Inside you’ll find: Practical, useful solutions for Orally Sensitive children to find an outlet for their needs. Chewing your fingernails. Chomping on your lips. Compulsive biting. A lot of sensory kids use their mouths to get sensory input. The mouth is a treasure trove of sensory receptors. Sensory input is a real need, not an […]
On the Go Sensory Tools
Have you seen images on Pinterest of fully stocked, gorgeous sensory gyms? Do you drool when you see pictures of parents that have built climbing walls and monkey bars in their kids’ bedrooms? This incredible DIY climbing wall from my friend Dyan is all the heart eyes!!! Check out her climbing wall tutorial HERE. […]
Sensory Activities for a Sensory Body Sock
“You have to get me one of these for Christmas!” my baby-boomer mom exclaimed. What has her so excited that she can’t stop playing with her grandson’s sensory tool? It’s called a body sock and while it looks mighty strange, it is a barrel of laughs, and more importantly, sensory input! Shout out to Everyday […]
When Sensory Kids HATE the Outdoors
Wind… Wet grass… Wasps. Snow… Sunshine… Sweaters. These and so many other things can keep sensory kids from wanting to go outside. But the great outdoors is a treasure trove of beneficial sensory input that will actually help kids overcome their sensory aversions. How can you help a kid with SPD enjoy the outdoors, for […]
8 Ways for Sensory Seekers to Get Their Energy Out
Inside you’ll find: Sensory Activities for Sensory Seekers that are extremely easy to do with zero prep and usually zero equipment! Have you watched your child literally bounce off the walls before? You might have a sensory seeker on your hands! If your child is constantly moving, crashing, banging, and chomping, you know the frustration […]
Benefits of Weighted Blankets for Kids with Sensory Issues
Inside you’ll find: the incredible benefits of weighted blankets for kids with SPD or other sensory issues. We all have that one friend. You know, the one that just gives exceptional hugs. Those hugs are just the right firmness and radiate love and warmth. That’s kinda what a weighted blanket feels like. And there’s science […]
Combining Sensory Input with Learning Activities
When your child has sensory needs, your to-do list grows exponentially. Suddenly there are books to read, therapies to attend, medical bills to battle, sensory activities to do. While your children need to get their sensory needs met, there’s still more to life and those things can’t be ignored either. A child’s education is obviously […]
Sensory Play with Sitting Spots
“How are you guys ever going to learn if you keep bouncing off the walls?” My nerves were fried but I knew there was more school to get done before we could call it a day. I also knew my kids have genuine sensory needs that need to be met… Scroll to the bottom for […]
Auditory Sensory Avoiders: Handling Public Bathrooms
Inside you’ll find: Ways to alleviate your child’s anxiety when it comes to public restrooms and their auditory defensiveness. Walking into a public bathroom with your child can seem like walking into a minefield if your child has sensory issues. Shockingly loud and unexpected noises await around every corner and the echo is disorienting. […]
What to do DURING a Sensory Meltdown
Inside you’ll find: Practical techniques you can do WHILE your child is having a sensory meltdown from sensory overload. Sometimes you see it coming from a mile away. Other times it comes out of nowhere and knocks you off your feet. Regardless of how it comes, when your child has a sensory meltdown, it’s […]
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