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Sensory Room Ideas for home & school : To build a therapeutic sensory space or room for greater brain development and carry over of sensory stratergies at home we offer ideas for school/home on request ..

We offer advise for school , proffesionals and families on how to create a space within access and what key items to use as per your child or student needs ..While it may take many months, even years, to acquire the equipment you need for ye child there are tips and ideas we offer that you can add to your sensory room without breaking the bank.

To name a few Sensory Room Tools

Floor scooters or scooting boards allow your child to glide in the prone and supine positions, it strengthens your child’s core, improves balance, supports activities that enhance bilateral coordination, builds your child’s visual-motor skills for reading, and last but not least, improves hand-eye coordination for handwriting.

Cocoon swing / lycra swing / hammock/ aeroplane swing / T swing / bolster swing can be key items to add to your sensory room to give them a sensory experience via vestibular and proprioceptive feedback , also for improving your child’s attention and focus while strengthening your child’s visual-motor skills for reading and tracking.

Physio or therapy or sensory ball is other easy item to add to your sensory room. It’s amazing how many kids can’t dribble or bounce a ball, which could explain why they struggle with reading and writing ability. If they don’t have the hand-eye coordination, proprioception and visual-motor skills to control a bouncing ball, they won’t be able to write across the page, track words on the page and apply the right amount of pressure when using a pencil to write their name. Different types of balls allow your child to cross the midline, enhance processing speed and can strengthen many areas of the brain.