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Helping Fidgety Kids Sit Still?

A sensory approach to the age-old question.

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Beads & Blocks

Note: Review only, product no longer for sale.

Stack, sort, and slide the beads and blocks.

Preschoolers love to stack colored hardwood blocks and sort the triangle, square, and rectangular shapes. Two completely separate play areas enhance opportunity for cooperative fun. 23"x10"x16"

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Beads & Blocks

Typical Access Profile

Auditory

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Hearing
Hyper-Acute

Vision

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Vision

Gross Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Gross Motor

Fine Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Fine Motor

Developmental Age Range

0 - 2
3 - 5
6 - 8
9 - 12
13 and Over

Language

Typical
Some Spoken
Receptive Only
Sign
Assistive/Augmentitive
Not Using Language
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High contrast for low vision.

High visual contrast helps children with low vision or cortical blindness find and visually track toys. Use backgrounds to create contrast. Three tablecloths (black, white, yellow) and a bright light will help almost any toy to visually pop out! Spread a black cloth on the floor and shine a light on it. Now send the Musical Turtle on a trek across the cloth. It is so much easier to track now! Pick the appropriate colour background for each new toy, and turn up the contrast!

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