(1) Fidgets
A fidget is a small toy that a child can hold while being expected to pay attention in class. Amazon offers stacks of options for wonderful fidget toys, but if you're feeling crafty, you can easily make your own. You'll need; balloons, a funnel, rice/sand/flour and scissors. Fill the balloon with rice, flour or sand and tie the end. Add at least 3-4 balloon layers over the original balloon, because these fidgets can break and make a huge mess!
(2) Weighted Blankets
This will take a little while to develop, but you can make your own weighted blankets with rice, duct tape and ziplock bags.
This is part one of a YouTube video by user karena02 - if you're interested, check out part two on YouTube.
(3) Chewies
If your child chews on everything, you can find plenty of chewing-appropriate items for sale online. To save money, you can make your own by picking up some food-grade tubing at your local Home Depot . Add some to the end of some pencils, thread it on some colorful string to make a necklace or a bracelet. You can find kid-safe necklace clasps at craft stores like Beverley's, Joann Fabrics or Michael's.
(4) Sensory Bins
Fill a large plastic bin with dried beans, rice and lentils. Running your hands through one of these is so calming by itself, but you can also create games by hiding items in the bin.
(5) Flash Cards
Emotions, number sense, sight words and more can be learned from flash cards. The good news is that you can make them yourself! Customize your child's flash cards to exactly what they need help in learning. We recommend that when teaching emotions, you take photos of your own child making faces instead of using "smiley face"/emoticon type faces, because that's not what real faces look like.
Happy Crafting!
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