SpecialNeedsGifts.com Skill Building Holiday Gift Guide Nov. 2013 | Page 16
Top 10 Toys for 10 Through 15 Years Old
cognitive skills, and interpersonal
skills. Fine motor skills are rewarded
as each person takes their turn.
Qwirkle Board Game
Qwirkle is as simple as matching
colors and shapes, but this game also
requires tactical maneuvers and wellplanned
strategy
developing
planning, patterning
and concentration.
Play with friends
and
family
to
encourage social interactions or play
alone to create patterns and paths.
Gymnic / Hop-66 26" Hop Ball
Promote body coordination, balance
and lymph circulation while getting a
fun workout. This ball
can also be used
instead of a chair for
children
requiring
constant motion and
activity often giving
enough instability to allow the child
to concentrate on their lesson.
Sequence for Kids
Match colors and pictures, develop
patterns, and use strategy to
creatively play this game at many
ages.
Taking
turns
and
sharing
while
learning to
win
and
lose
are
often difficult concepts to understand
but can be easier when done through
game play.
Spirograph Design Tin Set
The simple geared design, allows
anyone to draw elegant and artistic
designs. Great toy for developing
creativity and coordination.
The
distinctive wheels and rings of the
Spirograph cleverly combine the
principles of art and mathematics in a
way that has inspired and delighted
generations. Many special needs
children are constantly drawing and
the Spirograph set gives them another
level of creativity.
Melissa & Doug Suspend
Suspend is a
balancing game
that is as easy to
understand as it
is difficult to
master.
This
balancing game
tests your nerves and helps develop
spatial
and
visual
awareness,
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