sensory

[jen]

We are going to change a small cloak room area into a sensory room. Does anyone have any ideas. We are going to paint is off white.

 

The school would like pads to be put on the walls so my child has some protection when he goes into a melt down and starts banging his head. Does any one have experience or good ideas.

 

 

Jen

[aro]

someone recently put up a link to spacekraft.co.uk, they do sensory rooms!

[justamom]

Bubble tubes are wonderful and very calming!!!! I'm not sure how much money you have got to spend what about fiber optic lights???? mirrors/music / mobiles hanging from the ceiling! if i think of anything else i will let you know.

Edited July 13, 2006 by justamom

[stressedmumto2]

The schoolmy son go to have just done a sensory room. They don't have much in it but for walls they have used carpet half way up.

 

I have been told by OT that rooms should be light, no pattrens etc.

 

If I could do my own sensory room it would have carpet on walls, bean bags on floor so you can squish your buminto themwhen getting stressed or anxious, twinkling fairy lights in a plastic see through but big vase, bubble lamp and probably lava lamps, rubbery toys to play with, soft fluffly and satin material to rub on your skin (my daughter NT loves rubbing smooth materials on her face even books,lol).

 

There's so much you can do. I hope you have lots of fun doing it <'>

[Zemanski]

don't over fill it - too many things can overload the senses

 

I bought Com some lovely colour change lights from poundland - they are touch controlled and have suckers do they can go anywhere

 

Zemanski

[Lynden]

We're going to be doing one for Logan and the three main sites I've seen are www.spacekraft.co.uk as already mentioned, http://www.tfhuk.com/ and http://www.rompa.com/cgi-bin/rompa.storefront

 

In an ideal world I'd have one of their bubble tubes with the padded base in one corner, a tactile wall panel, a fibre optic light curtain in the other corner. Loads of beanbags and sheepskin rugs on the floor and a disco ball on the roof. Possibly some UV stuff. We are lucky in that we have a decent sized room to do it in but I dont want too much that its overpowering but most of the stuff I want wont be on at the same time obviously.

 

The proper stuff is fairly expensive though so we'll just be adding bits at a time. At the moment we have load of other little bits and bobs scattered around the house that he uses that we'll put in till we can afford to buy the larger bits one at a time.

 

Lynne

[Zemanski]

The family fund may help

 

Z

[madmooch]

The specialised stuff is really expensive If little one isn't destuctive or enjoys pulling things to bit i would go for cheaper home made versions, fairy lights/rope lights, mirror panels, fluffy cushions, bean bags etc.

If you shop around you can get them for next to nothing compared to the thousands the specialist places charge

 

You can also get gym mats as flooring - stay cleaner longer

[openyoureyes]

my son aged 6 goes to a special school and they too have a sensory room, or quite room as they call it. its great for them to go and chill, they have off white paint on the walls, 2 beds, a few scatter cushions, the bubble lights and other lights high up that show pictures on the wall of moons and stars which move and change colour. They play very calming music like whales and sea noices. My son absolutely loves it.

 

I wish more schools, not just special schools have more of a vision of putting in sensory rooms, my older AS son is in mainstream high school and there quite rooms consists of jigsaw puzzles, computers a few chairs and tables and thats it, not very calming at all, especially when the windows face out onto a noisy playground.

(my younger sons room has no windows by the way, only one which is one way into the classroom).

[jen]

Thanks for all the advice I will be using some of the suggestion I think I need to keep it simple and not put too much in as Zemanski has suggested.

 

 

Jen