It’s hard to believe that Christmas is just around the corner. Christmas can be stressful for parents or relatives of children with special needs. We want to talk the stress out of gift buying this year, so read on to learn more about our top ten sensory gifts for autistic and neurodiverse children.
Sensory toys for the win this Christmas
Kids of all ages and abilities love sensory input toys, which is excellent because sensory toys have so many benefits! Sensory toys can help children with special needs relax, reduce anxiety, and help develop social learning skills.
Here are Sister Sensory’s ten great sensory toys for Christmas 2022.
1. Christmas Eve Box
Why not start Christmas a little early and keep your little ones busy with this fantastic Christmas Eve activity box? This festive present contains a Christmas game, an activity book, and a 30-piece puzzle. It helps develop coordination, fine motor skills, and fun!
2. Rubik’s Christmas tree
If your ASD, APD, or neurodiverse kid loves puzzles and fidget toys, they will love this festive Rubik’s tree. Fantastic for improving fine motor skills, this present is the perfect stocking stuffer, and you can even hang it on your Christmas tree as a sensory decoration.
3. Water-filled games
Another fabulous stocking stuffer, our range of festive water-filled games will help keep your child focused and calm this Christmas. Lightweight and portable, this is a great choice to help keep kids busy during car rides to visit relatives.
4. Magic Christmas tree
This magical tree grows and sparkles before your eyes—a great gift for those who love sparkly decorations in their room.
5. Smooshos Christmas Pals
Christmas can be overwhelming for children and adults on the spectrum, but these cute smushables can help reduce stress levels. Create a Smooshos gang and have them on hand for stressful situations.
6. Crazy Aarons Create & Melt Putty
This putty is the perfect scent-sory toy for busy little fingers, available in four festive scents.
7. Jumbo Santa Bubble Pop it Fidget
This jumbo-size Santa will keep even the busiest fingers occupied this festive season. Perfect for hair pullers, skin pickers, and other sensory seekers.
8. Frosty the Melting Snowman
Pull Frosty out of the pack and put him together, then watch him melt before your eyes! A fantastic exploratory experience for sensory seekers, Frosty is an excellent stocking stuffer.
9. DIY Calm Down Bottle: Jellystone
Add warm water and a dash of washing-up liquid, and this bottle is ready to go. This reusable bottle is the perfect calming tool for when you’re on the move.
10. Instant snow
Christmas isn’t Christmas without a bit of snow! Watch your neurodiverse child marvel at this beautiful snow this Christmas.
Sister Sensory has the perfect gift this Christmas!
Share in the joy of Christmas with one of these sensory items and know that you positively impact those sensory and neuro-diverse people in your life.
With Australia-wide delivery, get your orders in by the first week of December, or you may miss out.
