Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Ideas for accessible crafts and fun for the holidays for kids of all abilities, including Christmas, Hanukkah, Valentines Day, Easter and Halloween!
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Scary Skeleton Halloween Wheelchair Costume
Looking for a fun and SPOOKY Halloween costume idea for your child's wheelchair? This year Ivan will be a skeleton in a graveyard!
Holiday Crafts and Ideas, Visual Impairment
Buyer’s Guide to Beeping Easter Eggs
We've sifted through the web and browsed our local stores to bring you this list of where to find beeping and noise-maker Easter eggs for your blind child.
Holiday Crafts and Ideas, Music Play, Tactile Arts and Crafts
Make Your Own Chinese New Year Drum!
Although it's often seen as a children's toy or a fun sound effect at Chinese New Year, the Bolang Gu is actually an instrument that dates back to ancient China....
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Make Your Own Tactile Christmas Ornaments!
Here's a simple and fun holiday activity! Make tactile Christmas ornaments with your child and create a more accessible Christmas tree!
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Make Your Own Tactile Christmas Cards Using Your Child’s Artwork!
Elin shares how she and her son Theo were able to turn his artwork into tactile graphics Christmas cards that he could give to friends and family.
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Make Your Own Rainbow Wheelchair Costume
Learn how to make your very own rainbow Halloween costume for your child's wheelchair! The technique is actually easier than it looks.
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
10 Accessible and Sensory-Friendly Halloween Ideas
Find ideas for Halloween crafts and activities that are accessible for blind or visually impaired kids. We've also got a lot of multi-sensory ideas too!
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Stay Cool this Summer by Celebrating Christmas in July!
It's hot outside, but you and your child will have a blast staying cool by celebrating Christmas in July! These fun Christmas-themed activities for you and your little ones use...
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Make Your Own Natural Grass Easter Basket!
How about a natural grass Easter basket? This is a project my son did at school and we just love it!
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Tactile Shamrock Fun: Celebrate St Patrick’s Day in the Garden!
Find out the difference between shamrocks and clovers (hint: there isn't any), learn about the different types of shamrocks and discover a fun shamrock craft! Happy St Patrick's Day!
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Valentine’s Day Resources for Families of Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired
FamilyConnect shares accessible ideas for celebrating Valentine's Day with your blind or visually impaired child. They list accessible craft ideas and fun braille gift ideas too!
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Hot Air Balloon Wheelchair Costume
Here's a fun idea for Halloween - how about transforming your child's wheelchair into a hot air balloon? All you really need is some foam board and cardboard strips to...
Holiday Crafts and Ideas, Tactile Arts and Crafts
Make Your Own Tactile Summer Memory Book
Make a tactile summer memory book with your child who is blind or visually impaired so they can remember what they did over summer break and share with their classmates...
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Make Your Own Egg Hunt Sensory Game!
With just a tray, some uncooked rice and a few hidden plastic easter eggs you can create a fun sensory game for your blind child. We'll give you some ideas...
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Make Your Own Marshmallow Dreidel!
Make Marshmallow Chanukah Dreidels with a pretzel stick, a marshmallow, a dab of frosting and a hershey's kiss. Yum!