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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hey all! A couple of years ago, our fabulous teen summer intern created Project Heart Hug for our library, a set of resources that support youth mental health and aims to lift the taboo on talking about mental
illness. Project Heart Hug is multifaceted, including displays, a comment box, a
<a href="https://www.tigard-or.gov/your-government/departments/library/programs-events/teens/project-heart-hug#ad-image-0">
website</a>, and sensory kits for both the teen and children’s room. These kits are the best! They’re so popular, we recently expended them with a little help from our Friends. We have a box of sensory toys and tools in the Teen Scene, two in the kids room,
and two bags we pull out for programs and outreach. Patrons are free to use the items within. I know some of y’all out there also offer sensory kits. What do you have in yours? Where do you get the supplies? Any other tips to share? Here are mine:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Offer a handout that explains how sensory toys and tools can help. I’ve attached the one we developed.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Be prepared to refresh the collection of sensory toys every few months. They break and walk away!<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">There’s lots of cheap, bulk fidgets out there, but they break easily and can create choking hazards. Invest a little more for high quality, or keep it
simple with toys that don’t have a lot of moving parts. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Put a container of wipes out with your kits with instructions for folks to clean the toys when they return them.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Our sensory kits contain:<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0892JP37H?psc=1&ref=product_details">Noise canceling headphones</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08234NPJV?ref=product_details&th=1">Wonder wands</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5615DXF?psc=1&ref=product_details">Slug toys</a> (These make the best sound!)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GFP7PSK?psc=1&ref=product_details">Stacking stones</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2HX72RC?psc=1&ref=product_details">Squeezy things</a> (Stress balls break easily and fill every crevasse with white
powder. Squeezy, stretchy things like these noodles tend to last longer. The silicon gets yucky, but they’re easy to wash.)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Inflatable-Stuffers-Fidgets-Poppers-Keychain/dp/B0BQQNF43M/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=3EZP0M97VTVCS&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.SrJ7O7exxlkLpNyamcH73xOn0tgAlmILWpVjHtrunzXV8EAeb4qN3RRyhfLecemDZ7WRpnHepQ94XkOofddCf-W4IfQE7danxZNkpYJmxb_fz8MbiLSVFZkHcnoi0m2t0zbyQN9JbTjs1BvI4vHEs0wua4Ydii5CMRx49WTaCCcDN59ulBsGYpMniYdN6xdJP3lxG19IGb-BdvMS10DSiGtbnnz0ll0rl7Lp_Y0pVUY.FJQAqc1U85DJ0zVFxUVsPH74KrMo2f7wt_bGs6lm8jI&dib_tag=se&keywords=pop%2Bballs&qid=1716071160&sprefix=pop%2Bballs%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1">Popping
things</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CF9X3XGM?psc=1&ref=product_details">Weighted stuffies</a> (Friends, don’t sleep on the stuffies. Kids and teens
(and staff) love them. They are in constant use! They do need stitches and baths occasionally, so expect a little maintenance.)
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Random fidgets (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sensory-UrChoice-Learning-Toddlers-Activities/dp/B0B53GQF5Y/ref=sr_1_13?crid=3MHHCE9ZXO96C&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Z3sP6Qav0Em2DnoE4F68DA4dp4l6VvmA3N4E0NGZbbOeIJ-InJGa_sKHOlRzw18facvdkkljt-T2yb4QXknNAZ6sV6vvo_7ZdXps8OcEJswuPcfU-7fURoVQCSuXUCqsfmgg9iX90BMNfRE58OCyNawAVSOPKFH4w1I0eiDiG-3GcLNp9WRgrBJMLBC3wWZBevMdjIHvptrPGora8WbRyCp-n0pDRCY4BL2ZRyLwtCo._KkhsUa0Q1ZTA7vCxbp9WbZ0nHln82XgaW9qfLIdWnk&dib_tag=se&keywords=fidget+tube&qid=1716071438&sprefix=fidget+tub%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-13">These</a>
are cheap and popular. So are <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sensory-Toys-For-Ages-5-7-Stocking-Stuffers/dp/B082D7WVT8/ref=sr_1_9?crid=33IEXHG3CRQGK&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.jU-N52Fo8E2jdUGgte1Uay3-OHTRxKk9jW8ZssMmjE5Aiau5annSzmoP9E8DPuHlm20iCK9ke7fr45pvriBUjxJd23bVLAell22kdyaj83Smd7QVsx46y1-VLwY9ogjz4gpNhogibm66N3ig1ieI-EhZQQH834nsgCvgh7Y8MLqWNPfTiBDWlMKVDI1KZHWkIlrGYQ3PJPe4jWEoQz2_w0pQ8m3TwwNBsy5c9T9bNjk.0jNwIYX2L_5CZDred65Kqdnd_RRLi6vN6DuX2HJDcPw&dib_tag=se&keywords=fidget+rubber+tube&qid=1716071512&sprefix=fidget+rubber+tube%2Caps%2C131&sr=8-9">
these</a>.)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Our sensory bags are intended for use during programs like storytimes and outreach events. One of my teammates says she pulls the items out of the bags
before storytime to make it easier for kids to make their selections. She said before she did that they would have a time-consuming unboxing discovering all the goodies inside the bags. Who can blame them? Our bags contain:<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0892JP37H?psc=1&ref=product_details">Noise canceling headphones</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08234NPJV?ref=product_details&th=1">Wonder wands</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XNNTG83?psc=1&ref=product_details">Tinted glasses</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1GZ6FRM?psc=1&ref=product_details">Soft marble mazes</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X7GLS3M?psc=1&ref=product_details">Weighted lap blankets</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.lakeshorelearning.com/products/infants-toddlers/sensory-development/soft-safe-sensory-shapes/p/TS749/">Sensory shapes</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F3864;mso-ligatures:none">Lisa N Elliott<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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