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It's getting HOT here in the UK. Here are some BRRRrrrilliant ideas to help keep your kids cool and happy!!!

39 Hot Weather Activities for Kids to Beat the Heat with Ice & Water Get set to beat the heat this summer with some of these water activities for kids! Add in some cool ice activities and you'll be staying cool all summer!

Those Wonderful People at SIE have sent us a Christmas Present Guide for Special Needs! Hope this helps as you all get ready for Christmas. Please feel free to share…

https://www.sensoryintegrationeducation.com/pages/news-2024-christmas-sensory-gift-guide?utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EmphaSIze%20December%202024:%20Socialising%20and%20Sensory%20Differences%20-%2015858063

We’ve been using our gym balls all wrong!

PS DON’T try this at home. The most expensive Christmas decoration EVER!

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Giant Christmas Ball From A Gym Ball?!

We think this is a great Christmas Idea! Available and Smyths Toy Shops or online. A BIG Thank you to the Admin Team at Cann Bridge for telling us!! https://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/toys/sensory-toys/fidget-toys/toy-mania-sensory-advent-calendar/p/214480

Another fun building game for Christmas Pressies. Although cardboard boxes are cheaper they are harder for kids with dyspraxia to put together. They also can't be broken down stored and put back up again as easily as these kits. We like the Mine Craft colour scheme. Anything to get them away from screens and actively building!! Chttps://www.facebook.com/110276804057373/posts/668684361549945/

MINING FOR A “BIG” HOLIDAY GIFT FOR AGES 8 and UP? Make-A-Fort HAS REAL-WORLD MINECRAFT KITS!—Move The Couch, Alert The Cat As Kids Get To Build On The Rec Room Floor An Actual Mineshaft, Villager House, Cave or First Night House!

Read the press release - https://kidstuffpr.com/portfolio/make-a-fort-minecraft-2022/

Great site for sensory toys, helpfully listed under categories, such as oral motor. We really like this site and their prices are not too bad. It often gives you ideas for toys that you can buy even cheaper in your local supermarket! Great for browsing, and helpful for those birthday and Christmas wish lists!

https://thinkingtoys.ie/

Great Site with wonderful indoor activities to keep kids happy!!! Regardless of their energy levels:-)

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Parents often ask us about good Christmas presents to get kids hands moving. It’s often really hard to know what toys to buy, and to work through all the options when deciding what works at the right level for your child. So here is a brilliant comparison and review site that helps with making this choice. We love it and it’s already given us some great new ideas that we didn’t have before!Have a really happy Christmas from us all here at Blue Sky Therapies

Best Building Toys For Kids to Buy 2019 - LittleOneMag From early childhood right through adulthood, children generally love building toys that spark their ...

Another great site offering an up to 60% off Sensory Toys and Items for Christmas!

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Here are some great sensory ideas for Christmas pressies from the Sensory Integration Network
https://www.sensoryintegration.org.uk/News/8132859

Many thanks to you all, for making such an interesting day at Friends and Families of Special Children, Plymouth! It was really good to meet you all.

Here is a link to the ear defenders that we discussed. You can look around but Screwfix seem to have these at the cheapest price right now. There are three grades, we have posted a link to the entry level. You will find these are highly effective, but you can go to the next two levels if needed, Optime II and Optime III. These types of ear defenders, are designed to allow vocal frequencies through, whilst cutting out other frequencies. This means that you are not at such a risk of socially isolating someone when they wear them. Trying them on is a revelation! It really makes you realise how hard auditory systems are working all the time.

We advise, that you use these as sparingly as possible. Some children become dependent on them, but if possible encourage children to have them available, to put on in the event that there is an auditory emergency! In this way they can get used to using their ears normally, but knowing that they have a safe option to fall back on in an instant. This takes some playful experimentation at first. For the children who like to chew, or pick apart things, it’s possible to buy replacement foam and ear pads, which is cheaper than buying a complete new set! Hope this helps:-)

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