Therapist Recommended Gift Guide
Need gift ideas for the kiddos in your life? We can help! Check out our list of therapist-recommended toys. Click on the image to shop!
Squigz- These were highly recommended by multiple therapists. This toy encourages fine motor skills, creativity, and playful experimentation. While also providing sensory stimulation and relaxation. Ages 2+
Twister- A classic! Twister encourages gross motor skills, motor planning, core strength, balance, color recognition, and left/right recognition. Ages 6+
Q-bits and Q-bits junior - A fun challenge that encourages spatial reasoning, visual dexterity, pattern identification, and hand-eye coordination. Ages 5+
Discovery putty- Provides tactile exploration, helps reduce stress & anxiety, and encourages fine motor skill development. Ages 3+
An alternative to discovery putty
Housekeeping tools - This skill-building and confidence-boosting set is designed to strengthen and embolden your child's sense of purpose. Each pretend play tool helps them develop coordination, fine and gross motor skills. Ages 3+
Art easel- Promotes self-confidence, fine motor skills, and creativity. Ages 3+
Pop its- encourage tactile stimulation, calmness and concentration. Ages 3+
Wooden blocks- helps to develop hand-eye coordination, shape recognition, counting and sorting, and fine motor skills. Ages 2+
Magna-Tiles- Develop shape recognition, cooperation skills, fine motor, and spatial skills. Ages 3+
Stacking ring- Develop sorting skills, color recognition, and spatial skills. 18 months+
Mosiac Mysteries Pattern Puzzle- Encourages spatial skills, logical reasoning, fine motor skills, visual thinking, pattern creation, and creativity. Ages 8+
Peg Puzzle- inspires children to learn more about animals, while engaging them to work on color recognition, vocabulary building, hand-eye coordination, problem-solving, and fine motor and counting skills. Ages 18 months+
Teardrop swing- encourages motor planning, balance reactions, core stability, hand strengthening, and sensory integration. Ages 3+
Water wow- promotes fine motor skills, early writing/reading skills, and visual discrimination. (and mess-free!) Ages 3+
Tunnel- Develops fine motor skills as well as helps develop strong core and bilateral coordination skills (using both sides of the both together) for gross motor play. 3+
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