Yep, I said in the earlier entry I would try not to keep encouraging you to spend money....oops!
With the holidays and gift giving right around the corner, here are some ideas of toys and games for kiddos on the spectrum.
Computer/DS/Wii/Xbox games go without saying, so here are a few other ideas. I will try and post a few more over the next few blog entries.
Take a look at http://www.fatbraintoys.com/toys/special_needs/autism/index.cfm which has some unusual sensory toys.
We haven't tried any of these, but they look like they address a variety of social situations.
One game our girls also like was Apples to Apples (matching adjectives and nouns and involves a "judge"), as well as Battleship (you have to deal with immediate frustration of not "hitting" the targeted boat :) They also loved to play dress up and we could find some fun things at our local Goodwill store.
Stringing beads, playdoh, cookbooks with utensils (to encourage eating of different foods that your child makes!) jigsaw puzzles, books with flaps or textures, Guess Who board game, Snap card game, Connect Four are a few things we have explored over the years.
Please share any ideas or toys you have found especially fun for your kids...it will help us all with our shopping!
For some practice with sensory and fine motor skills, we decorate cookies and make a gingerbread house! I know, that doesn't sound like much, but working with the textures of the icing, sprinkles, and candies and using fine motor skills makes it a fun challenge for our 7 yr old, and he gets to eat his reward! When company comes over, that is also a great conversation piece for him! He is very proud of his works and will show them off and even talk about them (when he would rather be in another room by himself.)
ReplyDeleteThat is a fabulous idea!!!! I had completely forgotten that we did that with our daughter. Thanks soooo much for sharing!
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