Best accessible toys for children with disabilities

A cheery and colourful tool to help children process their feelings using facial expressions and emotions shown on each page. The Mood Flip Book covers a wide range of feelings and moods from happy to sad, shy to angry and can encourage children to open up. On the back of each card there are different coping strategies for children to help manage their emotions including asking for help, deep breathing, talking about feelings and finding a quiet place to calm down. Displays 24 moods and more than 40 coping strategies. One happy customer said she felt it was worth every penny and explained how it helps her son: It definitely helps and gives him strategies how to deal with his mixture of emotions."

Choose one of these colourful sensory timer to help youngsters relax and unwind. Made from liquid, water and oil these sensory liquid timers helps those with neurodiverse conditions and anxiety sensory needs to create a calming and settling environment. Simply watching the colours move and mix concentrates the mind and can fade out any other noise or distraction. These can be dotted around a home, an office, nursery setting or a bedroom so they are easily accessible. One reviewer mentioned she was going to buy it as a stocking filler. "Can also use to distract when out an about as I find these fidget things are better to deter a tantrum than an iPad or screen."

Hours of fun is waiting to be had with this colourful selection of musical toys. Watch your kids faces light up as they pick up each wooden musical toy and shake it to make some new and exciting sounds. This impressive set includes ocean wave bead drums, crocodile castanets, animal whistles, xylophone, flute and more. These sounds will delight little ones, those with hearing difficulties and help encourage interaction with others during play dates.

Did you know that sensory weighted toys can provide emotional support and a sense of security for children? These weighted buddies, provide a constant, reassuring deep pressure presence that can help children of all ages calm down and self-regulate. We love this weighted cat as it can be used to play with, cuddle, and placed on the lap or chest when your child is stressed or anxious. You can even use it to keep children calm in the car or plane. It also comes in a carry bag making it easy to travel with too. One mum recommends it after she bought it for her son: "It's helped so much. We just put the weighted cat on his lap and he calms down and clings to it."

These handy sensory tubes feature the sound of a different rain pattern - drizzle, shower, and storm. By mimicking the sound of rain, the cascading beads can soothe and calm children. At the same time, watching the beads can also be mesmerising and make wonderful musical sounds. These three rainmaker tubes are great for little hands and are also light to carry if you need to throw one in the changing bag or their little backpack.

Similar to sensory balls, these textured bracelet toys are a fun and effective way to relieve stress and anxiety. The fidget bracelets provide a calming effect, help promote focus and relaxation and are soft enough to be worn on the wrist or put in pencil cases which most children will love. This pack comes with a variety of stretchy, rubber bracelets and each one comes in a different colour and four awesome different textures, providing a full sensory experience while keeping them calm and helping to focus on something fun.

This light up table engages sensory exploration in a really practical and simple way. It offers children with special needs a chance to experience and enhance their fine motor skills, dexterity, and hand-eye coordination. The table comes a with blue-light-free light and accessories covering content on geometry, colours, letters and numbers so really gives children a chance at early development. It's compact (measures 38.5cms wide and 26.7cms height) so is the perfect on-the-go toy you can take move around the house or take with you when you visit other friends or family. One customer said: "This is a wonderful, light up table which is perfect for additional needs, or any children really who enjoy sensory play."

This Montessori rocker chair is a handy tool as the rhythmic movement can help children with autism manage or seek our sensory comfort. Made from premium birch plywood all corners of this rocker toy has been sanded and smooth by hand, so it is safe for young ones to climb and use. The rocking motion is said can help improve body awareness, spatial perception, muscle tone, coordination, balance, and motor skills plus, rocking work as both self-soothing behaviours for children with autism. One customer pointed out its benefits saying: "Really good for sensory-seeking children as the rocking is calming and it feels safe and cosy."

These may look like simple toys, but for children suffering with ADHD, these fidget toys can be a life saver. The twisty tangly toys are specifically designed to provide therapeutic relief for those with stress, anxiety, or ADHD. Simply twist, pull, bend, and manipulate this colourful toy in any direction, allowing for endless possibilities. One recent customer recommended them for anyone that suffers from anxiety saying: "I bought these as I struggle a lot with anxiety and needed something discreet to fiddle with when in public. These are amazing, I can keep them in my pocket for when I need them and they really help to distract me. Not only can they be twisted and moved around, but you can also take them apart and put them back together."

Barbie Fashionistas celebrate diversity, offering endless possibilities for storytelling and fashion exploration. It's important to have a diverse offering for children to see themselves reflected in their toys. This Barbie doll sends a strong message to young all disabled children that they are recognised and accepted. One customer said: "It's been such a refreshing change to see a Barbie that reflects the world around us, and it's opened up so many new storytelling possibilities for my daughter."

This flashing musical tambourine is perfect for all children who love to make noise (in a good way!). With 10, jingling zils (the jingly jangly things), it makes a cheerful amount of noise, sure to thrill little ones and those who are visually impaired thanks to the lights and colour changing effects.