Well, folks, it is an early garage sale season here, and I am already finding some good sensory items!!!! My favorite find so far has been a new light for Ethan's room. Ethan & I were on the hunt for a car (what he always looks for when we go to garage sales.....and I like that it's usually $.25 to keep him content!), and we stumbled across several lamps that the owner had plugged in & had turned on....very smart. As we walked past this section, Ethan stopped his anxious car-searching behavior & stared at the lamps. I wish I had a picture of this moment. I knew exactly which lamp had caused him to calm down, and I wanted it! Then, Ethan says, "I like that fish light." SOLD!!!!
Well worth the $2.00, but the lamp did need some attention.....
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| As you can see, the water level was low. |
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| With the water level so low, the swimming fish didn't have much room to swim. |
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| Here are the 3 fish...yellow, red & blue. These are also the 3 colors through which the water color changes. |
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| So, I bought some distilled water at Wal-mart. |
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| Now that the tube is full of water, we have more bubbles & the fish have more room to move. |
Here is a clip of our new sensory lamp!
It has soothing lights, bubbles, moving fish, and a quiet hum...it's perfect for Ethan!!!
Here are a few pictures of "professional grade" sensory rooms that I drool over, but they are very costly. So anything that I can make, buy or find that comes close to these relaxing, calming, therapeutic rooms....I will take! Aren't these amazing!?!?
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