The Best Gifts for Ages 5+
Yoga Dice on Etsy
The Yoga Dice Game is an exciting way for a child to explore his or her inner yogi without the use of a screen! Yoga poses help with body awareness, balance, coordination, strengthening, and provide lots of proprioceptive input.
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Magna-Tiles
Watch your child’s imagination take over using Magnatiles! This STEM approved magnet set will grow with your child’s interests. We’ve seen castles, rockets, robots, and more! Magnatiles are a favorite for expanding creativity and working on visual spatial skills!
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Wooden Balance Board, by Kinderfeet
The Wooden Balance Board can provide lots of sensory input that might be difficult to get while at home! It can be used to balance on, rock in, or climb over in an obstacle course.
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Stepping Stones, by National Geographic Kids
We love these Stepping Stones to make obstacle courses at home! Stepping Stones activate ideation skills and motor planning to make it across a big creek or trekking in the jungle! Now that is the ultimate test of balance and coordination!
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Light Up Air Rockets, by National Geographic
3… 2… 1…BLAST OFF! The Stomp Rocket is a huge hit for any space lover in your life and we especially love this glow in the dark option! This STEM game encourages creativity, problem solving, and hand eye coordination.
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Body Sock, by SANHO
The Body Sock is a Lycra material suit that is a great tool for regulation! You can think of it as a constant calming hug since the resistive material provides feedback with every movement. The Body Sock also helps with motor planning and body awareness.
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AeroDisk Max, by Fat Brain Toys
This disc game is awesome for solo play or with siblings or friends. It doubles as a frisbee and a mini handheld trampoline. Say hello to a fun way to work on hand eye coordination, body awareness, and motor planning!
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The Bilibo, by MOLUK
The Bilibo is a simple, yet versatile toy that we love for many reasons! A kid can sit in it and go for a spin or stand on it and practice balancing! It works on imagination, core strength, and coordination!
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Klutz Book of Paper Airplanes
Take the paper airplane game to the next level with this book! This book has step-by-step instructions to create a variety of planes and it comes with a plethora of paper designs too. The careful folding techniques help with fine motor, visual motor skills, and bilateral coordination (i.e. the use of two hands!).
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Kids Pod Swing, by OUTREE
One of the first things that comes to mind when we think vestibular input is SWINGS (you can also check out this platform swing)! Did you know that fast movements can help a child feel more awake, while slow and rhythmic movements can help a child feel more calm and relaxed? These swings can be used as the perfect zoom break!
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The Spooner Board
The Spooner board can take a child surfing over a big wave or snowboarding down the slopes all from the living room! It’s a great way to work on balance, coordination, and gross motor skills. Fun fact: it can also be sat on for rocking, spinning, or wobbling! Kawabunga!
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Hand Crank Flashlight, by STEM Lab
Know a future scientist or engineer? Check out this DIY Flashlight for a great STEM gift - no batteries needed!
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Wooden Solar Car Model Kit, by SmartsToy
Another one for your future scientist or engineer! This Wooden Car is solar-powered!
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Chatham Bike, by Retrospec
Every kid gets pumped for fresh new wheels! Riding a bike has numerous benefits that you can read about here! Pro tip: Get some street chalk too and set up biking paths in your backyard or front driveway. Don’t forget a helmet!
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Slamwich, by Gamewright
Card games are always a huge hit to get the whole family involved all while working on attention, problem solving, and turn taking! This is one of our favorites! Did you know that kids start to benefit from games with rules around this age?
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Sleeping Queens, by Gamewright
Sleeping Queens is another one of our favorite card games - for all of the same reasons as Slamwich!
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Hedbanz, by Spin Master Games
Hedbanz (8+) or Hedbanz Junior (5+) is a picture guessing board game perfect for the whole family! Hedbanz guarantees exercising your brains and laughing along the way. Pro tip: consider Hedbanz Disney for any Disney lovers in your life!
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Pancake Pile-Up, by Educational Insights
Order up! Bring the diner to your home with the Pancake Pile Up relay races! This game works on sequencing, attention, balance, and coordination.
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