Introducing Featured Items from the Friendship Circle Marketplace
This Winter, Friendship Circle launched a new marketplace for products that are geared towards children and individuals with disabilities. Many of these products are produced by small to mid-sized merchants who otherwise may have had a difficult time reaching their intended audience. We are working with these merchants and their clients to ensure that more people have access to better products. One way we plan to do that is by featuring several Friendship Circle Marketplace products a week. With that said, we'd like to introduce you to this week's featured products!
Voodoo Noise Cancelling Headphones from Positive Vibes Headphones
These VooDoo Noise Cancelling Headphones from Positive Vibes Headphones do a great job of creating a comfortable environment for people with sensory needs. They come with comfort padded ear pads, an adjustable head band, Over-Ear, and volume control. Price: $79.99 View Product
AngelSense GPS Tracker
Senso-Brush Oral Stimulator
The all new Senso® Brush by Sensory University is an excellent tool for both therapists and parents. Children with many sensory disorders are constantly seeking sensory stimulation. The Senso® Brush can be used to directly stimulate areas of the mouth both inside and out. Due to its alternating textures, this brush is perfect for children with feeding difficulties. By introducing new textures you will find it easier for a child to process a wider variety of food textures. This brush is also a great source of sensory stimulation for children who constantly seek input from grinding or chewing on items such as pencils, shirts, fingers, etc. Price: $9.99 View Product
WePlay Large Modern Ball Chair
Ideal for school, office or home use. The round, soft exterior of the ball makes it an ideal chair. Its flexibility & shape can help improve your sense of balance and posture. The high back rest provides excellent comfort & helps promote circulation to the legs. The ball can be manually inflated to suit your own personal preference. Good for older children 9+ to adults. The Weplay Large Ball Chair provides tactile stimulation for those with sensory needs and is a great source of vestibular stimulation. Perfect for schools, day cares, sensory rooms or any space where a child needs a comfy place to sit and play. Price: $229.95 View Product
Sensory Hugs Weighted Vest
The concept of the weighted vest is based on the sensory integration therapy technique of deep pressure. Weight and deep pressure is often used to assist the child to self-calm and relax so that sensory stimulus can be processed. The use of a weighted vest provides the child with unconscious information from the muscles and joints. Children who are easily distracted, hyperactive and lacking in concentration respond positively to the additional weight a vest provides. Therapists have found a weighted vest may also assist with reflex maturity, body position awareness and coordination, balance, eye/hand coordination, spatial perception and hearing and speaking skills. Because of these anecdotal outcomes, many therapists working with children are recommending the use of a weighted vest. The Sensory Hugs Weighted Vest comes in five sizes and is designed with both side and shoulder openings allowing great flexibility in size adjustments. The weight sets consist of 1/8 lb., 1/4 lb. or 1/2 lb. packets allowing the weight packs to be evenly distributed within the 8 pockets located along the bottom of the vest. Velcro closures help secure the weights within these pockets. Additional weight packs are sold separately. A decrease in length may also be obtained by folding the pocket section up, and securing it to a hidden section of Velcro located half way up the inside of the vest. Our fabric also serves as a backdrop for communication symbols or devices, by attaching hook and loop to the symbol or objects. Price: $48.95 View Product
