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Fidget toys – more specifically, fidget spinners – are all the rage these days, inspiring kids and adults everywhere to figure out how to make a fidget toy themselves. Whether you’re looking for DIY ideas for kids or for teens, big hands or small hands, to help with stress, ADHD, anxiety, autism, or sensory processing disorder, or just to get creative juices flowing with students in the classroom, this collection of DIY fidget toys will NOT disappoint!

How to make a fidget toy: 17 DIY fidget toys for kids

A calm down jar offers a fabulous way for kids (and for adults!) with special needs like autism, sensory processing disorder, OCD, and anxiety to learn the art of self-regulation. We’re teaching you what calm down jars are, and how and why they work, and we’re also sharing 17 DIY calm down jar recipes you can make at home for cheap. We’ve even included some glitter-free calm down jars to inspire you to be creative!

How to make a calm down jar: 17 DIY calm down jar recipes we love

Looking for the best fidget toys for kids with special needs like autism, ADD, ADHD, SPD, OCD, and/or anxiety? Look no further! We’ve rounded up 11 of the best fidgets for children to help keep little hands busy while promoting a sense of calm and improving focus and concentration. Perfect for strengthening the muscles in the hands for motor skills like handwriting, these fun fidget toys will help children, teachers, and parents both in the classroom and at home.

11 of the Best Fidget Toys For Kids with ASD, ADHD, and SPD

Looking for fine motor activities for kids? Look no further! Whether you’re the parent of toddlers or kids in preschool, kindergarten, or grade 1 and beyond, the teacher of a child with autism or other special needs, or need some occupational therapy inspired activities to help develop handwriting skills and self-care tasks like buttoning buttons and zipping up zippers, we’ve got 18 fun and effective ideas to help strength the muscles in the hands, fingers, and wrists!

Activities that develop fine motor skills: 18 ways to have fun at home!

Looking for social development activities to help aid with early childhood development? We’ve got you covered. With 18 fun learning activities to choose from, this collection of ideas will help improve social skills for preschool, kindergarten, and school-aged kids both at home and in the classroom. Whether you’re a parent or teacher, have children with special needs, or need social emotional development ideas, these social development activities are a great place to start!

How to Improve Social Skills: 18 Social Development Activities for Kids

Looking for EASY gluten free and dairy free recipes for kids? Look no further! We’ve rounded up 24 allergy-friendly breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and healthy snack recipes your little ones will love. From Zucchini Banana Oatmeal Pancakes to Paleo Pizza Crust, cooking and baking allergy friendly recipes for kids has never been more enjoyable or rewarding. Make sure to try the Peanut Butter Banana Baked Oatmeal – it’s to die for!

24 Simple Gluten Free and Dairy Free Recipes for Kids

17 tips for dealing with children with autism spectrum disorder. Whether you’re the parent of a child with high functioning autism, or your child has more significant challenges with things like behavior management, autistic meltdowns, sensory processing disorder, and self-regulation in the classroom, this collection of simple yet effective tools will teach you how to be a better parent to your child with autism, and how to understand his or her world better.

Autism and parenting: 17 tips for dealing with children with autism

Child won’t poop on the potty? You’re not alone. While some parents are able to toilet train their kids early in 3 days (or less!), other children are more stubborn and require a little more TLC before they’ll poo in the toilet. From rewards and sticker charts to books and magical potty training seats, we’re sharing 8 of our best potty training tips to help your little one stop withholding his poop once and for all!

What to Do When Your Child Won’t Poop on the Potty: 8 Tips that Work

Looking for calming strategies for kids? We’ve got 21+ ideas to help children with anger management issues as a result of autism, anxiety, ADHD, and other special needs. Perfect for parents and teachers alike, these activities will help your child with self-regulation when big emotions become too much. Keep a set of these tools at home, in the classroom, and in the car so you’re always prepared and remember: while it may be difficult to learn how to deal with autism, you WILL find your way.

How to deal with autism: 21+ tools to calm an autistic meltdown