Using Specific Sensory Integration Equipment To Crash, Jump, Taste, Touch, Calm, Climb, Swing & Make Play Fun

Whether at home, school or in a clinic, sensory integration equipment is a necessary way to provide the proper input for children with sensory processing/sensory integration disorders. Sensory integration equipment can be very specialized to provide the essential input for targeted areas of sensory dysfunction.

How will you know if your child needs any of this equipment or if he/she may have a sensory integration disorder / sensory processing disorder, you ask?

Easy... just click here for the FREE, printable S ensory Processing Disorder Symptom Checklist

Need More, Or The Proper Kind Of, Tactile Input?

Then, try the following Sensory Integration Equipment...

tactile toys and balls

textured walls and materials

textured puzzles and books

surgical brushes (if prescribed the Wilbarger Brushing Protocol)

vibrating toys and vibrating baby seats

vibrating mattresses, vibrating pillows , and play mats or vibrating stuffed animals

vibrating recliners, chair, or mats

vibrating teethers and oral massagers

vibrating hairbrush or vibrating toothbrush

"Koosh" balls, wigglers, and squishy balls

shaving cream or Funny Foam

play-doh, gak, glop, and other fun recipes

sand and water tables

"Bumble Ball"

ball pits and ball pools

finger paints

textured bean bags

vibrating pens

"Somatron" vibrating mats and cloud chairs

tactile mats

Need More, Or The Proper Kind Of, Vestibular (movement) Input?

Then try the following Sensory Integration Equipment...

bolster swings

suspended platform swings

glider rockers

hammock swings or relax chairs

cocoon swings

riding toys, bikes and scooters

rocking toys

jolly jumpers

infant swings

teeter totters

tire swings, sling swings, toddler swings and swingsets

jumpolenes and backyard bouncers

"Dizzy Disc"

zip lines and backyard trolleys

sea saws

glider swings

"Airwalker"

"frog swing","biorbital accelerator" swing, dual swings, spring swings, "moon swing", disc swing, and/or tube swings

"Sit 'n Spin"

"Whirley Bouncer"

rocker boards

balance boards and balance beams

Need More Proprioceptive Input? (input to muscles and joints)

Then try the following Sensory Integration Equipment...

pogo sticks

jumpers and bouncers

weighted vests, weighted blankets, and shorts

wrist, ankle, shoe and/or finger weights

scooter boards

play tunnels

"moon shoes"

scooters (3 or 4 wheel scooters for the younger, or less coordinated)

rollerblades

"Disc-o-Sit" or "Movin' Sit" cushions

"Theraband"

jungle gyms

indoor rock walls

"Hippity Hop"

trampolines

"Jump-o-lenes" and/or backyard bouncers

jump rope

therapy balls

"Theraputty" or silly putty

any vibrating product (massagers, mats, toys, teethers, baby seats, etc.)

weighted balls ("medicine balls")

"The Steamroller" machine

resistance tunnels

"Body Sox" (lycra stretch bags for the body)

bop bags

bean bag chairs

ball pits and ball pools

bubble wrap (to pop with fingers and hands, or jump on)

pegboards

"T-Stool"

air mats

crash pits

net climbers

push toys

weighted backpacks

"Co-oper Lycra Blanket"

"Rapper Snappers"

squeeze toys

weighted neck wraps and/or weighted lap pads

Need More Oral Input?

Try the following equipment to help with sensory processing...

vibrating teethers

vibrating toothbrushes

blow toys

whistles

musical instruments (real or play ones)

rubber tubing (dip it into flavored foods or drinks if you want)

sweet, sour, spicy, chewy foods and gum

"Nuk toothbrush"

textured spoons

straws with thick drinks

sports bottles

"Blow Darts"

"Blo-pens"

bubbles

party favor blowers

kazoos

facial and oral massagers

"Z-vibes"

"Jigglers"

Need Calming Auditory Input?

Then try the following Sensory Integration Equipment...

sound therapy

guided imagery tapes/cd's

relaxation tapes/cd's

classical music

nature sound machines

heartbeat sounds stuffed animals and/or blankets

metronomes

self-hypnosis programs (downloadable)

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