Celebrating Play and Fun!
We’re so excited this week to give you chances to win cool stuff from sponsors that have supported us throughout the year! One of these is actually one of our partners who has a site on our site! Recently we started a program to look at their toys from a special needs perspective as well as just a “this is really cool” perspective.
We’re doing the (always honest) reviews at their branded site on Support for Special Needs. So go check it out!
Day 2 of the week long celebration! Of our 1 Year Anniversary! Or Birthday…say it however you like!
#1 – Roylco Rocks! the fine people at Roylco jumped at the chance to give away a hug set of the Straws and Connectors. They say “Ages 5+ Simple to use for endless hours of imaginative play! Make playhouses and forts, design building s, engineer spacecrafts. Appropriate for a wide age range. The most economical building set around! Includes idea guide.” 
Did you know we partner with them on a review site? www.roylco.supportforspecialneeds.com where we look at their products as parents first, then as special needs parents? Roylco is fantastic to work with them because we they’re great, make super products and we need all the supporters we can get!
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#2 – Videos! Look at these Disney Videos…we’ll give them away as a set. 
The Crimson Wind is directed by Matthew Aeberhard and Leander Ward. It takes viewers to the isolated shores of Lake Natron in northern Tanzania for a birds-eye view of the mysterious lives of flamingos.and Oceans – An ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders of the sub-aquatic world.
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#3 – 
$20 Gift Certificate from our first regular site sponsor, Therapy Shoppe. They have some great stuff…personally here at our home we have the Sheep Sound Machine and a bunch of other things, but Sheepy, as he’s known in our house the most well-loved Therapy Shoppe item! We love it just about as much as we love Therapy Shoppe. They have some great things and great customer service!
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WANT TO WIN!? Comment by Wednesday, May 3rd, midnight EST
Just leave a comment and tell us something fun! Something about playing! Something that makes YOU smile or better yet, US! So…go forth. We’re going to pick three winners and we’ll randomly pick which thing you get! (psst…tomorrow is a day of gift cards, just so you know).
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About The Author
Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts is founder of Support for Special Needs and has been a regular contributor since its inception in May 2010. A mom to two kids with special needs, she didn't want other parents to feel what is the often isolating world of raising a child (or two!) with disabilities. Her kids had kidney transplants at the age of eight and will need liver transplants in the future as a result of ARPKD/CHF. They both have vision disorders and learning disabilities.
Two things pop into my mind… We went on a quick trip to Pennsylvania to visit friends this weekend, and every time we passed a semi on the highway, my 2 year old son had to point them out by saying “biiiiiig (pause) chuck!” He’s still rear-facing, so I can’t see his face in the car, but I could tell he was asleep when he didn’t point them all out.
I also love to look in my rearview mirror and see the kids holding hands. <3
I love playing with my daughter. We make up stories and act them out. She gets so excited and I love seeing her smile.
we just finished playing “chicken leg” – we rough house on the bed, blow raspberries on each other, the little ones jump on us, roll over us, roll off the bed, run circles and yell and laugh. it gets me out of myself. love seeing the kids happy.
Something fun….
marleyisms…. Marley is my 4 yr old spd kiddo. She says the funniest things and makes the oddest observations.
Some recent ones:
“squirrel peanut”- acorn
“zombie garden”- cemetary. She also asked “why do they have a mailbox?”. I told her it was for brains.
“tunafish (in a can) is made out of mermaids. Dead mermaids. I know because there is one on the can.”
“this (pointing to her gums) is the wax that holds your teeth in.”
“these (pointing to her eyelashes) are the fur that grows on your eyes.”
We had a punny day today, and it started with a visit with a doctor.
We met with the GI team today at our local Children’s Hospital. At the start of the visit/exam he showed my son Alex a chart of poop “types” to help Alex describe his digestive system symptoms.
Alex (who has OCD & Aspergers) was completely disgusted. He could not understand how anyone could even talk *about* poop – let alone that someone had to *observe* poop, actually *draw* the poop diagrams and even *colour* the diagram!
The doctor responded “This is what I do all day, Alex. I talk about poop. It’s what I went to University for – for a long, long time.”
Alex turned to Matt and I and said, “That’s NOT what YOU said University would be, Mom.”
Matt responded “Yeah, it’s kind of crappy…”
My kids love to play outside so we always try to do outdoor stuff. I love planinng birthday parties and all the games that go with it. The kids really enjoy it
You guys really rock at how many awesome things you do on this site! Congrats again on the 1 year anniversary!
Just wanted to say Karen made my day with her punny post. I so want to have that GI doc for ours! LOL
Random winners picked!!
#2 Nicole! Straws & Connectors
#5 Karen! DVDs
#6 Melanie! $20 gift certificate from Therapy Shoppe
Congrats! Message me with your address (Melanie, I can do yours by email!)
Juila
Yay thank you I will pm you my email 🙂
My email is angeleyesm@bellsouth.net I sent a message but not sure if you received it or not .
got it!
My computer had to go into the shop it had 20 viruses so if you already sent it I did not get it 🙁 sorry
Thank you guys, we can’t wait to watch the videos!
The special needs toys should work on strengths not weaknesses. The goal is to eanble our children to become better human beings. Thanks for your post.