​Children with autism can have difficulty with sensory stimulation as well as social communication and interaction. The benefits of sensory play for autistic children is huge. It not only encourages them to focus on something with their hands to improve coordination, it can stimulate the brain and provide them with a sense of calm. ​The texture, scent and bright colours of our Gelli and Slime stimulates their senses and allows them to explore their likes and dislikes when it comes to sensory play.

​Tuff Trays ​Tuff Trays are the perfect mini activity which will really challenge and test a child’s sensory skills. Creating a Tuff Tray is like creating a piece of artwork, art is whatever you want it to be and the same goes for creating a tuff tray. ​This activity is great for boosting a child’s concentration and imaginative skills, it will also allow them to get used to feeling, smelling and seeing the different varieties of Gelli and Slime products that we offer.

​Sensory Tub You may think that a sensory tub is like a tuff tray, however you’d think wrong. Sensory tubs are great for their ease and are an amazing idea for a rainy day. All you’ll need to do is grab your child’s favourite toy i.e. toy dinosaurs, action figures and etc; then use one of our many products either Slime or Gelli and ‘hey presto’, you have yourself a sensory tub. ​Adding characters will enable an autistic child to create magical worlds all whilst getting used to the touch, smell and sound of Slime and Gelli. You could also throw in some of our pop-tastic Crackle Baff for an extra sensory twist!  ​

​Sensory Bags ​We understand that not all autistic children are the same, they all have different things that they love and hate. We’ve been told a couple of times by parents that their child hasn’t been a massive fan of the way our products feel, which is absolutely fine! ​This challenged us as a team to create other ideas of how all children can enjoy our products. We came up with the idea of Sensory Bags or how we like to call them ‘feely bags’. All, you’ll need is a couple of zip lock bags, so you’ll have no need to worry about any leakages. Therefore, creating a brilliant sensory activity for children who are still getting used to the feel of foreign or unusual materials.

Crackle Baff Colours ​As mentioned before our Crackle Baff Colours is the ultimate sensory product! Bursting with pop and crackle sounds and vivid colours, it’s the perfect product for kid’s who are that bit more adventurous. ​Crackle Baff is great for a unique bath time experience or it can be used in a tub for messy play! For a super amazing activity, you can also get experimental by adding a variety of our products together in a bowl too see what gooey creations you can make with your child. Add in some Crackle at the end for a super cool result!

     Zimpli Kids is a UK-based company that specializes in sensory play products. Their flagship products are Slime Baff and Gelli Baff, which transform ordinary water into a thick slime and goo, respectively. They both provide for really unique textures.

“     My 6 year old on the other hand was not sure and certainly not keen on the idea of jumping in like his brother. He struggles with new things as he needs processing time and the idea that you can have a green bath was new to him. We put some of the Slime Baff in the sink for him to play with and get used to the texture first. After about 10 minutes he joined his brother in the bath.” 

      Faye is a real sensory seeker; she seeks out sensory feedback constantly. We plan lots of sensory time into our day to day activities to meets Faye’s sensory needs. Faye spent a long time playing with the slime, adding in some bath toys halfway through her bath. Faye particularly enjoyed letting the slime drip through her bath net.” 

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​Social & Emotional Development Through sensory or messy play activities children learn to ​co-operate and it provides them with the opportunity to work together as a team. Gathering round a sensory table gives them opportunity to express themselves and to feel good about their decision-making skills. ​Cognitive Development Sensory play is fantastic for cognitive development, to allow children to explore and figure new things they might never have experienced before. Whether it’s changing the colour of water, magically transforming water into goo or slime or making the water crackle and pop! This all helps children see and understand that if you add ‘this’ to ‘that’ you can create something new and unique.

      “This Slime Baff must be the most popular sensory play invitation we’ve had ALL year! I set up an ocean themed tuff tray with the slime, sand and shells which has encouraged lots of mixing and
exploring the changing of textures. Half of one packet made 3 full tanks, so it’s definitely a fab investment”

       “This was actually the first time we had explored Gelli and Little was amazed, diving her hands straight in to explore! Little did lots of scooping and pouring, filling, used her imagination to bake a cake and make a smoothie and had lots of fun as the cups slipped and slid everywhere!”