I’ve been seeing so many questions from parents and family members looking for present ideas for their kiddos with sensory challenges, that I thought I’d bring some together for you in one place.
Of course this list is by no means exhaustive, and won’t be perfect for every child. But keeping in mind your child’s likes, age or developmental level and their sensory needs, hopefully you’ll find a couple good ideas that would be perfect for your child!
I do want to point out, I’m focusing here mainly on kiddos that are sensory seekers, who are often seeking out sensory input. Remember, it is important to know your child’s sensory profile, because a child could be seeking input in one system and aversive to input in another system. For example they could be a sensory seeker in the proprioceptive and vestibular systems (maybe they’re always moving, running, jumping, spinning, climbing) but are over-responsive or sensory averse in the tactile system (maybe they don’t like different textures or light touch).
There are many different ways that sensory challenges can present in a child, if you aren’t quite sure your child’s sensory profile and/or haven't checked out our article “Sensory Challenges? Understanding the sensory system and how dysregulation may affect your child”, definitely do that and over on the right of this page you can also download our free sensory cheat sheet. These will help you figure out your child’s sensory needs and then… help you pick the best gift idea!
So let’s talk about present ideas!
Check out some of my favorite ideas below (in no particular order). If you have specific questions about any of the individual ideas and which they would help with, don’t hesitate to comment below and we can help you out.
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1. Sensory Sock
2. Sensory Compression Sheet
3. Weighted Blankets
4. Sand and/or Water Table
5. Kinetic Sand
6. Water Beads
7. Fidget Toys
8. Squishies & other sensory balls or materials
9. Chew Tubes or similar
10. Squigz
11. Feelings & Emotions Games
12. Therapy Disc or Wobble Seat/Cushion
13. Therapy Balls/ Exercise Balls
14. Indoor Swings
15. Scooter Board
16. Sensory Projector
17. Bubble Tube
18. Dancing Water Speakers or Lava Lamp
19. Sand in Motion - Moving Art
20. Light up and/or Spinning toys
21. Sensory or Busy Boards
Happy Shopping! I hope this helped and provided great ideas for you. Comment below to let us know which ones your child loves or to share more ideas with the community!
