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Sensory Calming Activities provide sensory input and they help your child self regulate and able to concentrate more easily. These sensory calming activities will also reduce your child's stress and anxiety.  All children, whether or not they are sensory seekers or sensory avoiders, should have sensory breaks throughout the day to fill their sensory diet. Sensory calming activities will also...

Looking for some sensory oral motor activities to try? Here are 25 of our favorites. If you’d like more ideas or information, an Occupational Therapist will be able to help. They can specifically tailor an age appropriate sensory diet plan and oral motor activities for your child. Here are 25 ideas to get you started: Use a Munchables sensory oral chew toy...

Check out Deklyn's video review of the Munchables Bubble Popper Pendant. Rating: 10 million thumbs up!

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this new design! I created created this fun Bubble Popper Chew Necklace® to act as either a fidget toy or a chew necklace. It is the perfect 2-in-1 sensory aid!  Please note that this popper fidget makes an audible pop sound. I hope that your family loves it as much as mine does. As I was reading last...

By Laura May, Owner of Munchables Sensory Solutions Ltd. Contributing Author OT Katie Yoon, MS, OTR/L In my previous article, I outlined how chewing helps children self-regulate. However, not all children chew as a self-coping mechanism. Some children may find the world too loud, too bright and simply too much. These children, especially those with Autism or Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), may...

By Laura May, Owner of Munchables Sensory Solutions Ltd. Contributing Author OT Katie Yoon, MS, OTR/L We’ve discussed chewing due to stress and sensory processing disorders in earlier articles. Further along the spectrum, we find children that exhibit repetitive behaviors such as full body rocking, unusual hand mannerisms (like finger-flicking and hand-flapping) and chewing. These behaviours are all examples of self-stimulatory behavior...

By Laura May, Owner of Munchables Sensory Solutions Ltd. Contributing Author OT Katie Yoon, MS, OTR/L Talking to your child can sometimes answer many of the questions surrounding their chewing habit. In addition to creating a non-judgmental dialogue, observe your child. Do they chew only while doing homework? Primarily in the evening? Usually on hard objects? Knowing the answer to these questions...