23 Sensory Toys That Bring Hands-On Play to Life

Kids can enter the "flow state" with this meditative activity, which uses a guided letter key to fill the page with vibrant dots. Includes a full-sized pad for 20 hours of dotting and four double-sided metallic ink markers.

This soft plush Barney offers a wide variety of sensory options for kids, including unique textures, traceable feet, and a popping accessory. Kids can self-soothe and learn to calm their feelings.

The original fidget, with a fun textured twist. It offers tactile stimulation and comes in a variety of charming colors.

Schnerds are creatures designed to bring out the good in people. Darlene — also known as the Blue Schnerd — is a little different than the rest of the bunch. She is the only one with five legs, four heads, and two mouths. She's a Schnerd on the Spectrum, which means she often finds herself…

With more than 50 accessories and mix-ins, four regular-size slimes, and a mini slime pack, kids can customize their own dazzling slime creations and store them in the large container.

'MallowMees blend signature Squishmallows softness with a seriously satisfying sensory twist. These 2.5-inch weighted companions feature a magical slow-rise squeeze designed to help you melt your stress away and totally 'Mallow out.

These unique fidget toys come in seven color ways and offer four textures: soft and spikey, goosebumps, divots, and ripples. Signets are made of steel, covered in silicone, and magnetic, providing endless opportunities for quiet play while attracting and repelling each other. Signets keep hands busy, calm nerves, and help with focus.

This 14-inch plush combines sensory play with the classic Care Bears design. The plush’s belly badge, paw pads, and ears feature different satisfying textures.

This 2-inch ball packs a large bounce and comes in four colors: blue, green, red, and purple. Great for outdoor play, bouncing off walls, or doing tricks.

Series 3 has four new themes: Pink Life, Baked Goodies, Magical Glow, and Forest Pals. These Clickeez feature a softer, rounder design and an all-new, satisfying POP-clicking sound. Collect, customize, and trade with connectable keyclips that clip to backpacks and keychains.

This weighted, soft Snoopy plush safely warms up in the microwave and features a fresh-dried lavender filling for a calming, soothing snuggle experience.

These sensory beads bring sensory playtime to crafting with fun shapes across three themes: Daisy, Dreamy, and Sweety. String the beads for stretchy, squeezy, calming fun.

Babies can develop gross motor skills from tummy time to walking with this tactile balance bike.

With this Play-Doh kitchen set, kids can chef up more than 25 make-believe meals using a variety of molds, tools, and interactive cookware, including a pasta maker and a stove that sizzles with realistic sound effects.

These squishy animals, available as a panda or tiger (sold separately) offer kids fine motor skill development through suction cup power and squishy bodies.

From Dream Drops and Jelly Squish to Fuzz Balls and Knittens, NeeDoh has dozens of squishy fidgets in bright, neon colors. NeeDoh comes in a variety of sizes, textures, and more for squishing, stretching, and squeezing.

Wigglitz is a vibrant, interactive 3D-printed toy designed to bring joy to every age. Hundreds of designs are available, including fidgets, characters, and vehicles. Sold in bundle packs, theme packs, bubble packs, and more. A make-your-own bundle bin is available for specialty retailers.

This plush line blends Bluey characters with the BumBumz style. Kids can snuggle, squeeze, and collect the soft and stylized plush.

This 20-piece assortment feature four popular Calm Strip designs: Bananas, Chromatic Calm, Daisy Chain, and Know Peace. Each Calm Strip has soft sand texture and offers kids an opportunity to pause, reset, and refocus.

Slime gets a STEM-inspired upgrade with this hands-on lab experience that also offers easy, caregiver-friendly cleanup. Kids can customize and dissect their own slime creations using a large playmat, “goo” powder pouches, molds, a tool stand, and up to 30 mix-ins.

Players can create Shashibo structures faster with fewer cubes. Shashibo Squared is three designs in one puzzle cube, powered by 72 rare earth magnets for more than 210 possibilities.

Immerse yourself in the playful world of Hello Kitty with the uniquely designed Fidget Pouch Pencil Case. This innovative pouch showcases Hello Kitty’s iconic face and signature pink bow on its tactile pop-it silicone surface. With dimensions of 8 x 3.9 inches, this compact accessory can house your pens, pencils, earbuds, and other essentials while…

This jumbo squishy butter stick is more than 10 inches long. Kids can stretch it, twist it, and watch it slowly bounce back for satisfying, mess-free fidget fun. It’s made from high-quality, nontoxic materials.