Gifts for Children with Developmental Delays

We have so many wonderful gifts on our guide for children of all ages and stages. But as a mom who has had children with developmental delays and medical challenges, I know what it’s like to look at an age-specific gift guide and get a little discouraged. So today I am sharing toys on our gift guides that would be great for children in physical, occupational, or speech therapy. Toys that are fun but also purposeful for children working on gross and fine motor skills, speech, sensory sensitivities, and more.

Note: we also have a Gift Guide for Children with Special Needs as well!

Speech & Feeding Toys

Whether it is a speech or feeding delay, these toys will encourage oral-motor strength and skills.

Bear Bottle Kit

The best starter cup! A cute stocking stuffer idea!

Plush What's Inside Sensory Toy

The animals squeak and make sounds! Also great for hand-eye coordination as you practice words.

Building Language Lotto Matching Game

Matching game to help learn everyday words!

Fruit & Vegetables Cut-Ups

Introduce them to new foods at playtime! They love the plastic ones!

All About Me Book

Helps children have a visual reminder of family and friends to practice names.

Drop-Resistant iPad Case

An iPad with an app like Proloquo2go to help with communication. Or speech therapy games.

Z-Vibe Vibrating Oral Motor Tool

Helps improve a variety of speech, feeding, and sensory skills.

Z-Vibe Animal Tip

There are so many fun attachments use with the Z-Vibe for added fun!

Fine Motor Toys

These toys are great gifts for children in occupational therapy.

Flower Garden Building Set

The cutest set for hours of creative and fine motor play.

My First Pop Beads

These interlocking beads can be used in so many fun ways.

Super Sorter Pie

A great fine motor sorter for toddlers and up!

Daisy Shape Sorter

Such a unique toy that encourages hours of fun!

Magnatiles

Encourages fine motor skills and helps teach shapes and colors.

Busy Board

Great for hand-eye coordination, color recognition, and much more.

Learn to Count Toy

Also a great introduction to counting and math skills.

Lego Duplo Brick Se

The perfect Lego set to help build fine motor skills.

Gross Motor Toys

Wonderful toys for children that are in physical therapy and are working on core strength, balance and gross motor skills.

Rody Toy

Targets core strength and balance in such a fun way!

Mini Trampoline

Mini trampolines are great for improving balance and strength!

Bilibo

Great for balance, coordination and core strength.

Gong Hill Tops

Can be used indoors or out. Encourages balance and coordination.

Great Toys for Babies in Any Therapy

If you’ve ever had a baby whose needed therapy you know how hard it can be to distract them to do their stretches or exercises. These toys work wonders for entertaining babies when it’s time to do their therapy “homework!”

Ocean Baby Tummy Time Toy

Great for babies with gross motor delays or torticollis.

Hape Beaded Raindrops

Babies are mesmerized by this toy (so you can get them to stretch, etc.)!

Interactive Animal Pop-Up

Pop-up toys are so much fun for babies!

Original Dimpl

A wonderful all-around toy that encourages fine motor skills, sensory exploration, and more!