Got the urge to make a gift for a disabled child, but don’t know what to make? Here are a couple of ideas for young children that might appeal to a creative person’s yearnings.
Remember the plastic graduating-sized colored rings that stack on a yellow center post? These can easily be made by someone who works with wood. Simply make all the rings a different size, with a uniform-sized hole to accommodate the center post. Use a lightweight wood, like balsa or cork.
Use brightly colored non-toxic paints and finishes and to even make them more fun, cover one ring with sand paper, another one with fabric, another one with kitty litter glued on it, and so forth. That way they are interesting to children who have visual impairment, as well.
Disability Accessories are Great Ideas to Embellish
Many disabled children use capability switches that enable them to operate devices by triggering a switch that can turn things on/off, up/down and otherwise. Even the ones that are colored are kind of boring, so it might be a good idea to decorate some with acrylic and puff paints, action figures and small toys. A toy baseball bat glued to a flat switch becomes a lever that’s fun to push.
A bib or lap-robe that’s of plain colors can be brightened up with some puff paint flowers all over it, or a favorite character done in fingernail polishes. There are lots of ways one can make a handmade – or hand embellished – gift for a disabled child.
A set of plastic cups with no-spill lids or just the right handle can be gotten for a small charge in most places. They usually look like hospital garb that sometimes are colored. A nice brush-up with fingernail polish can make it look like a happy sparkly thing to use.
Be creative, use your imagination, and have fun!
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