Sensory & Tactile Items
Many young learners, with and without special needs, can benefit from sensory toys for the classroom. These items engage the senses — often touch and sight, but they can sometimes incorporate smell or hearing, too. Many also have the bonus of strengthening fine motor skills. Whether kids want to run their fingers across textured stones or smush or crumble some cool play sand, tactile toys for students are a great way to pique their interest and encourage sensory play.
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Unleash endless creativity with the Play-Doh Case of Colors™! This set includes four 4-ounce cans of Play-Doh in a variety of vibrant colors, perfect for kids aged 2 and up.
Zen Strips are sensory strips designed to help calm and focus. The set includes 4 strips in your choice of Bumpy Gradient or Sandy Gradient.
The Cool Down Cubes Sensory Fidgets set includes four calming cubes with different sensory actions: squeeze the slow-rise foam, spin the spinner, solve the maze, and sift the falling beads.
Play Sand™ is a versatile, allergy-free, and clean sand perfect for educational and recreational purposes.
Encourage creativity, exploration, and hands-on learning with sensory bins. Perfect for classrooms, therapy settings, and home activities, sensory bins support fine motor skills, sensory development, problem-solving, and self-regulation through engaging play.
The Galactic Glitter Ball is a mesmerizing, sensory toy designed to captivate the imagination. This ball features a unique glitter-filled, translucent design that shifts and sparkles with every movement, creating a dazzling visual effect.
Calming, silent and satisying sensory fidget toy reduces stress and anxiety and increases focus in school and home. Tapping, twirling, and running fingers on the soft, flexible and colorful rubbery fibers allowing movement while working.
The Sensory Trio Fidget Tubes are a set of three engaging toys designed to enhance sensory exploration and fine motor skills.
These captivating discs create a soothing tactile and visual experience as the gel beads move around in the liquid when kneaded or squished.
The Spike Sensory Fidgets are perfect for children and adults looking to relieve stress or improve focus through sensory play.
The Spike Sensory Fidget Ball is a must-have for kids and adults alike, offering a fun and calming experience with its unique, pineapple-like shape and textured silicone surface.
Great for developing hand-eye coordination, color recognition, sensory stimulation and motor skill development.
The Liquid Motion Bubblers are a soothing and engaging sensory tool that helps promote mindfulness and focus for all ages.
Calming sensory fidget helps manage and relieve stress and anxiety at school, study, home and on the go.
Sensory Discs offer captivating tactile and visual experiences with five unique textures and colors, perfect for early learners, individuals with special needs, or fidgety students.
Lightweight, white plastic trays are designed for small children using finger paints and other art materials.
Types of Sensory Toys for Students
When it's time to appeal to the senses, you can find a wide range of items designed for the task:- Balls: Sensory balls use a variety of textures, lights, shapes and fillings to meet student desires.
- Liquid toys: These toys combine water and oil-like blobs of colored fluid that move when a child tips and flips it.
- Play-Doh® and putty: Putty makes for an excellent sensory tool that's also nontoxic and easy to clean and store. Some versions have hidden objects in the putty for kids to find. We also carry an assortment of tools, such as cutters and rollers.
- Sand: Sand is available in many different colors and offers a soothing tactile experience. It's also great for tracing and building activities — just be sure to put it in one of our sand trays for easy cleanup!
- Trays: Sensory trays are a great place for containing various sensory toys within an easy-to-clean location. Toss sand, water and toys in them without worries.
- Sound and hearing resources: Our sound-based toys include blocks that generate a unique sound when someone shakes them and have matching, colored notes on the sides.
- Sensory discs: These circular objects feature various tactile effects such as squishy beads, soft fabric or fuzzy tentacles. Students can squish and fold the discs and feel the different surfaces.
- Sensory stones: Sensory stones often feature textured or smooth surfaces, and some can even be stacked. Kids can hold and turn these stones over or play matching games with them.
- Sensory eggs: These little eggs are similar to sensory stones, but they are smooth and can help with sorting or matching skills. We even have some sensory sound eggs that play matching sounds for an auditory experience.