Recommend a gift for a kid who loves ripping things up

[Anonymous]

A play kitchen

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If he is past mouthing things, a roll of bubble wrap might be satisfying.

Play silks might satisfy the need to strew in a reusable format.

There's no chance that this child is past mouthing things. Zero.

I am the PP and a special educator who has taught preschool. In my experience, about half of the kids with similar skills that I have worked with are very picky about what goes in their mouth. No vegetables, fruit, or bubble wrap for them!

[Anonymous]

My major sensory seeker loves magna tiles because of the loud bang they make when you knock them down. He also loves balloons and I bet this kid would do. There are balloon games that would be good.

[Anonymous]

How about buying a bin with a lid putting a 40 pound bag of beans from Costco in it? That's what we did for our sensory seeker and every kid that came over loved it. I suggest beans rather than rice because we found the rice was harder to get off their hands and made it's way to the floor more often. You can also add in some different shaped pasta.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about buying a bin with a lid putting a 40 pound bag of beans from Costco in it? That's what we did for our sensory seeker and every kid that came over loved it. I suggest beans rather than rice because we found the rice was harder to get off their hands and made it's way to the floor more often. You can also add in some different shaped pasta.

Too young for that - he'd stick the beans in his mouth nonstop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If he is past mouthing things, a roll of bubble wrap might be satisfying.

Play silks might satisfy the need to strew in a reusable format.

There's no chance that this child is past mouthing things. Zero.

I am the PP and a special educator who has taught preschool. In my experience, about half of the kids with similar skills that I have worked with are very picky about what goes in their mouth. No vegetables, fruit, or bubble wrap for them!

Uh, but for the ones who are not picky about what goes in their mouths it's a huge challenge to keep things out of their mouths and keep them alive for many years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If he is past mouthing things, a roll of bubble wrap might be satisfying.

Play silks might satisfy the need to strew in a reusable format.

There's no chance that this child is past mouthing things. Zero.

I am the PP and a special educator who has taught preschool. In my experience, about half of the kids with similar skills that I have worked with are very picky about what goes in their mouth. No vegetables, fruit, or bubble wrap for them!

Uh, but for the ones who are not picky about what goes in their mouths it's a huge challenge to keep things out of their mouths and keep them alive for many years.

Indeed! Which is why I suggested that OP find out which type of kid this is if she's considering bubble wrap.

[Anonymous]

Pop-up Pirate game

Candy Land game

Both very simple games but pretty fascinating.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B06X9991WT/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1490150729&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX200_SY289_QL65&keywords=pop+up+pirate+game&dpPl=1&dpID=31cvsEqIl2L&ref=plSrch

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01AJMH240/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490150729&sr=8-1-spons&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=pop+up+pirate+game&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00000DMF5/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1490150803&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=candy+land+games&dpPl=1&dpID=61kG3PK9WDL&ref=plSrch

Also - puppy racers

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000VLXH4E/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1490150848&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=puppy+racers+game&dpPl=1&dpID=51Y-oBY7jML&ref=plSrch

And Lucky Ducks
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00V91HKI4/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490150902&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=lucky+ducks+game&dpPl=1&dpID=61TrtuG2I2L&ref=plSrch

Get him everything...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A play kitchen

That's the bomb! So fun...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about buying a bin with a lid putting a 40 pound bag of beans from Costco in it? That's what we did for our sensory seeker and every kid that came over loved it. I suggest beans rather than rice because we found the rice was harder to get off their hands and made it's way to the floor more often. You can also add in some different shaped pasta.

Too young for that - he'd stick the beans in his mouth nonstop.

Beans ev.er.y.where. Do not do this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about buying a bin with a lid putting a 40 pound bag of beans from Costco in it? That's what we did for our sensory seeker and every kid that came over loved it. I suggest beans rather than rice because we found the rice was harder to get off their hands and made it's way to the floor more often. You can also add in some different shaped pasta.

Too young for that - he'd stick the beans in his mouth nonstop.

Beans ev.er.y.where. Do not do this.

That wasn't our experience. Our big was much bigger than the amount of beans in it. Of course, some beans got on the floor but they were easy to vacuum up. I had no regrets about doing it because the beans were cheap. I also didn't care if my kid ate the beans.

[Anonymous]

Kinetic sand in a container with a sealable lid along with some small sand molds.

Play dough.

Bathtub markers, color drops, etc. I sometimes mix food coloring in a small container with shower gel and let DS play with "painting" in the bathtub.

Bounce-on toy - https://www.amazon.com/Gymnic-Rody-Inflatable-Hopping-Horse/dp/B000NZQEF2

Sand and water play table (for outdoors)

Hand vac - https://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker-Cordless-Pivoting-PHV1810/dp/B003RWTKJA (I'm only slightly kidding)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stomp rocket is perfect for that age. He can use all his energy jumping on it!

+1

[Anonymous]

Along the lines of a play kitchen, he probably would like a pretend workbench.
Some other ideas:
Pull and stretch balls:
https://www.amazon.com/Pull-Stretch-Bounce-Ball-Colors/dp/B00XZKO0DK/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1490197151&sr=8-12&keywords=sensory+toys
Slinky pop toobs:
https://www.amazon.com/Slinky-Pop-Toob-Pack-Hansen/dp/B0189UUTNU/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1490197302&sr=8-6&keywords=slinky+pop
Tear-rific Sensations Paper:
https://www.nationalautismresources.com/tear-riffic-sensations-paper/
Bowling set:
http://sensoryuniversity.com/Bowling-Set-G02348.htm