Early Years – World of play

Toys to expand your world of sensory play

If you are looking for toys for your visually impaired child to enjoy, we have compiled this helpful directory. These toys help explore the different senses and we have included lots of ‘parent favourites’ that VICTA parents are recommended after playing with them with their VI child. If you have a child who is blind or partially sighted and have a toy you would like to recommend, please get in touch at parents@victa.org.uk and we’ll add it to the list to share with other families!

Sensory and messy play go perfectly with the sense of smell! We’ve included some ideas to get you started and lots of links to blogs sharing even more scented fun for you and your visually impaired child to explore.

Bouncy chairs and sit in bouncers

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Mini trampolines

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Ride on toys and bouncers

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Balance toys

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Parent favourite:
Bilibo | Special Needs Toys

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Play tables

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Interactive sound and light toys

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Ball pits

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Sensory play station set up

Parent favourite:
Tuff tray | Amazon

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Music makers

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As seen in the Sensory Discovery Pack:
Halilit Egg Shakers | Halilit

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Bath toys

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Dark den light-up toys

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Parent favourite:
LED Swivel Fan Wand | Amazon

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Light-UP Pop Tubes | Amazon

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Tactile sensory play

Parent favourite:
Kinetic sand | Smyths Toys

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Parent favourite:
Water Beads | Amazon

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Scented play

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Parent favourite:
Scented bubbles | Amazon

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Other useful guides and resources…

The RNIB ‘Let’s Play’ toy guide

This helpful pdf guide from RNIB shares yoys and play ideas for young
children with a vision impairment.

Playful explorations for children with visual impairment

This Facebook group is a place where inspiration and ideas can be shared for people who live, work and love children with visual impairment.

Toy lending libraries

It’s a good idea to try toys at your local sensory room before you buy or try a toy lending library. Netmums offer a guide to finding one local to you.