Christmas is almost here and if you’ve been wracking your brain for gift ideas for the kiddos, but don’t want to give anything that lights up, flips around, or requires buttons to push, this post is for you!
Sometimes good ‘ole tactile hands on gifts that promote large and fine motor skills, visual perception, and sensory is just what our kiddos need. It’s no secret that my oldest son has been in Occupational and Speech Therapy for over 2 years. As his mother, it’s important to give gifts that make him think and use that big brain!
Here are 50+ Gift Ideas to help promote and foster gross and fine motor skills, sensory play, and visual perception.
Large Motor Skills
- Hopper Ball
- Krazy Kar
- Power Pumper
- Scooter
- Roller Blades
- Moon Shoes
- Bungee Jumper
- Roller Racer (Flying Turtle)
- Mini-trampoline / Rebounder
- Trampoline
- Targets
- Dart Ball
- Ring Toss
- Bowling Set
- Air Pogo
- Fun Ride (Zip Line)
- Sand Bells
- Roller Coaster
- Lycra Bodysuit / Body Sox
Visual Perception / Fine Motor
- Tricky Fingers
- Think Fun Games (50+ games): Ex. Rush Hour / Rush Hour Jr., Stormy Seas, Chocolate Fix, Clever Castle
- Mosaic Mysteries
- Pentominoes
- Tactominoes
- Think-It-Through Tiles
- Mosaic Tiles Set
- Playful Patterns
- Marble Works
- Pickup Sticks
- Playing Cards
- Thin Ice
- Don’t Break the Ice
- Hungry Hippos
- Racko
- Barnyard Bingo
- Lite Brite
- Scratch Stickers
Miscellaneous
- Plastic Bubbles / Blo It Plastic Balloons
- Toys that Vibrate
- Give it a Whirl
- Pop Up Tent
Construction
- Zoobs
- Lauri Puzzles: Peg-A-Plane, Truck, Train
- Puzzle Blocks
- Floor Puzzles
- Stack & Pop
- Pop Beads
- Zoomorphs
- GeoBoard
- Pull the String / String Along
- Mindz Monster Parts / Robot Parts
Thank you to From the Heart Therapy Services for inspiring today’s post! Without your experience over the last 2 years, my son would not be the vocal little leader that he is today!
:: What kind of gifts are you giving this year? ::
