Best Toys For Kids With Global Apraxia

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As we have ventured through the childhood years with our son who has Global Apraxia, we have learned many things. I’m so thankful for every single speech, occupational, and physical therapist we have had the chance to work with. They each taught us so many tips and tricks to help us journey through all the stages with our son. One of the biggest helps was learning the best toys to help encourage growth in all the different areas of his development from gross motor skills, fine motor skills and speech. I wanted to share some of best toys for kids with Global Apraxia and why they made the list. Let’s get to it!

First up are foam letters/numbers. Such a simple idea and made for bath time but we used them out of the bath more than we did in. These were an intricate part to his speech development. Endless game opportunities using these almost daily. We would let him pick a letter out of the bag, tell him the letter, give the sound and ask him to repeat. Lay all the layers out and ask for specific letters or for the letter that makes a certain sound. As he got older he began spelling words with them. It was a fun way to get lots of learning in before he could speak and also encouraged speech development. He had so much growth playing with this bag.

These Smart Max magnetic builders were a game changer for imaginative play as well as fine motor skills. The magnets helped build confidence as they made it easier to put the pieces together. The ability to switch out different animal heads and bodies made for silly moments and lots of smiles. They have numerous types of magnetic figures to choose from. We have these, these, and these.

Mr. Potato Head has always been a classic but this Super Spud is another level. With the jumbo Potato Head case to keep all the pieces in, it adds a new, fun layer. Another toy great for fine motor skills as you push pieces in and pull them out. Working on hand strength as well as pincer grasp all while making funny faces. What could be better? Here’s a few other great options if the Super Spud isn’t available. This one and this one which are both great.

This last one might have been our son’s favorite. I can’t begin to tell you all the ways we played with these. We had been watching Ms. Rachel on Youtube and she pulled these out and the rest is history. These Alphabet Acorns were a game changer. He would play with them while watching Ms. Rachel and copying all she did. He’d take them apart one by one, mix up the color-coded figures and find the correct letter acorn to put it back into, point to letters and attempt to say them. So many opportunities for open-ended play and again, fine motor skills. He absolutely LOVED these.

This is just the start of our best toys for kids with Global Apraxia but hopefully enough to get you started on intentional playtime. I know these were all big parts of our son’s growth and hope they do the same for your family.