sensory toys

elaeli24
elaeli24 Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
edited July 2024 in Housing and independent living
hello
i want to buy some activity and sensory toys for my autistic twin children when i check in the online it is quite expensive.any help please?

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  • Alex
    Alex Scope Posts: 1,281 Pioneering
    Hi @elaeli24

    Welcome to the community. There are a few good suggestions for sensory toys in these two discussions: https://community.scope.org.uk/discussion/32904/specialist-car-seat-and-sensory-toys

    https://community.scope.org.uk/discussion/33521/outdoor-play-equipment-suitable-for-5-yr-old-with-asd

    Hope that's useful!


  • Blue Frog
    Blue Frog Online Community Member Posts: 352 Empowering
    Sensory Toy Warehouse are brilliant we have bought lots of bits and bobs from there 
  • zzzsmokeyzzz
    zzzsmokeyzzz Online Community Member Posts: 6 Listener
    Great sensory and fidget toys here. I've gotten a few from them at a great price. Lots of tactile things!
  • htlcy
    htlcy Online Community Member Posts: 127 Empowering
    I work in SEN and we use a variety of sensory toys. Lots of our students w ASDs like tangles, which are plastic jointed 'toys' that allow you to move them in a fluid motion. I actually have a couple myself to calm anxiety and I think they're great! You can find their website here: https://www.tanglecreations.com/ . I've bought them on Amazon for no more than a fiver, so they're a nice cheap option. We also use stress balls, bean bags, rubber figurines that you can mould and move, and rubber balls. It depends on the needs of your children (they might prefer other things that are more complex) but they are fairly cheap options that might be worthwhile. Lots of our students use these sort of things for stimming purposes. Hope you find something they benefit from!
    Heather :)
  • kazudeoji
    kazudeoji Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
    Have a look on eBay. K
  • APMagazine
    APMagazine Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    Hi @elaeli24,

    Here's a good article that you can direct on finding the best sensory toys you need. Also, you'll find the best compiled researches and studies regarding the topic. Hope you'll enjoy reading it ;)

    https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/best-sensory-toys/
  • laurasw
    laurasw Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    I bought the ToyerBee Sensory Fidget Toys package for my nephew, he loves the dinosaur and is demanding at all times and can sit still for hours researching the rest of the toys. 
  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    Hi @laurasw

    Just to let you know this is a post from 2017 and not sure the members are still active 
  • laurasw
    laurasw Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    I recommend Fi-gent sensory fidget toys, I bought this set for my younger brother. He can sit for hours and play with it, he loved trying out each one.
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    mattyw93_ said:
    www.SensoryToyKing.com sell the cheapest sensory toys in the UK!! They're a new business with loads more products coming this year. They're really good
    Advertising paid products is not allowed on the forums. I've flagged your comment to a member of the scope team.


  • littleacorn
    littleacorn Online Community Member Posts: 383 Empowering
    Do you have any suport network eg, school. They may be aware of where you can borrow toys from. Do you have a local toy library?

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