Your 2024 Holiday Gift Guide Is Here!
It’s that time of year again and we are all on the hunt for holiday gifts that our kids will love!
At Beyond Speech Therapy Services we believe in playing with a purpose. The everyday play that our kids naturally engage in can also be so supportive of their skill development, so let’s encourage that!
We’ve pulled together some of our favorite, developmentally supportive toys that we know kids love and broken the list up by the therapy disciplines we focus on – speech, physical therapy, occupational therapy, social work and feeding & nutrition.
We know you’ll find the perfect gift that your kiddos will be so excited for!
Speech & Language Supportive Toys
This classic helps kids work on their comprehension, counting & strategic thinking – all important parts of strong speech skills!
Kids practice their counting and number recognition as they climb ladders and slide down the chutes. This is a perfect beginner board game for our littlest friends!
Simple and so effective, magnetic tiles allow kids to practice color recognition and shape identification. They can also describe what they are building, create stories about their creation and build speech skills in so many ways!
Important speech skills are built through imaginative play and this super cute farm set is the perfect way to let little minds run wild!
From the farm to the table! A set of fun, colorful play food creates an abundance of speech practice. Identification, color naming, sorting and imaginative play are all fun and easy with this set.
OT Supportive Toys
Another simple but effective therapy classic! Play Doh is awesome for the fine motor skills that OT therapy focuses on. It’s also a great sensory toy for all kids.
A great fine motor toy for older kiddos, using perler beads works hand-eye coordination and the small finger muscles. It’s also an awesome focus activity for overly busy brains.
Build fine motor skills, work on hand/eye coordination, practice color recognition – the skill development possibilities are endless with Spike!
A sensory favorite and great for fine motor muscle development! Pop Tubes make great stocking stuffers, too.
A play with a purpose toy that has been over 100 years! Fine motor building, spacial planning practice and organization skill supporting, Lincoln Logs are so much more than a much loved building toy.
PT Supportive Toys
When the cold days of winter keep you inside, work those big muscle groups and burn some energy on a trampoline. This is a great option for kids who need big movement regularly!
Hey! Play! Hopscotch Ring Game
Another great indoor/outdoor toy! Work on balance, coordination and gross motor skills with this customizable hopscotch ring set.
A great play-with-a-purpose option for our younger kiddos! Soft and safe, these foam blocks work on gross motor coordination, spacial awareness and motor planning.
Have we mentioned how much we love the classics?! Twister is such a great PT supportive game and gets the whole family moving!
Zoom Ball is a great indoor or outdoor game that allows kids to work big muscles while also practicing cooperation and strategy.
Social Emotional Supportive Toys
This fun family game has 140 big feelings scenarios . A great social emotional game that allows kids to get to know their feelings in a relaxed way.
Based in CBT, this simple game helps kids identify what triggers their emotions, understand the beliefs they have about those situations and explore their reactions for ways to change challenging thought patterns.
Even the littlest kiddos have big feelings! And the Big Feelings Pineapple helps our younger children learn how to recognize, understand, and feel their feelings in a healthy way.
This fun on-the-go magnetic set allows kids to explore feelings and facial expressions. They can reflect their own feelings or create a new face and the story of how that face is feeling.
Help kids learn about some core emotions – happiness, sadness, fear, anger and surprise – while engaging in some fun imaginative play!
Feeding & Nutrition Supportive Toys
Imagination and healthy food habits! Sort by food group while also discussing the nutrition of the everyday foods your child eats.
Part of building healthy food habits is allowing kids to take an active role in food prep and cooking. This kid-friendly set allows kiddos to work right alongside you while preparing their favorite meals!
Make mealtime fun and encourage your picky eaters to try something new – all while getting to play with their food!
Another way to make mealtime a bit more engaging! These training chopsticks is also a double win as they work fine motor skills while also encouraging positive food habits.
At Beyond Speech we love to play with a purpose and this gift guide is just some of the amazing toys and games our therapists use during sessions. So much growth can happen when kids do what kids do best – play!
A holiday gift can be fun but also so supportive of the skills your kids are building! Happy Holidays!
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