A sensory room is an environment designed to develop people’s sense. It can be used as a therapy for people with limited communication skills. With Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) people may have trouble processing one or more senses. Creating a sensory room to balance between relaxation and activity within the framework of a safe, adapted environment designed to stimulate senses such as feel, vision, sound, smell and taste, usually through special lighting, music, and objects. Products shown here are just some examples on what you can use in a sensory room. if you have a spare room in your house, be creative and have fun with it.
Mood Lighting: Galaxy Projector Star Night Lamp Projector – Ocean Wave Projector – LED Colour Change light bulb – LED Net Lights for Wall or Ceiling |
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This foam bed surround is a great addition to any bedroom. It provides support but is also not restrictive . It is great for children not to harm themselves with bumping. |
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Compression Swing – Lycra, Polyester mix, Spandex |
Inflatable LED Cube Chair or Light Up LED Colour Changing Cube Stool |
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Lighting Touch Control LED Night Light USB Chargeable, Plasma (or a disco) Ball, lava Lamp, Rope Lights from Bunnings, LED strip lights. Kmart sells them, great to put around bedroom door or headboard as a night light … |
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Loads of ideas on Pinterest on how to make different sensory bags, or go to google images and type in sensory bags. |
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Super comfortable bean bags in all shapes and sizes at Noomi |
Interlock Foam Mats Or large carpet squares from Bunnings |
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Calming Canoe or Peapod Fairy lights at Bunnings |
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Swivel floor chair – this one is at Sensory Overload. IKEA puts out the smaller egg swivel chairs https://www.ikea.com |
Kloudsac – so many designs to choose from, like sitting on a huge marshmallow! |
Jumbo Water Snakes Most discount stores sell them |
Body socks, This one is from Happy Hubble |
Gigantic Pillow beds. aliexpress.com usually has these and products, or rather the characters change all the time. |
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Luminous Pillow LED Star Cushion, type that in ebay and there are lots! |
Pillow Pets. You can put poly pellets in the plain ones and turn them into weighted lap pillows. |
Weighted Animals |
Crash Mat
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Panda Drums. Relaxing magical calming sounds |
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LED Light Spinning Wand. Usually found at kmart or discount stores.
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Children’s Big Top Spinning Wheel.
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Unlimited on what you can create, DIY. |
Nest Swing, or the round net swing is at Bunnings |
A HowdaHUG chair provides extra vestibular movement for children that require a rocking motion when seated on the floor. It curves around the back which allows the seat to hug the body. Especially great in kindy/preschool years.
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Wobble Stools
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Sight And Sound Tubes |
Hopper Balls |
Bubble Machine |
Vibrating Massage Tools. |
Gym Mats
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Peanut Gym Ball
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Have a Sensory Hamper.
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Ball Pit. 100 Pack of Play Plastic Balls, Kmart around $8.00 |
Scooter Board
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Glow in The Dark Sensory Box
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Mocka Teepee. Loads of styles to choose from. Kmart also sells a couple
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Google home/mini/nest
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Lycra Cloud or Morph Suits |
Crayola Ultimate Light Board |
Bed (or floor) tent |
Room Wall and Floor Padding |
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The Sensory Steamroller Will help reduce your child’s anxiety, calm him or her and increase on-task behaviour. Visit Website
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Junior Jumper Mini Trampoline |
LED Light Dancing Water Speakers |
Light box |
Kmart Sports Section Kmart has loads of great stuff in the sports section that is a fraction of the price if you buy under ‘disability’. eg: fitness mat, therapy roller, gym ball, vibrating massager, double wheel exerciser, resistance bands, balanceboard, balance cushion, weighted vest etc. They also have a large range of fidget toys now also.
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Pod Swing Chair / Indoor Outdoor Hanging Seat Hammock eBay $35-60. Swinging develops the sense of balance and body perception. It also brings a feeling of well-being and relaxation. |
LED Egg Lights Tap it to turn on/off – $8 at Bunnings |
Smellems Bubbles |
Fibre Optic Lamp |
Weighted Lap Blanket |
My Cotton Cubby |
Foam sticks |
Make a Face Stress Ball |
Luxury Weighted Blankets at Happy Senses
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Clock with White Noise
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Huggy Roll at Noomi |
Pokano Dark Den -Large |
IKEA KURA Reversible Bed & Tent |
Rainbow Bed Canopy |
Make a Lego Feature Wall |
DIY Magnetic Board |
Beds with built in LED strips with remote |
Heavenly Hammocks & Swings (NDIS registered)
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Privacy Pop |
Noahs Bed |
Safe & Sounds Mini Lots of designs to choose from, however these ones are in the UK, but it can give you lots of ideas and maybe get one made locally. |
Safe Surround Plus Bed Safety and certainty for both the user and the carer, the Safe Surround Plus bed provides a safe environment for active people with challenging behaviour. |
Another bed from USA, looks super comfy |
Alvantor Bed Canopy at Amazon |