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Discover fun and creative ideas to encourage play time with toys, light play, music, multi-sensory activities and tactile art. Also find seasonal holiday crafts!
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Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Make Your Own Tactile Christmas Cards Using Your Child’s Artwork!
Elin shares how she and her son Theo were able to turn his artwork into tactile graphics Christmas cards that he could give to friends and family.
Toys, Visual Impairment
Top 10 Accessible Toys for Blind Kids
We recently ran a contest asking families to share their favorite toys for their kids who are blind or have other special needs. Here are the top 10 as voted...
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Make Your Own Rainbow Wheelchair Costume
Learn how to make your very own rainbow Halloween costume for your child's wheelchair! The technique is actually easier than it looks.
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
10 Accessible and Sensory-Friendly Halloween Ideas
Find ideas for Halloween crafts and activities that are accessible for blind or visually impaired kids. We've also got a lot of multi-sensory ideas too!
Play, Visual Impairment
Make Your Own Play Space for Your Blind Baby!
Blind babies may need help learning how to interact with and be actively involved in their environment. You can build your own active learning play space so your baby can...
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Accessible Playgrounds
This NPR site provides a list of accessible playgrounds as well as the background behind the hows and whys of making playgrounds accessible to all.
Toys
64oz Games: Accessible Games for Blind Players
Making games accessible to everyone by creating add-on kits to make games work for anyone with blindness or visual impairment.
Special Needs, Toys
Adapting Toys for Special Kids
An Ohio mom has created a lending library of adapted games for children of all abilities, from those with developmental delays to those with significant disabilities.
Toys
Make Your Own Stay-Put Tray!
Create your own stay-put toy system on your child's tray! This is perfect for blind babies who often throw their toys then can't find them again on their own.
Play, Visual Impairment
Accessible Baseball
Summer just isn't summer without a trip to see a Major League Baseball game! Here are tips to make your visit both fun and accessible for children who are blind...
Music Play, Visual Impairment
Making Music Accessible to Blind Musicians
A revolutionary 3-D printing system makes music easier to read for blind musicians. Invented by a blind South Korean musician as part of her doctoral dissertation, it makes music accessible...
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Morgan’s Wonderland Accessible Theme Park
Morgan's Wonderland, a theme park in San Antonio Texas, is fully accessible and built for every member of the family.
Play, Visual Impairment
Brazil’s Blind Soccer Team
With the World Cup happening, soccer fever is spreading. And if you think there’s no place out on the soccer pitch for a person who is blind, think again, because...
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Stay Cool this Summer by Celebrating Christmas in July!
It's hot outside, but you and your child will have a blast staying cool by celebrating Christmas in July! These fun Christmas-themed activities for you and your little ones use...
Sensory Activities
Give the Gift of a Sensory Activity!
Looking for a great present for a blind or visually impaired child? How about giving them the gift of a sensory activity! Learn how to make (and give!) homemade edible...
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Bug’s Bikes
Bug's Bikes is a charity in Massachusetts that provides adaptive bikes to children whose families need financial assistance.
Sensory Activities, Toys
Make Your Own Stackable Sound Blocks!
Find out how to make your own stackable sound blocks out of Gerber baby food containers. They are easy to make and fun to play with!
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Make Your Own Natural Grass Easter Basket!
How about a natural grass Easter basket? This is a project my son did at school and we just love it!
Sensory Activities, Toys
Make Your Own Bead Container
Ivan's Occupational Therapist suggested finding simple activities he could do that would require him to use one hand to stabilize while the other hand is engaged. Making a Bead Container...
Toys
Crayola Color Wonder Mess Free Paints
My son was asking to paint after he had at preschool a few times, and I was dreading the mess--but then I found these paints! He gets the same experience...
Sensory Activities
Make Your Own Nontoxic Slime!
This is a super simple recipe for homemade nontoxic slime. It's perfect for kids who tend to put things in their mouth while they play because it's safe! It's still...
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Tactile Shamrock Fun: Celebrate St Patrick’s Day in the Garden!
Find out the difference between shamrocks and clovers (hint: there isn't any), learn about the different types of shamrocks and discover a fun shamrock craft! Happy St Patrick's Day!
Sensory Activities
Make Your Own Ball Pit!
Making your own ball pit at home is a great way to entertain the kids on a cold winter day. It's also a wonderful multi-sensory activity for special needs kids!
Sensory Activities
A Quilt of Many Textures
Cindy King writes about creating a quilt of many textures for her son Victor who is blind. He loves all the different types of fabric! Cindy will also make a...