PPV's 2024 Holiday Gift Guide for Visually Impaired Children
- torischladen
- Dec 9, 2024
- 3 min read
The holiday season has arrived, and with it comes the joy (and sometimes challenge) of finding the perfect gifts for everyone on your list. If you're shopping for a child who is visually impaired or blind, you might be wondering where to start.
To help make your holiday shopping a little easier, Heather Dawson and Mackenzie Bello-Ponce, Child and Family Vision Specialists with Partners for Pediatric Vision, have compiled a handy guide to help you choose gifts that are not only fun but also tailored to a child’s unique needs.
Share this guide with your loved ones to take the guesswork out of holiday shopping this year!
Sensory Bright Light Table Great for vision stimulation
This is a great device for fine motor skills, building finger strength and painting without the mess
Great for fine motor and learning to color or being able to color with backlighting
Mozart Magic Cube This toy is great for encouraging visually impaired babies to reach with cause and effect touch that elicits a musical sound, it's high contrast and colorful
Great for little ones to create music with a simple touch and for older children and teens who want to practice and build music skills
Gift for teens who are learning to play piano with lights to help with finger placement
Great gift for all ages, bright high contrast and rolls up to take along
Mattel's Blind Barbie has a cane for mobility and glasses
Velvet Coloring Pages High contrast coloring pages with texture to help stay in the lines
Portable magnifiers are great for children and teens who like to have portable devices to take with them on the go
Tactile magnet crafts for kids
Fun and inclusive game for teens and kids
Great for younger kids to play and have fun
Great for audio books and cards with many different song choices
Vision stimulation like tracking and reaching and imagination and fun
Great for movement and learning to jump, tumble, and roll
Great for pre Braille skills, eye and hand coordination
Great for Physical Therapy friendly skills like learning to take big steps (playing "the floor is lava")
Activity books in large print and Braille coloring books
Sound Machine with Effects Small, portable, sound machine with 15 sound effects for children
LED Musical Glow Twinkle Star Lullaby Stuffed Animal For infants who have light perception
For infants who like sensory toys
For older teens, with different textures and shapes
For infants who have light perception
For kids 7 and up who like to play Uno, Braille is featured on every card in the 112-card deck as well as on packaging
For low vision children who can see large print
Busy Board For young children to practice how to buckle, snap, zip, and tie shoes
For young kids who like to color and use Braille
Tactile family pictures
Crocheted White Cane for Stuffed Animal Watch this tutorial by Heather to make a miniature white cane
Several Spanish Braille books for families
Seedlings has a variety of children's books In Braille starting at $8.00
Magnets and Braille Greeting Cards Great option for the holiday season
For older children who may be learning about history
A more affordable alternative to Braille LEGOs
For older children to learn Braille as they type on their keyboard
Bedding that has a zipper to encourage independence at home
For children with CVI or multiple disabilities and would enjoy a switch adapted toy
Check our Heather's Amazon Storefront for more toys for visually impaired children!
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