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items Mostly Toys and activities I use at work for my kiddos on the spectrum! This are a mix of toys, developmental activities and sensory products but also baby products and more!
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My favorite sensory bins!
Life skills activities!
My Melissa and Doug collection
Learning👩🏼🏫
Game time!
Random fun toys!
My favorite sensory bins!
What my kids love to do during a cool down time!
This is probably my favorite sensory bin! The rocks are something different than the normal sand we always get. And the space theme is so adorable.
Creativity for Kids Sensory Bin: Outer Space Toys - Preschool and Toddler Sensory Toys, Kids Gifts for Boys and Girls Ages 3-5+
My kiddos at work love this! The sand is always a huge winner. This activity mixes fine motor skills with some life skills if you gear it towards that(deal with customers etc).
Creativity for Kids® Ice Cream Shop Sensory Bin
Life skills activities!
Working with kids/teens on the spectrum, we target a lot of social/life skills and these are what I use!
This one is great for introducing teeth brushing! This is easier for kids to get the hang of brushing and learning why we brush our teeth.
Melissa & Doug Super Smile Dentist Kit With Pretend Play Set of Teeth And Dental Accessories (25 Toy Pieces)
Love love love this task box🥹. It’s nice because they can practice making a food order! It’s a good job skill.
Apple Pie & Apple Crisp Sensory Bin Cards for Toddlers, Fall Activity, Autumn Play
These have been great for learning dressing skills. We start off with this to learn the concept and then move on to actually getting dressed with these clips/zippers/buttons etc.
Creatoy Montessori Fine Motor Toys for Toddlers
I have so many of these. They have been a staple when learning to use scissors. Plus my kids love the different designs.
Skillmatics Scissor Skills Activity Book & 2 Scissors
I love this for practicing taking orders for my older kids. For the younger kids I print pictures of the pieces so they can match the toppings to the picture
Melissa & Doug Pizza Party Wooden Pretend Play Food Set With 36 Toppings, Preschool Toy
These are so fun for pretend play! I love that it even helps learn to chop!
Wooden Play Food Cutting Fruits & Veggies Toy
We love this! It’s NOT a child’s toy. It’s for learning and being hands on in the kitchen; that’s what we use it for. The quality is great, they cut nicely, they look cute
13-Piece Montessori Kids Kitchen Toy Set
My Melissa and Doug collection
I’m probably Melissa and Doug’s biggest fan.
I like this one because it can help with fine motor skills but I also use it for color, shape, and food identification.
Melissa & Doug Cutting Fruit Set - Wooden Play Food Kitchen Accessory
This one is just too cute. My kids love playing “birthday party” with this
Melissa & Doug Bake and Decorate Wooden Cupcake Play Food Set
This is a great activity that needs low prompting to finish. I like to give these as independent tasks. Plus the kids thinks it’s fun to match!
Melissa & Doug See & Spell
This is just adorable!!! Even the scanner beeps. The little chalk board is just adorable too. I like that it also has a conveyer belt and card scanner!
Fresh Mart Grocery Store
this is my daughter‘s favorite toy. She plays with it every day and when her friends come over, they love playing with it as well.
Get Well Doctor's Kit Play Set
Learning👩🏼🏫
Things I have to help kiddos learn.
This has helped so many of my kids. It makes it easier for them to understand the concept of addition and subtraction.
Montessori Learning Toys 3-5: Counting & Tracing
Love love love. It’s something really easy and confident to take places. Not only can you have them learn numbers, colors, and shapes, they’re also using fine motor skills to put the pieces together.
Gagule Dinosaur Number Toys for Kids 3-5
Such a fun tracing activity! The “pen” is a magnet that pulls up the metal on the letters that makes it have a bumpy touch.
GAMENOTE Double Sided Magnetic Letter Board
Awesome, lightweight and tiny. Very good and educational for children including autistic children. Love the fact that its chargeable.
Airbition Talking Flash Cards for Toddlers
Game time!
What my kids love to play!
So fun! Another “roulette” style game. You pull however many swords your told to and one will randomly make the pirate shoot up. Fun but a jump scare haha!
TOMY Pop Up Pirate Board Game - Ages 4+
This is just a simple toy my kids like to play with. It can be tricky to get the blocks to balance which I like because it helps with learning fine motor skills
EVERSMART 36 Pcs Wooden Stacking Blocks Toy
This is a hit with the older kids. I have them do this in groups to work on collaborative skills.
lartoys Rope Untangling Puzzle Game - Large
This is a fun gift for all ages even if it is mainly for young children. The little fish go around in a circle and every so often they open their mouths and pop their heads up. The children have a fishing pole that has a cap shaped end on it so that ...
Amazon Exclusive Let's Go Fishin' + Lucky Ducks Game
The kids love this and it keeps them busy for sooo long!
WATUDOU Magnetic Fishing Game 70 pcs Kids
Random fun toys!
Just some other toys I find kids love!
This was so fun to make!! Easy to follow the directions and kids think it’s so fun!
Elmer’s Confetti Slime Kit with Metallic & Clear Glue, 4 Count
My kiddos love this and so do I! There are so many different ways to use it! Fine motor, colors numbers and even turn taking can be thrown in there.
Coogam Wooden Magnetic Fishing Game Toy
This is so cool!!! I know it’s for kids but I had so much fun building it!!
LEGO Disney Stitch Toy Building Kit 43249
This dream house has so many cool things!!! It’s so big. I love the swimming pool part and the elevator.
Barbie Dreamhouse 3-Story Dollhouse Playset
Just too cute. My kids love imaginary food sets. They love to “take orders”
Wooden Tea Set for Toddlers 3-6 Girls
Super cute idea for a toddler party! Quality is good especially for the price. The toys were floating well and didn’t sink. Easy to blow up and use. It also come with a perfect bag to store everything in with a net so nothing will get moldy!
CozyBomB™ Magnetic Fishing Toys Game Set for Kids
This ride on van is so cute and affordable toy for toddlers! For the price it’s a great value! I love the sleek color and quality! The size is perfect for my 2 year old! My toddler is gonna have so much fun pretending to deliver packages! I love how ...
Amazon Delivery Van Ride On Toy, Blue, Ages 2+
These are too cute! I bought them for a baby shower gift and they were so cute!
Bass Pro Shops My First Hunting Trip Interactive Plush Play Set
Such a fun and clever toy! This wooden pup rolls along on a leash, comes with a little bag of wooden treats, ‘eats’ them, and then ‘poops’ them out as you walk it.
Feed, Walk & Poo Pup Play Set
It is suitable for a two-year-old child, the size of the pieces are large enough and they are very safety. And the kids have a lot of fun playing with them.
LEGO DUPLO Town Creative Garden & Flowers 10444 Building Kit (45 Pieces)
My 2 year old really loved these stickers. She did a great job with just a little help.
Sticker WOW!™ Purple Unicorn Bundle: Activity Pad & Sticker Stamper + Mini Activity Pad and 200 Refill Stickers
Reading time 📚
Books my kids and I love!
Great for all kids! I read this to my kids all the time! It helps them to understand their emotions!
My First Book of Emotions for Toddlers
Clothes👕
Such a cute onesie for a wizard of oz lover! It’s so soft too.
The Wizard of Oz Baby Layette Newborn Essentials Gift Set, 4-Piece, Sizes Newborn-12 Months - Walmart.com
This is too precious. I love Carter’s. This is one of my favorites.
Baby Girl 3-Piece Floral Sleeveless Dress Set - Blue
Another carters set I’m sooo obsessed with!!
Baby 2-Piece Bodysuit & Floral Pant Set - Blue/Ivory
Motor skill👐🏼
Ideas or products I used to work on motor skills.
This is such a great idea!! This page has many other good ideas too. I’ve tried this and my kids love it.
Puffball fine motor activity
This is an intriguing puzzle that keeps my toddler entertained. The fun of putting a puzzle together plus the interesting concept of gears
Wooden Underwater Gear Puzzle – 18 Pieces