Sensory Room

I am so excited about this Christmas.  I can only share what the girls are getting because a certain boy tends to read this blog ;).  For the last couple of years we have bought the girls (or girl before they were plural) toys.  That's what you do for kids on Christmas, right?!  Princesses, games, puzzles, musical toys, etc.  Kids love that stuff!  Well not mine.  Year after year I buy those gifts, they get played with for 1 week, and they don't get touched again.  My girls just don't play with toys.  There are a couple that have gotten good use but they are few and far between.  Coming into this Christmas I was sort of dreading having to come up with stuff to get the girls since I have toy boxes and shelves full of unused toys. 

I asked Oksana to start thinking about Christmas a couple of months ago and there were only 2 things on her list.....a crash pad and some lights that kids can wrap up in and are often in sensory rooms.  Well the lights are very expensive so that wasn't happening, but as I researched it hit me that if sensory stuff is what she is asking for then we should give her sensory stuff.  I knew Anya would love it too.  She is my swinger!  At that point the idea came to create a sensory room.  We have an area in our basement that was basically a toy room and as you can imagine, no one ever plays in it!  Over Thanksgiving weekend we cleared it all out, and now it is ready to be turned into a sensory room on Christmas! 

I became so excited about this idea and I have researched for hours on the best products that my girls will love and the best prices on those products.  I talked to family members who have just as hard of a time buying for them and we pooled our money to make them a great room!  We will also include things we already have like our therapy balls.  Here is what they girls are getting for Christmas.  I'll post again when it is all together and being used.  Click the words below the picture to take you to the web site.


Crash Pad
 

Platform swing - A lady makes these on Etsy for a great price!  (this link takes you to the smaller one but she does make a bigger one, that is the one we got)

Bungee Swing

Lycra Swing (I had to get one that carried more weight because my boys are dying to get in this!)
 

 

Disco Light

Led Lights - I ordered these in multicolor and white.  I will line the perimeter of the room in them.  I was specifically looking for lights that had different effects....blink, fade, steady on, slow fade, etc.



STOCKING STUFFERS:

Inside Out Ball - They had these at Easter Seals back when we lived in Little Rock and Oksana LOVED them!  I'm so excited that I found them!

Sensory Spaghetti - This stuff feels amazing!

EZ Squeeze DNA ball