early childhood centres and kindergartens where animal sounds, movements, and characters are a natural extension of science, play, and drama curriculum
• Physical therapy and paediatric rehabilitation settings where gross motor and bilateral coordination activities are therapy goals
• French immersion and bilingual schools needing an English/French sensory path with broad thematic appeal and connection to science curriculum

Ideal for

• All children from early childhood through upper primary, neurotypical and neurodiverse alike - particularly effective for children with strong animal interests as a motivational hook
• Occupational therapists and physical therapists incorporating animal walks into sensory diet and gross motor programmes
• PE and drama teachers using animal movement activities in warm-ups and creative movement
• Special education coordinators building an engaging, high-participation movement environment
• Early childhood educators with nature, animal, or science curriculum connections

• No Harsh Chemicals or Cleaners
• ONLY SOAP & WATER OR ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL IS RECOMMENDED FOR CLEANING.
• DO NOT USE any cleaning machines or chemical cleaners over top of the graphics.
• A mop and bucket are the best ways to clean the graphics and dry them immediately. 
• Dry any standing water on or around the edges of the graphics.

• Designed for hallways that are approximately 50′ to 70′ long
• Dimensions: 152 cm × 15 cm × 15 cm
• Material: 3M vinyl with textured anti-skid laminate

Jungle Safari Full Path Layout Guide - English

Jungle Safari Full Path Layout Guide - French