The Scariest Ferris Wheel

Whenever he does something that can't be disturbed by a crazed 2 year old, we try to set her up with something similar so she feels like she is doing the same thing. Not that it lasts long before she wants to do something else but it buys him some time anyway!

He loves to play with this stuff - it's Lego WeDo Robotics. You can build so many different things with it and then hook it up to the computer to program it. The software has really easy drag and drop programming and is a pretty cool introduction to this sort of thing. Lots and lots of learning wrapped up in fun.

The first program he did for the ferris wheel was way too fast, I think the poor mini figs would have been feeling very sick! He soon figured out how to slow it down and give them a nice cruisy ride though.

chop chop

No, he doesn't eat any of those foods. Yes, playing, touching, cutting up foods is one of the things recommended to get sensory kids to eat a bigger variety. He absolutely loves to help cook, cut up and play with food and has been doing so for over 6 years but it hasn't progressed to actually eating any of it! It is still awesome for his tactile sensitivity and the cutting is also good for his hand strength and endurance.

And yes, the firecat is more hinderance than help in the kitchen. She has a very short go at cutting, a bit of taste testing, then a whole lot of throwing. (They are kiddy knives they are using so she her fingers are quite safe in the above photo!)