Christmas Gifts for Kids with ADHD and Sensory Processing Disorder

Christmas Gifts For Kids with ADHD or Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) can be fun as well as helpful in helping them live. Parenting kids with ADHD and SPD can be a challenge, but there are also many joys as well. When it comes to Christmas I always try to put a few gifts in that are fun but that will help some of the challenges we deal with on a daily basis. I thought I would  share a few of the Christmas gifts for kids with ADHD and Sensory Processing Disorder  that we have found to be most helpful to our son!
 A List of Christmas Gifts for Children with ADHD and Sensory Processing Disorder
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Christmas Gifts for Kids with ADHD and Sensory Processing DisorderA great list of Christmas Gifts for Children with ADHD and Sensory Processing Disorder including stocking stuffers, games and more

Hog Wild Zoo Sticks Party Set(Pack of 8) are fantastic for fine motor skills. Serve them with some Mac & Cheese and they will get lots of work! Every kid loves these whether they have fine motor skill issues or not!
The Natural Light Alarm Clock is an easier way to wake up your kid who doesn’t want to get out of bed. It will gradually wake them up to make them feel like they are naturally waking up.

CHEW STIXX Pencil Toppers look like a strange eraser but are actually made to chew on. Does your child chew on clothing, pen tops or pencils? These are great for providing sensory relief and are not noticeable to other kids.

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Magnetic Responsibility Chart is a great way to keep your kids on task with chores and daily responsibilities like brushing their teeth. It cuts down on the frustration for both of you.

Learning Games for Kids with ADHDA great list of Christmas Gifts for Children with ADHD and Sensory Processing Disorder including stocking stuffers, games and more

Rory’s Story Cubes are great for kids who have trouble processing to write a story. It is easy and helps prompt them to the process of writing a story from beginning to end.
Logic Links are a great way of helping your kids to solve fun puzzles while trying to begin to think in a logical manner and follow through steps as they are laid out.

Melissa & Doug Shut-the-Box is a great game to practice math skills. Many kids with ADHD have problems with Math. You roll the die and then try to turn down numbers to equal the dice total making you have to think about different combos to make up numbers. It’s a really fun, fast (so they don’t have to pay attention long) and retro game.

Games for Children with ADHD and SPDA great list of Christmas Gifts for Children with ADHD and Sensory Processing Disorder including stocking stuffers, games and more

Memory Games are great to increase their brain power for remembering things you tell them. I like Simon because it also increases with speed and if your child has a processing disorder this can help with that as well. Here is the pocket edition to carry everywhere or you can purchase it in other sizes as well.

Wok and Roll is a great game for small motor skills you have to chase these little pieces of food around a wok that is jiggling around and you have to use chopsticks. It’s tons of fun!

Clue The Classic Edition is a great game to problem solve and stay organized which are 2 skills that are hard for ADHD’ers
Find it Games come in a ton of themes for girls and boys like dinosaurs, hunting, sports, and glam and glitz. They will expand their powers of observation and they turn and turn to try and find all of the pieces. It’s also great to carry in the car or on trips.
Mad Dragon is a fast-paced therapeutic card game to help children control their anger in the moment. Practice 12 effective anger management techniques to understand what anger feels and looks like, how to avoid anger-provoking situations and express and understand their feelings Mad Dragon plays like the card game UNO.

Tactile Play Gifts for KidsA great list of Christmas Gifts for Children with ADHD and Sensory Processing Disorder including stocking stuffers, games and more

Pop-Arty Beads are great fun especially for girls to make bracelets and necklaces, but they are wonderful to work on strengthening your hands and fine motor skills.

Magnetics are loved by all kids and they will make your child really start to think logically about how to put things together and build. It will hold their attention for hours as they work to build and rebuild different things.

Legos are a great for kids to build and pull apart. The small pieces are great for tactile and space awareness. They a classic that never goes out of style

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Water Beads are so soothing to play with. You can play with them on a light table or in the tub and they are so much fun. Dip your feet in them and feel the tension melt away as you laugh and squish.
Kinetic Sand is another great way for kids to get sensory feedback and play at the same time. They can dig, squeeze and bury things in it.
Cozy Plush Buddy the Monkey Microwavable Soft Toy is great for kids to squeeze for sensory feedback and gives them that warm hug when you can’t. It has Lavender which is calming and promotes sleep.

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Crazy Aaron’s Thinking Putty “Candy Cane” Hypercolor & “White Christmas” This Heat Sensitive Hypercolor Thinking Putty changes color when you apply heat or cold. It Glows in the dark – And comes with a Black Light. It bounces, stretches and can be squeezed, kneaded, snapped, and popped. Thinking Putty builds hand and finger strength and provides relaxing, yet stimulating interaction for children with ADHD and sensory integration issues.

Pull and Stretch Balls are a rubber coated stress ball they can squeeze pull or shape. They will help them to pay attention and relieve the wiggles when playing with this inexpensive tactile toy.

Tangle Jr. is the original fidget toy. Teachers love them and you can get this set of three to keep on at home, in the car or in a bag so you have one anytime you need.

Gifts to Get Rid of the WigglesA great list of Christmas Gifts for Children with ADHD and Sensory Processing Disorder including stocking stuffers, games and more

A Mini Trampoline is great for getting the wiggles out. When your kid is bouncing off the walls then just put them on this and let them bounce away!

A Standard Scooter Board with Handles this is so fun to crawl around the house on your belly. Kids can crawl around and pick stuff up or chase the dog on it. Garrett puts a string on one of the handles and pulls his brother around on it.

I hope you find something fun from here to help the kids in your life and please I would love for you to share any things you have found to be good for your ADHD or Sensory Kid.

 

10 Responses

  1. Tiffanie Doyle says:
    Thanks for this list!! I have three kids that have SID and ADHD. These all look like fun. Especially the Wok and Roll game!
  2. Julie Boarder says:
    Thanks for sharing these great ideas!
  3. Audra @ Renewed Proj says:
    This is a great round-up of ideas. Thanks for posting this. Those Hog Wild Sticks look like so much fun!
    1. Kelley Wilson says:
      They are! Every kid that comes to my house wants to use them
  4. Paula Miller says:
    The Shut the Box math game looks like a fun way to learn math. Fun + educational is the way to go!Paulalifeasweknowitbypaula.blogspot.com
    1. Kelley Wilson says:
      It is really an old game but I am finding that many of the things we played with as kids are the best things for kids like this. We have gotten away from all of the things that promote fine and gross motor control.
  5. This is great. Thank you. My niece was recently diagnosed with SPD and I've been wanting to get her something that she'd enjoy. Any ideas for an almost 2 year old?
    1. Kelley Wilson says:
      Yes puzzles with knobs, shape sorters, spray bottles with colored paint in them, bingo markers (these make dots on bingo cards but are fun to play with) the triangle shaped crayons. If she has noise issues a cute pair of fun earmuffs. An easel, writing on a vertical surface will help with arm strength therefor fine motor control.She is lucky she was diagnosed early things will be much better for her once she reaches school age!
  6. The Better Baker says:
    What an awesome post! So helpful - thanks so much for taking time to share.

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