How to Optimize Your School’s Remaining Budget with Special Needs Toys

Posted by Karen on 18th February 2025

With the school year winding down in the next few months, now is the time to make preparations for any remaining funds. Doing so will not only benefit educators and students in the remaining year, but will also put your school in solid shape for the fall.


Let’s take a look at how special needs toys and sensory room equipment can help your students improve their development.


Harness the Power of Play


Today, 1 in 36 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorder. This, coupled with the variety of other mental and physical difficulties children may face, highlights the need to have fitting accommodations in place that will help students learn and grow.


Benefits of incorporating special needs toys and sensory room equipment into classroom instruction include:


  1. Better accommodating individuals’ styles and preferences for both learning and play
  2. Improving visual and auditory response while heightening concentration, focus, and engagement
  3. Giving tactile stimuli that promotes hand-eye coordination, fine and gross motor skills, and better body awareness
  4. Creating a dedicated space for fostering positive sensory stimulation
  5. Supplying educators and aides with additional and improved resources, enhancing their interactions and successes with students


A Selection of Our Sensory Products


  1. Tabletop Hurricane Tube – Portable, interactive, engaging, and minimal maintenance required
  2. Tuf Stuf Vinyl Weighted Blanket – A durable, foldable 7-pound blanket that reduces stress and anxiety while being easy to clean for multiple users
  3. Tabletop Texture Sensory Board – Highly interactive, portable, and full of varied elements, textures, and colors
  4. Gel Aquarium Pad – Promotes touch learning, tactile exploration, fine motor skills, and hand-eye coordination
  5. Full Support Swing Seat for Teens – Adjustable clips, breathable safety harness, 180-pound limit (child and adult seats also available)
  6. Liquid Floor Tile Set – Interactive, leakproof, anti-slip design, and featuring bright, welcoming colors


Along with all of these and many other products, TFH Special Needs Toys can provide a wide array of sensory room equipment and can even offer options for full sensory room designs.


Contact Us!


If you’re looking to boost accessibility in your school and improve students’ and teachers’ time in the classroom, sensory toys and equipment are the way to go. Reach out to our team today to discuss options or to begin a sensory room project!