Benefits
Fidget toys can help children and adults to increase focus, reduce restlessness and manage anxiety. The stimulating environment of a sensory room may heighten awareness, provide a sense of security & comfort, improve creativity, and promote mental and physical relaxation.
Soothing lights, sounds, and sights are key elements of a calming sensory room. Nature sounds, including water-related noises such as ocean waves or a babbling brook for example, can help put you at ease. Bubble tubes are great for quiet spaces, because they give you something soothing to watch that helps promote a calming, positive vibe.
Calming sensory rooms in schools can prove to be effective at helping students with anxiety or sensory processing issues to calm down and relax, so that students are better able to focus and learn. For those who find bath time extremely stressful, for example, the distraction of a sensory bathroom with interactive colour changes can be invaluable in reducing tension and anxiety.