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Best Sensory Toys and Gifts for Kids Who Need Sensory Input

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Inside: Use this list of the 35+ best sensory toys and gifts perfect for kids who are sensory seeking or need to fidget in order to concentrate. 


When my eldest daughter was a toddler and a preschooler she probably would have been diagnosed with sensory processing issues due to her low vision skills. 

She is incredibly light-sensitive, would not walk on the sand with her bare feet, and strong animal smells (farm, zoo, petting zoo, dogs) made her panic. She refused to touch anything sticky or dirty, even when she cooked or baked, which she loves to do. 

But at the same time, she loved water play, her bean pit (we bought bags and bags of it at Costco) and she could spend hours “making cookies” with Playdoh.  She loved to swing (and still does as a high schooler) and so we have swings, hammocks, and rocking chairs. 

Even if she didn’t love it all, we surrounded her with a variety of sensory toys and activities. 

And then we needed a whole new slew of sensory toys for my son who relied on fidgets to stay focused during academic activities he wasn’t excited to complete. 

So when we switched to homeschool for the year to avoid Covid, we had fidgets in every corner of the house to give him access to objects that would support him and his learning needs. 

We’ve also discovered fidgets and chew necklaces to help alleviate the stress and anxiety our kids felt due to Covid and a year home without friends. 

So whether your kiddo is sensory seeking like my son or sensory avoiding like my daughter and/or has higher levels of anxiety, these sensory toys and gifts will be helpful. 

Best sensory toys and gifts for kids who are sensory seeking or who have spd (sensory processing disorder)

Sensory Toys: Fidget Advent Calendars for Christmas 

My kids love Advent Calendars and we usually get LEGO ones…but these look so fun! 

Fidget Advent Calendar

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Fidget Advent Calendar

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Fidget Advent Calendar

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Best Sensory Toys: Playdoh and Kinetic Sand 

Playdoh Set with Dino Cookie Cutters

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Playdoh Starter Set 

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Playdoh Tools 

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Melissa and Doug Tools – One of my most favorite things my kids had when they were little and a favorite go-to gift for toddlers! 

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Related: More Melissa and Doug Gifts 

Playdoh Sweet Shoppe 

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Playdoh Toolset 

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Want to make your own playdoh? Use this homemade playdoh recipe. 

Kinetic Sand Set 

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Kinetic Sand Construction Set 

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Kinetic Sand Ice Cream Set 

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Related: Best Toys for Kids Who Love to Pretend Cook 

I personally can not stand slime and don’t love having it my house because it ends up smashed into my carpet every single time. But if you have a higher tolerance for it, you will love these slime recipes. 

Slime Kit    

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Fluffy Slime

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Best Sensory Toys: Fidgets 

Fidget Grab Bag   We keep these in a bin near my son’s workstation and he loved being able to grab whatever suited his needs for the moment. 

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Pop Its 

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Baby Yoda Pop It My son just got this for his birthday and is obsessed with it! 

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Related: 100 of the Best Star Wars Gifts

Fidget Tubes

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Liquid Motion Bubblers 

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Sand Art  These were my favorite when I was a kid!!! 

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Water Beads

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Water Bead Ocean Set 

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Sensory Jewelry 

Coil Ring  My older daughter and I love these! 

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Fidget Spinning Rings – I just got this for my daughter to help her from biting her nails and she loves it. Plus it’s pretty! 

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Spinner Rings 

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Gem Chew Necklaces – I got these for my youngest to help her and since she loves how cute they are, she wears them and chews on them when she’s feeling anxious.

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Shark Tooth/Lego Chew Necklaces

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Related: Best Lego Gifts for Lego Lovers

Best Light Up Sensory Gifts

Lava Lamp   Go old school because lava lamps are mesmerizing. 

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Calm Down Glittery Jars 

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LED Strip Lights 

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Ocean Lights 

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Moon Light   My daughter has this in her bedroom and loves it! 

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Curtain White Lights 

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Light Table 

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Touch and Feel Books

Baby Animals 

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Touch! 

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Pat the Bunny 

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Taggies Touch and Feel 

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See Touch Feel 

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Sensory Toys: Outside 

Sensory Swing

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Saucer Swing

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Snuggle Swing

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Water Table 

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Sand and Splash Table 

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Best sensory toys and gifts for kids who are sensory seeking or who have spd (sensory processing disorder)  

Best sensory toys and gifts for kids who are sensory seeking or who have spd (sensory processing disorder)

Best sensory toys and gifts for kids who are sensory seeking or who have spd (sensory processing disorder)

Best sensory toys and gifts for kids who are sensory seeking or who have spd (sensory processing disorder)


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