Our range of Shaking Animal Keyrings are an all time favourite, especially with Occupational Therapists.
They will have you wanting to pull the cord and feel the shaking and vibration all day long!
These 6 cm farm animals- pig, cow dog and sheep are a favourite for children and adults who like to fidget to keep their fingers and hands busy or, to reduce stress and anxiety. They are also a wonderful tool that can be used to encourage repetitive hand and finger movements that develop strength or fine motor skills.
This really is a wonderful tactile fidget toy that is perfect size to fit anywhere but not small enough to easily loose. It's an enjoyable way to encourage repetitive hand practice to develop strength.
These Shaking Animal Keyrings are a sensory relief product because when the cord is pulled with the ring and starts vibrating, it provides tactile input that has calming and sensory organizing abilities on the human body as well as providing a range of other sensory experiences for children and adults. This is especially helpful for those who are sensory seekers!
Available in different animals types.
Why is playing with Shaking and Vibrating Animal toys good for children?
Did you know that vibrating toys can actually decrease discomfort, lower stress and anxiety as well as improving focus and concentration? Not only will they also encourage social skills play but also development of social skills overall like sharing.
Our Shaking Animal Keyrings provide a soft vibration that is gentle however, engaging stimuli that is a fantastic resource, particularly with those that have special needs and sensory processing challenges like ADHD, Autism or Sensory Processing Disorder. These toys promote a sense of calm especially, when they need extra sensory feedback or to assist with increasing sensation tolerance in hypersensitive.
Vibrating or shaking toys have also been proven to create new neurological pathways in the brain.
Not only are movement and sensory input an essential components for learning, they are also important for being able to complete tasks. The reason for this is, is that it involves bilateral coordination - using both hemispheres of the brain simultaneously.
What skills are developed?
- Encourages fine motor skills
- Improves language development
- Encourages social interaction
- Assists in building hand-eye coordination
- Increases concentration and focus
- Promotes strengthening of muscles
- Reduces stress and anxiety levels
- Provides sensory relief and sensory processing
- Increases sensory awareness
- Aids in learning social skills
- Encourages a sense of calm
- Aids in bilateral coordination skills (using two hands simultaneously)
Recommended 3 yrs +
Includes:
- 1 x Shaking Animal Keyring 6 cm
