Shopping around the holidays can be a stressful thing for us moms. But when your kid is on the spectrum, it just comes with extra challenges. Our children most likely are not playing with the same toys children their age are using or may be asking for. Some of them may have developmental delays or struggle with sensory issues or their gross and fine motor skills. Maybe your child can’t communicate, so you’re stuck guessing what they want. No matter where your child lands on the spectrum, purchasing gifts for them isn’t an easy thing to do…until now!
I have compiled this holiday gift guide for sensory-seeking kids to help make your holiday shopping worries disappear. Whether it’s sensory-seeking needs you’re looking to fulfill, encouraging leisurely play, or finding a way to release pent-up energy. There are toys listed at different price points for all budgets. This should help take some stress away this season for you.
This one-stop holiday gift guide will make all their Christmas wishes come true.
$25 and Under
- Light Up Gloves
- Spell and Talk Flash Cards
- Love Hugs Talking Aid
- My First Workbook
- Dot Art Activity Set
- Melissa & Doug: Ms. Rachel Wooden Learning Blocks
- Melissa & Doug: Magnetic Car Loader
- The Matching Letters Game
- Crayola Washable Finger Paint Station
- Recordable Button
- Nice Cube
- Fidget Toy Pack
- LCD Writing Tablet
- Fidget Slugs
- Worry Stones
- Poppin’ Pipes
- Fidget Worm Toy
- Kidoozie Whirl ‘n Go Ball Tower
- Liquid Motion Bubbler
- Creativity for Kids Sensory Bin
- BouncyBand Wiggle Seat
- Tintecusa Busy Board
- Textured Stretchy Strings
- Counting Dinosaurs
- Spike the Fine Motor Hedgehog
- NeeDoh Ramen Noodles
- Bunmo Suction Toys
- Stretch Balls
- Fiber Optic Lamp
- Chewy Jewelry
- Pop It Light Up Game
- Giant Slinky
- Textured Sensory Bracelets
- Sensory Activity Board
$25 to $50
- Plush Infinity Flipper Quiet Fidget Toy
- Engfa 3 in 1 Outdoor/Indoor Activities
- Sensory Exercise Ball
- Flying Orb Ball
- My First Busy Book
- Fidget Toys Pack
- Learning Resources Sensory Tubes
- Magnetic Tiles
- Hand 2 Mind Sensory Fidget Tubes
- 50 Piece Fidget Poppers Pack
- Crayola Doodle Board
- Lapare Audible Learning Toy
- Hand 2 Mind Changing Season Sensory Tubes
- Water Doodle Mat
- Esjay Busy Board Montessori Toy
- Dynamic Movement Sensory Sock
- Star Projector
- Electric Jellyfish Lamp
- Twister Hurricane Light
- Speak and Spell
- Sensory Vibrating Pillow
- Wack A Mole
$50 to $100
- Learning Resources Gears! Gears! Gears!
- Wobble Disk & Climbing Dome
- Liquid Sensory Mat
- Lite-Brite Touch
- Rainbow Balance Steppingstone Set
- Inflatable Peapod
- Seesaw Teeter Totter Chair
- Bean Bag Chair
- Balance Beam
$100 and Above
- Tonibox Audio Starter Set
- Trampoline
- Tap-Tap Touch Sensory Lights
- Tree Tent with Stand
- Swivel Chair
- Crash Pad
While tangible gifts are great, sometimes we don’t want to add to our ever-growing collection of items accumulating in our homes. What we desire is to give our children shared family experiences that create cherished memories that will last a lifetime.
Here are some fun places to add to the holiday gift guide by purchasing a gift card:
- Let’s Bee Kids Play Center
- We Rock the Spectrum Kids Gym
- Great Wolf Lodge
- Altitude Trampoline Park (Sensory-friendly Saturdays)
- Southwick’s Zoo
- Jump Nation
- Regal Cinemas (My Way Matinee)
- Discovery Museum
- Chuck E. Cheese (Sensory Sensitive Sunday is the 1st Sunday of every month)
The pressure we have to create magic this time of year is enough to give us all unnecessary anxiety. Finding gifts for your child shouldn’t have to be so hard. I hope this holiday gift guide has taken some of that pressure off of your shoulders and given you peace of mind that your child is going to love their gifts. Wishing you and all your family peace, joy, and love this year into the next.
