A roundup of my speechie favorites— the tools, toys, and treasures that make therapy fun, functional, and full of little wins.
This is great for Apraxia of speech therapy when you’re aiming to get a lot of trials per session. Also doubles as a great fidget.
100 Bubble Popper
This is probably my favorite! Lots of language opportunities for prepositions, verbs, color words, requesting, etc.
Fat Brain Toys SpinAgain
This bright, spinning gear toy is perfect for little hands. We use it to work on core words like “turn,” “go,” “stop,” “on,” “off,” and requesting— all while building fine-motor skills and cause-and-effect understanding. It’s a go-to for early intervention because it encourages imitation, joint attention, and so many opportunities for connection and communication. Plus… those spinnin...
Busy Gears Interactive Toy
I love using Squigz to target so many early speech and language goals: labeling colors and sizes, practicing core words like “on,” “off,” “pull,” “pop,” and “more,” and encouraging imitation of both sounds and actions. They’re perfect for working on ...
Squigz
“POP & GO” motion adds cause-and-effect magic. Great for practicing core words like “go,” “stop,” “turn,” and descriptors “fast” or color words and numbers. Develops fine motor skills, sequencing, and counting in a fun, action-packed way.
ZigZag Racetrack
This is a super-fun shape-sorting toy that’s carrying tons of speech-therapy magic. It’s perfect for practicing words like “put in,” “take out,” “knock,” “open,” “door,” “block,” and colors/shapes and animals/animal sounds. Can also be used for prete...
Fisher-Price Busy Blocks Pet Carrier
Perfect for turning everyday play into language power. Kids grab a veggie, say “slice,” “up/down,” “on the board,” then we talk about “big,” “little,” “green,” “orange” (etc.) while practicing turn-taking, requesting (“My turn!”), and play routines.