Tranquil Thursday: Total Relax

 

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omnium 3 minute total relax app

Sensory Apps and More

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Sensory Apps

Here are some more apps for sensory experiences for your kids. I have noted when the app is more expensive than the usual .99 cents to 3.99. I have also noted when they are free. Some of these apps are soothing, some stimulating, but all are good for sensory input and interaction from the iPad.

Magic Pictures HD - Living Pictures
Beautiful interactive landscape and still life pictures with nature sounds
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magic-pictures-hd-living-pictures/id385275546?mt=8

Bloom
Bringing images and music together. Bloom is a musical composition instrument and art work tool.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bloom/id292792586?mt=8

Fireworks
Stimulating with fireworks and sound effects. Choose from 15 venues to view your show.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fireworks

Sound Drop - free
Science, math and sound to create music
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/soundrop/

Pocket Pond -free
Interact with the fish and water in the pond, nature sound effects
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pocket-pond

Relaxing Melodies - free
46 ambient sounds helpful for relaxation
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/relax-melodies-white-noise

Little Lily's Touch Book
A highly rated message story book about a girl with sensory issues.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/little-lillys-touch-book

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Other  helpful apps

Book creator can be used to make social stories
Book creator 4.99
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/book-creator-for-ipad/

Felt board
You and your child can create characters and make stories using the felt board figures and settings, (without worrying where the felt figures wandered off to.)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/felt-board/

Rainbow Sentences 7.99 (only for 4.3 or later version of the iPad, I haven't updated lately, so I couldn't try it.)
Helps kids combine words in the right order to create sentences, if your child is a system based learner, this may help with reading and language acquisition.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rainbow-sentences

Brain Pop - free featured movie,
Explorer subscription 1.99/month for featured movies and quiz, plus 4 related movies and quizzes rotating every day.
Full access subscription 6.99/month, unlimited access to 750 movies and quizzes.
An all around education app with science, engineering and tech, math, social studies, English, health, and art and music.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/brainpop-featured-movie/id364894352?mt=8

Visual Schedule Planner 14.99
Fully customizable visual representation of schedules for the day, week, month. Includes a timer and a checklist function.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/visual-schedule-planner/id488646282?mt=8


If you have any apps that really impressed you sensory-wise or found really helpful for you special needs kids, please share so we can all give it a try.




A special thanks to OT with Apps for pocket pond and relaxing melodies
 http://otswithapps.wordpress.com/2011/04/23/sensory-apps/
Thanks to Apps for Children with Special Needs for Rainbow Sentences
http://a4cwsn.com/