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My son and daughter have both been using a calm down tool box in their calm down area within our home for about a month or so. At first we started with having just 3 or 4 knick knack things the kids already owned and had played with before. These preowned toys were fun for a little while but quickly lost steam after a few uses in the calm down area.
Not really knowing what toys would best suit a calm down area we turned to the Therapy Shoppe for a more put together and simple approach to figuring out what types of toys would help our kids self regulate.
We decided to go with a Focusing Fidget Kit from the Therapy Shoppe.
Inside we found so many useful and familiar toys to offer our child when he was just too upset.
The magic wire ring was something I recognized from my own childhood, I loved just twisting and turning this thing to infinity! My kids haven’t developed a strong taste for it but I’m holding on to it for myself!
This green squishy ball is pretty fun for the kids to stretch and gain proprioceptive input from as it can stretch way past this size!
On the inside is a spiky looking version of the stretchy material that the kids love to pull on and fidget with!
These pencil grippers and toppers are great for an older child that has to use pencils in everyday school work as they provide something to fidget with but not totally distract you from learning.
A stretchy noise making tube, is what we’ve called this tool. Its very similar to the bendy part in a bendy straw except super sized! The kids love the noise this makes as well as making shapes with it.
These stretchy noodles are fun for swinging around, making shapes, and for wrapping around their arms and hands.
Having these tools from the Therapy Shoppe all in one place has been so helpful in our home. Our calm down area had been enhanced and our children enticed to take control of their upset feelings, and figure out a way to help calm themselves down.
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I am a stay at home mother of two, who loves to create in every form, from cooking, to henna, to painting or sculpting, creating with my hands is my passion! I love to dance and let loose when the music flows right. Being outside is a special kind of therapy I think humans need more of as well as mindfulness! I love all things new and adventurous and am always looking to experience more of life 🙂
This post currently has 7 responses.
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Jeanine Carlson
This looks like a great place to find Therapy Tools for your child. I recently got a spinner and it’s really great. Have you tried one?
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Lakota
i’ve been seeing those around a lot but hadn’t thought of them in such a use! Thanks for the tip!
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Susan Hartman
Very interesting. I’ve never thought of using calm down toys. I’ve been having trouble sleeping lately. I has me thinking if any of these would help me relax.
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Christina O
The fidgeting foot bands.
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gloria patterson
this is a great idea!!! When they get upset sometimes it is almost impossible to calm them. Quiet place/Calm down place…………. we will be using this
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so glad that the post was useful for you! and fingers crossed it helps!
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I can see why all of these would be fun to calm down with.