Developmental Toys

Developmental toys for special needs, chosen for children who learn through touch, movement and handling things. These motor skills toys, cause and effect toys and simple games give plenty of practice at gripping, turning, threading and taking turns.

In the range you'll find the Jack in the Box, where turning the handle plays music until the clown pops up, colour-coded Large Sand Timers for waiting and turn-taking, soft foam Animal Magic Mirrors that bend to change a reflection, and Cloud Putty to stretch and squeeze. SENCOs, teaching assistants and parents use them for one-to-one work, small groups and play at home.

Choose by the skill you want to practise: hand-eye co-ordination toys for threading and stacking, balance and movement equipment for whole-body play, Easi-Grip scissors for early cutting, and blowing toys for whistle and bubble games.

Build a sensory pack Five quick questions, then we pick best sellers to fit your budget.
553 products

Let's Get Creative ' LEARN AT HOME' Kit

£51.00 ex VAT
£61.20 inc VAT

Let's Move 'LEARN AT HOME' Kit

£68.50 ex VAT
£82.20 inc VAT

Rainbow Wooden Exploration Basket

£49.00 ex VAT
£58.80 inc VAT

Counting Dino-sorters Egg set

£31.50 ex VAT
£37.80 inc VAT

Fix- it Tool Box

£18.50 ex VAT
£22.20 inc VAT

Fast Flip Racetrack

£30.00 ex VAT
£36.00 inc VAT

Snap & Learn Matching Dinos

£21.50 ex VAT
£25.80 inc VAT

Jumbo Jungle Animals - Mommas & Babies

£29.95 ex VAT
£35.94 inc VAT

Birds in a Nest Sorting Set

£21.50 ex VAT
£25.80 inc VAT

Blindfolds - Set of 6

£14.50 ex VAT
£17.40 inc VAT

Smartmax Magnetic First Tractor Set

£28.95 ex VAT
£34.74 inc VAT

Best Bugs Magnetic Maze

£28.50 ex VAT
£34.20 inc VAT

Sensory Reflective Balls - Set of 4

£28.50 ex VAT
£34.20 inc VAT

Mini Stilts

£75.00 ex VAT
£90.00 inc VAT

Pig Ball Popper

£12.00 ex VAT
£14.40 inc VAT

Blocks Walker

£44.95 ex VAT
£53.94 inc VAT

Animal Dominoes

£9.95 ex VAT
£11.94 inc VAT

Mix & Match Emotion Masks

£32.95 ex VAT
£39.54 inc VAT

Blow Lotto

£23.75 ex VAT
£28.50 inc VAT

Turbino

£18.25 ex VAT
£21.90 inc VAT

Scent Swooshers

£32.95 ex VAT
£39.54 inc VAT

Squidgy Splash Shapes

£25.00 ex VAT
£30.00 inc VAT

Pom Poms - Set of 2

£8.45 ex VAT
£10.14 inc VAT

Matching Patches

£19.95 ex VAT
£23.94 inc VAT

Developmental: your questions answered

What are developmental toys for special needs?

They are toys chosen to give practice with a particular skill, such as grasping, turning a handle, threading, balancing or waiting for a turn. For children with special educational needs (SEN), simple toys with a clear reward give lots of repetition without it feeling like work, and the range runs from motor skills toys to cause and effect games.

Which colour Large Sand Timer shows which time?

They are colour coded: red is 30 seconds, green 1 minute, pink 2 minutes, yellow 3 minutes, blue 5 minutes and orange 10 minutes. Each timer is 160 x 70mm with moulded end caps and a thick wall surround, and they are made with the classroom in mind, for showing how long a turn or task will last.

How heavy is the Weighted Sensory Snake?

It is filled with approximately 1.7kg of beads inside a soft plush body. It can hang around the shoulders or coil up on a lap, and it is designed to give deep pressure input during the day. For lap pads, blankets and other weighted items, see our weighted toys and lap pads.

Why is a Jack in the Box in the developmental range?

Because it rewards a simple action with a clear result. Turning the handle plays music, then the smiling clown pops up, so children practise turning a handle and learn to wait for the surprise. At 150mm wide and 155mm high it sits easily on a table for one-to-one or small group work.