10 Ideas for a sensory space.

Have you thought about creating a sensory area/room in your house? Sensory areas can be really beneficial for autistic children. It is an area where they can calm down and self regulate.

This is something that I would love to make for Edward. At the moment he just has a bean bag in the corner of the lounge and we drape blankets over the top to make a den.

When I do get round to creating one, these are 10 things that I would put in it. *Disclaimer – These are Amazon affiliate links. If you purchase through these links then I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.

1. Bean Bag Chair

This is the bean bag that we have for Edward. It’s pretty robust and is suitable for the garden too.

2. Sensory den

Edward loves being inside any tent, so when he gets overwhelmed, this would be lovely for him to go in and calm down.

3. Soft play climbing blocks

Whenever we go to our Wavy Rainbows group on a Saturday, Edward loves jumping and rolling around on these.

4. Bubble machine

Edward goes nuts for bubbles. He loves jumping around trying to catch them. He would honestly play with bubbles for hours.

5. Giant Bubble Tubes

Giant bubble tubes are so relaxing to watch and would just be lovely in a sensory rains.

6. Light projector

A light projector is great way to help autistic children to self regulate as they can focus on lights.

7. Weighted Blankets

We are huge fans of weighted blankets here. Weighted blankets are great for calming anxiety and so would be fabulous in a sensory room.

8. Fluffy snuggly blankets

You might have seen from previous blog posts that Edward is never without his blankets. So as well as a weighted blanket we also have numerous fluffy blankets.

9. Liquid Floor Tiles

`These liquid floor tiles are lovely for sensory play.

10. Sensory Bean Bags

As well as having a big bean bag to sit on these little sensory bean bags would be great to. They come in different shapes and have different emotions on them.

If you do purchase any of these items then please drop me a line in the comments letting me know how you get on with them.