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.
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Snap Cubes - set of 100

£11.00 ex VAT
£13.20 inc VAT

Natural Body Brushes Basket

£23.00 ex VAT
£27.60 inc VAT

Light & Sounds Answer Buzzers - Set of 4

£25.00 ex VAT
£30.00 inc VAT

Noisy Barnyard Answer Buzzers - favourite farm friends

£21.00 ex VAT
£25.20 inc VAT

Fast Flip Racetrack

£28.00 ex VAT
£33.60 inc VAT

Changing Seasons Sensory Tubes

£21.75 ex VAT
£26.10 inc VAT

Inny Bin

£24.00 ex VAT
£28.80 inc VAT

Sit On Balance Ball - 450mm diameter

£17.50 ex VAT
£21.00 inc VAT

T Rex Ball Popper

£12.00 ex VAT
£14.40 inc VAT

Mirror Numbers

£8.00 ex VAT
£9.60 inc VAT

Kazoo - Set of 3

£3.50 ex VAT
£4.20 inc VAT

Ultra Slim Light Panel

£79.95 ex VAT
£95.94 inc VAT

Large Sand Timer - Set of 6

£57.00 ex VAT
£68.40 inc VAT

Colour Paddles - Set of 6

£6.55 ex VAT
£7.86 inc VAT

Rainbow Numbers

£8.50 ex VAT
£10.20 inc VAT

Easy Hold Double Sided Convex / Concave Mirror

£8.25 ex VAT
£9.90 inc VAT

Primary Science Mighty Magnets - set of 6

£22.95 ex VAT
£27.54 inc VAT

Wooden Handled Blue Wheeled Massager

£4.50 ex VAT
£5.40 inc VAT

Finger Colour Squares

£18.00 ex VAT
£21.60 inc VAT

All About Me Feelings Activity Set

£23.50 ex VAT
£28.20 inc VAT
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Yellies - sound reactive Gecko

4.0 (3)
£7.95 ex VAT
£9.54 inc VAT

Ark's Chewable Krypto Pencil Topper - Blue XXT

£10.50 ex VAT
£12.60 inc VAT

Ark's Brick Stick Chewable Pencil Topper - Orange Firm

£9.95 ex VAT
£11.94 inc VAT

Soft & Squeezy Critter Blocks

£15.00 ex VAT
£18.00 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.