Special Needs

Meet the manimo family! This weighted animal is recommended for all children, but were designed specifically for children with ADD, ADHD, ASD, anxiety or other disorders.

The Weighted Snake is the perfect companion for your neck. It wraps and twists delighting both young and old. Made of sparkly Lycra® for visual stimulation.

Soft and pliable, a manimo is placed on the child's most receptive body parts: shoulders, waist, thighs and stomach. We recommend using it for 15-20-minute periods to stimulate rest and/or concentration.

Slightly lighter than the others, the weighted snake is usually placed around the neck and on the shoulders. This manimo twists and wriggles, to your child's immense delight.

Bouncy Bands for Elementary Chairs are made with heavy-duty rubber.

• Loops are molded on both ends of the Bouncy Band. They install to the chair in seconds!
• Chairs can be lifted, moved and stacked, while the support pipes and bands stay secured.
• Note: The heavy-duty band and support pipes are free of latex and pthalates.

Bouncy Bands for Elementary Chairs can be used with Kindergarten chairs and they also stretch to fit up to fifth grade chairs. They can stretch to fit chairs that have a distance from 13-17" between the chair legs. If you have a chair that has legs that are smaller than 13" across, we are able to make you custom-sized band at any smaller length at no extra cost. Just mention the size needed in the comments section when you order online.

• Students love being able to wiggle while they work!
• Active students are more productive and spend more time on task when they can move.
• Students with short legs enjoy being able to rest their feet on the Bouncy Band instead of having them dangle all day.
• In addition, students who feel anxious when working enjoy being able to stretch their legs to release their anxiety while they work.
• Chairs can be lifted, moved and stacked, while the 4" support pipes and bands stay secured. Be sure to position the support pipes with the groove at the top for the band to rest inside so that tension keeps the band securely attached to the chair legs.

Meet the manimo family! These weighted animals are recommended for all children, but were designed specifically for children with ADD, ADHD, ASD, anxiety or other disorders.

Four manimo models are available, in several colours. Weighing between 1 and 2.5 kg, they can be used by children ages three and up, with adult supervision.

Soft and pliable, a manimo is placed on the child's most receptive body parts: shoulders, waist, thighs and stomach. We recommend using it for 15-20-minute periods to stimulate rest and/or concentration.

These stress balls have an awesome texture and make a great fidget toy. Extra tough and durable.

• Includes 13 mini-books to be assembled and read multiple times
• Mini-books teach essential social skills related to cooperative play and learning
• Simple illustrations allow students to color and personalize their own books
• Includes completion certificates and blank mini-book pages

Curious toddlers flip sensory puzzle pieces over to feel and identify them from their bumpy ridges, smooth surfaces, soft plush and more with Tactile Search and Match. Nine different textures on oversized puzzle piece match to a corresponding spot on the sturdy puzzle board. Practice classification and patterning skills with this engaging, tactile matching game. Measures 14″W x 12″D x 2″H. Ages 2+

• Tactile Search and Match is a unique sensory memory game for toddlers
• Nine textures on chunky rubberwood piece, with matching textures on corresponding board
• Practice classification and patterning skills
• Sturdy puzzle board with overmolded handles for easy mobility
• Measures 14″W x 12″D x 2″H
• Ages 2+

• Includes 13 mini-books to be assembled and read multiple times
• Mini-books teach essential social skills related to self-regulation and keeping calm
• Simple illustrations allow students to color and personalize their own books
• Includes completion certificates and blank mini-book pages

Meet the manimo family! These weighted animals are recommended for all children, but were designed specifically for children with ADD, ADHD, ASD, anxiety or other disorders.

Four manimo models are available, in several colours. Weighing between 1 and 2.5 kg, they can be used by children ages three and up, with adult supervision.

Soft and pliable, a manimo is placed on the child's most receptive body parts: shoulders, waist, thighs and stomach. We recommend using it for 15-20-minute periods to stimulate rest and/or concentration.

Enveloping and comforting, the weighted frog can be placed on thighs or chest while the child is in a prone or semi-seated position.

Do you have a child in your early childhood classroom who:

• Climbs on top of furniture and jumps off?
• Covers his ears when children are singing?
• Refuses to touch clay, paint, or sand?
• Often falls down and skins her knees?
• Refuses to play on outdoor playground equipment?

If so, it is possible the child is having sensory processing problems. How can you help children with these problems so they can enjoy learning and grow in positive ways? Sensory Integration helps you identify children who have difficulties with sensory processing, and it offers simple, easy-to-use solutions to support the sensory needs of young children in the preschool classroom. Easy-to-implement solutions include adaptations and activities for children with different types of Sensory Processing Disorder. This book has a bonus chapter with instructions for creating low-cost items to help children with sensory issues.

Chapters cover concepts such as:

• Explaining Sensory Integration and Sensory Processing Disorder
• Defining sensory avoiders, seekers, and under-responders
• Designing the environment to support the sensory development of all children
• Helping preschoolers with sensory processing problems
• Providing practical solutions to meet the needs of individual children during daily routines
• Building and creating low-cost items such as a tire swing, sand pillow, and incline board to give children opportunities to get the sensory input they need