Sensory Stages 1-2

(monitor to avoid choking)

·  Brushes (make-up, vegetable, hair, nail) and rubbery objects to chew

·  Vibrating massagers

·  Light sticks and glow-in the dark toys

·  Water slippers, tassels or objects with interesting textures 

·  Balls with holes or unusual textures

·  Objects that crinkle or make noise when pressed

·  Flashlight or toys that light-up

·  Simple musical instruments (e.g. xylophone, guitar, drum, bells, triangle)

·  Ball drops and roller coaster toys

·  Velcro fruit or food toys

·  Peg toys

·  Jack in the Box

·  Rain sticks (especially clear ones with metal beads)

·  Spinning toys (tops, spiral discs, etc.)

·  Slot toys (mailboxes, piggy banks, etc.)

·  Toy trains or race cars

·  Slinkys and spring toys

·  Fiber optic toys

·  Whirlygigs, flying toys or foam pop guns

·  Wind-up toys

·  Water and sand toys

·  Blocks and construction toys

·  Playdough and clays

·  Simple crafts or simple kitchen science experiments

·  Electric musical instruments

·  Electronic toys

·  Toys with mechanisms (gears, clocks, conveyor belts, motors)

·  Simple drawing toys (e.g. doodle toys, chalks, crayons, paints)

·  Vehicles or other toys that must be assembled from a diagram

·  Magnets with various metal objects

·  Dolls (figures, action figures, toy animals, puppets, etc.)

·  Dollhouses and family dolls

·  Pirate, astronaut, cowboy and knight toys and accessories

·  Toy trains with faces (e.g. Thomas the Tank Engine™)

·  Rubber or stuffed animals

·  Card games, board games, computer or video games, bowling, basketball, hide-and-seek, Red Light/Green Light, Simon Says, etc.

·  Begin with simple games with one rule and progress to more rules

·  Begin with games that incorporate anticipation or surprise

·  Dress up clothes and hats

·  Toy kitchens and food

·  Story books and toys that match the characters