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sensory boxes???

emma0802

hello, i hope ive added this to the right section.

my little boy got diognosed with asd a few weeks ago and he is almost 3 years old. 

we havent had any help as of yet but appointsments have been made with the speach and launguage and ot. they have both mentioned sensory bags/ boxes. im not really sure what kind of thing they should include or how they are used. 

i have had a little look on ebay and the net but im still struggling. 

if you use them at all could you please tell me what they include and how you use them. 

my son is fasinated with lights so was thinking of doing a flashing light one with torchs etc and then a more standard one. 

any help would be greatly appricated. thankyou xxx

  • Hi Emma, my daughter has a box full of sensory toys, fidgets, chewy things etc, we got almost all of her bits from this website;

    www.sensorytoywarehouse.com/

    As DM stated you could make up your own sensory box/bag just by getting any box or bag and filling it with sensory things your child enjoys. They don't have to be specifically sensory toys, just anything that your child likes the feel/smell/taste/look of, my dauughter's OT had a box full of quite ordinary things mixed in with actual sensory toys(so strings of beads, various textured sponges, smooth blocks etc).

    The above site also sell ready made bags, the light up party kit may be a good one if he likes lights;

    www.sensorytoywarehouse.com/.../

  • I'm sure there's loads of ideas online.  I put "Sensory Boxes" into Google and it returned a pile of images and links.  Lots of themed ideas.  Personally I wouldn't buy one as I'm sure you could make one up with stuff you have kicking around the house.

    My other half did this with our eldest when she was a toddler.  She just made up a basket of "stuff"...if memory serves it contained all sorts: a new sponge, a loofa(!), various bits of cloth with different textures, things that rattled, things that were interesting shapes etc etc.  

    Of course you need to make sure what goes into the box can't be a choking hazard and is basically hygenic if your child tends to put everything in his/her mouth.