Sensory play is play that gives a child something to feel. Something to squeeze, pour, splash, listen to or push against. For a lot of children it is the type of play that really regulates them, and they are drawn to it over anything else.
What is here is sorted by what a child's body is asking for. Sound, with a preloaded MP3 player of calming tracks, a white noise fan and earplugs to drown out excess noise but still allow them to hear people speaking to them. Hands, with wooden fidgets. Deep pressure, with a vibrating cushion. Mess and texture, with the sensory play card set and a full play kit built for those who want to really explore sensory regulation.
And then our other tools are helping to work out which sense is asking for what. The Body Clues cards are 60 cards on what a body signal might mean. The regulation preferences kit comes with a tracker booklet, so your child can follow a week of their ups and downs and see what helped. There is a sticker book of body needs, a magnetic body puzzle, a card set bundle that puts the breathing, affirmation and sensory play cards together, a storybook about stims at school written from a child's point of view, and a bundle that pairs it with a second story about feeling overwhelmed. Two masterclasses from Emma, one of our occupational therapists, cover what the senses are and how they turn up in washing, dressing and eating.
Three play kits hold the tools and the teaching from our therapy team together. One for sensory play, one for finding calm, and one for staying settled in a classroom.
