Play
Sensory Friendly Films
This program provides a special opportunity for families to enjoy their favorite films in a safe and accepting environment.
Special Needs
The Vision of Children Foundation
The Vision of Children is a California organization dedicated to curing hereditary childhood blindness and other vision disorders and to improve the lives of visually impaired children and their families.
Sensory Activities
Make Your Own Sponge Ball!
Just take a sponge, cut it up and tie the pieces together to make a sponge ball... and now you have a fun toy to play with in the bath...
Giveaways
Cookbook Giveaway!
Enter to win a copy of the new cookbook from National Braille Press, Stir It Up! Recipes and Techniques for Young Blind Cooks. Giveaway ends July 30th.
Sensory Activities
Baked Cotton Balls Sensory Activity
Looking for a project that's sticky, messy, crunchy, soft and scented all in one? Making baked cotton balls is such an easy activity plus it's great fun for a rainy...
Tactile Arts and Crafts
Sticky Collage Art Project
Sticky play is so much fun (and a great sensory activity for children with visual impairments), but can sometimes be really messy! This sticky collage art project is actually relatively...
Toys
Rainbow Sound Blocks
Each transparent block in this set contains different types of beads so each one makes a different sound which is great for kids learning to play with auditory cues. For...
Sensory Activities, Visual Impairment
Gardening with a Blind Child
Gardening is a very hands-on endeavor and children with visual impairments need the opportunity to get their hands into as many different real-world activities as possible, so how about starting...
Sensory Activities
Make Your Own Textured Balloon Activity
Here's an easy activity that is fun and great for fine motor development and tactile discrimination: fill balloons with different textures from the kitchen (like rice or flour) and squeeze...
Tactile Arts and Crafts
Make Your Own Textured Pot
Create a pretty and tactile pot for your garden and plants with just a few easy techniques and simple craft materials. And since your hands will get sticky making this...
Sensory Activities
Horticultural Therapy
What is horticultural therapy and what are the benefits for blind or visually impaired children? We'll explain what the therapy is and give you a few fun ideas so you...
Health & Nutrition
What is an EEG Really Like?
If your child's neurologist has ordered an EEG you may be wondering what the test will be like and whether or not it will be painful or traumatic for your...
Giveaways
Gardening Giveaway!
Enter to win two fun gardening prizes! We're giving away a copy of Maria Sangiolo's "Planting Seeds" children's CD and an Amazing Moving Plant Greenhouse Kit.
Giveaways
iPad Giveaway!
Enter to win the perfect iPad package for a child with special needs! We're giving away a NEW iPad (iPad 3), a sturdy case, switches and three apps.
Schools for the Blind
The New York Institute for Special Education
The New York Institute for Special Education serves 300 children with visual, learning and developmental disabilities.