Sensory TheraPlay Box is a monthly subscription service for children on the autism spectrum, or with sensory processing issues. Each box is filled with sensory toys or games that help develop motor skills or address varying sensory needs through therapeutic play. We always love the fun and unique items they send each month!
This box was sent to us at no cost for review. (Check out our editorial guidelines to learn more about how we review boxes.)
First Impressions
This month there was a familiar toy and some new ones that I knew would be exciting to my kids. As usual, I was excited to see what they thought!
What's Inside This Box
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Each box comes with a one-page insert with photos of the items on the front and a brief description with their values on the back. It also includes contact information along with a disclaimer about how it is the responsibility of the adult to determine whether the items included are appropriate for the child. As someone with a Special Education background, I love that they include this since every child is unique and responds to various stimuli in different ways! There are some items that may not be appropriate for every child depending on those needs.
They also include a nice little motivational card for us.
Sensory Body Sock - Listed Value $29.00 (example found here for $26.99)
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The main item in our box this month was this bright green sensory body sock which is meant to provide soothing, deep pressure input. It creates compression and resistance around the body which can be very calming for children with specific sensory needs. While my children do not have such needs, they certainly thought it was cool, and I could definitely see how it would still be calming to them (like a hug) and help them with spatial awareness skills. This is a size small, but if you swipe through, you can see that it fit each of my children, even my 7-year-old daughter who is very tall for her age, although it was a tighter fit for her. I could see the boys crawling inside of this to use it as a little cave or as my older son said, so that they can pretend to be a starfish!
Meteor Monster by Mad Mattr - Listed Value $9.99 (found here for $6.99)
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This plastic meteor contained one surprise stretchy monster and a surprise color packet of Mad Mattr, which is a fun, soft sand-dough similar to Kinetic sand. The idea is to take your monster and hide it inside one half of the meteor under the dough, then you flip it and watch as your monster emerges. My kids thought it was super cool and I thought it was a really fun idea, too!
The monster slowly emerges and the dough is just fun to manipulate with your hands. It also takes a little bit of effort to get your monster to stick inside the ball of dough!
Fuzz'd Slap Bracelet by Watchitude - Retail Value $10.00
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This slap bracelet is fun and super fuzzy making it a great little silent fidget! The soft faux fur is really calming to play with, and I think the rainbow colors add a whole visual sensory aspect to it that is even more relaxing. Plus, it's just fun! The thick fur makes it comfortable to wear, too because it is nice and soft against your wrist.
Stretchy Mice and Cheese by Play Visions - Retail Value $7.99
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This is a toy that we received a very long time ago and it was as much of a hit now as it was then. This cheese is super stretchy and soft, as are the mice and it is filled with holes so that you can stuff the mice inside of it and pull them out. Not only is it fun and exciting for kids, but it is greater for fine motor skills and hand strengthening as they try to stick the mice inside and then extract them. You can also simply squeeze and squish the big block of cheese, too. Some think it's a little gross, but my kids think it's cool!
Atomic Nee Doh by Schylling - Retail Value $4.00 (pack of three found here for $12.00)
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We have received other products from Nee Doh before and they are always unique and fun! This one is pretty cool with the way the inside ball squeezes out and changes color. It's another great hand-strengthening fidget that is also fun to explore visually since it changes each time you squeeze it.
Value - Was This Box Worth It?
The Cost: $42.00 + shipping (Save with longer subscriptions)
The total retail value of the five items we received came to about $57.98 using a mix of listed and found values. I think that's a pretty good value since it is almost $16 over the cost of this box. Although, I don't think it would have hurt to have one more little item thrown in there since the bulk of that is the body sock!
Key Takeaways
This box is great for any child, but this month I think that the body sock could make it especially exciting to a child with sensory processing issues. I have seen how much a body sock can calm a child before, and it's a great sensory tool to have at your disposal! As for the other items, they offer some great sensory input, too, but mostly, they are just plain fun!
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To Wrap Up:
Can you still get this box if you sign up today? No, but order by February 28 at 11:59 pm EST to receive the March box. From Sensory TheraPlay:
Boxes ship out the 1st week of each month.
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